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Dealers

JCB North America adds Hendershot Equipment as dealer for North Central Texas

JCB North America has added Hendershot Equipment Company of Stephenville, Texas, to its dealer network to cover the North Central Texas area. Hendershot Equipment, in operation since 1990, will offer new JCB equipment, parts and service, support, financing services and equipment rental from its two locations in Stephenville and Decatur, Texas. “I am very excited […]

February 16, 2017

Dealers

McCann Industries marks 50 years as heavy equipment dealer

This year McCann Industries is celebrating 50 years as a heavy equipment dealer and contractor supplies source serving Illinois and Indiana. The Addison, Illinois, company was founded as McCann Construction Specialties in 1967 by Richard McCann in Villa Park, Illinois. Richard’s Son, Jim, is the current president and CEO and the company now has seven locations across the two […]

February 15, 2017

Dealers

SPECIAL REPORT, Part II: Turning a dealership sales opportunity into reality

Note: This special report was published by Big Iron Dealer‘s sister news outlet on the commercial truck side, Successful Dealer. While the details included in this report are specific to commercial truck dealerships, some of the takeaways can be applied across multiple dealership industries. This article is Part II of a three-part series. To read […]

February 14, 2017

Dealers

How dealer social media efforts lead to sales, increased customer engagement

When a California dealership started a new social media initiative, it had one primary objective: increase sales. From the beginning of the campaign its social media presence was dismal: it had less than 200 likes on Facebook, it was posting irregularly and there was no engagement on its page. Eight months later, after working out a […]

February 14, 2017

Dealers

Ditch Witch honors top 10 dealerships with Crescent Club Award

Ditch Witch has recognized its top 10 dealerships for 2016 with induction into its Crescent Club, the highest award it bestows upon dealerships. “We continually strive to provide our customers with superior service, product expertise and industry knowledge they need to confidently complete jobs on time and on budget,” says Ditch Witch President Dennis Wierzbicki. […]

February 14, 2017

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: JCB moves to Rolls excavator engine; new Mustang/Gehl CTLS; Wacker Neuson 3001 dumper; Terex Trucks Generation 10; Bergkamp M310CS paver

JCB moves to Rolls-Royce engine to power its largest excavators JCB is making a change when it comes to the engines inside its three largest crawler excavator models. The U.K.-based construction equipment manufacturer has decided to award Germany’s Rolls-Royce Power Systems with an order for MTU Series 1000 engines to power the JS300, JS330 and […]

February 13, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: CNH Industrial financials; reaction to Cat HQ move; construction jobs added; Volvo Trucks top N.A. dealer; H&E adds branch

H&E Equipment Services opens new branch in Beaumont, Texas H&E Equipment Services, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has opened a new branch in Beaumont, Texas, bringing its total number of locations across the country to 78. The new site joins neighboring branches in Houston, Texas, and Lake Charles, Louisiana, the company says. “As we focus […]

February 13, 2017

Dealers

Titan Machinery to close more than a dozen locations as part of restructuring plan

North Dakota-based Titan Machinery, which carries construction, agriculture, aggregate and forestry equipment, has initiated a restructuring plan that involves closing and consolidating multiple dealerships. The company says this will reduce expenses by $25 million annually. The company reports it closed one construction location in the fourth quarter ending Jan. 31, and plans to close 14 […]

February 13, 2017

Dealers

H&E Equipment Services opens new branch in Beaumont, Texas

H&E Equipment Services, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has opened a new branch in Beaumont, Texas, bringing its total number of locations across the country to 78. The new site joins neighboring branches in Houston, Texas, and Lake Charles, Louisiana, the company says. “As we focus on expansion and growth we are able to meet […]

February 10, 2017

Dealers

Cashman Cat’s headquarters receives SHARP Award for safety and health efforts

Nevada’s Division of Industrial Relations has recognized Caterpillar dealer Cashman Equipment with its Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) award for its corporate headquarters in Henderson. “Cashman has been on a safety journey to zero incidents, injuries, etc. for a number of years now,” says Mike Pack, Cashman Equipment president & COO. “Our goal […]

February 8, 2017

Dealers

Cat investment in Airware to accelerate rollout of drone program at dealerships

In a move signaling the heavy equipment manufacturer’s intent to more fully integrate drones and the aerial data they capture into the workflows of construction jobsites and mining operations around the world, Caterpillar has made an investment in Airware, a company that offers end-to-end commercial drone solutions. A joint announcement released by Caterpillar Ventures (the company’s investment […]

February 7, 2017

Dealers

SPECIAL REPORT: Managing a commercial truck dealership sale

Note: This special report was published by Big Iron Dealer‘s sister news outlet on the commercial truck side, Successful Dealer. While the details included in this report are specific to commercial truck dealerships, some of the takeaways can be applied across multiple dealership industries. Though the headlines and conversations were dominated by cratering truck sales, […]

February 7, 2017