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Dealers

New Hawthorne Cat showroom in Escondido offers “full retail experience”

Hawthorne Cat has opened a retail showroom after the remodeling of its Escondido branch. The company now offers everyday consumables for Cat products such as oils, filters, and grease and customers can rent or buy machines, get parts, and purchase safety gear and Cat-branded merchandise.  In 2021, the location will expand to offer maintenance. “Customers […]

October 27, 2020

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Video: CTL expert explains Deere’s mini dozer; Cummins unveils 2021 engines; Ford F-150 claims 2021 towing crown; Tobroco-Giant unveils G2700 loader; Meet the Diesel Tech of the Year

Alligood Wins AEMP Technician of the Year: “There’s Nothing This Guy Can’t Figure Out” David Alligood of Manatee County, Florida, has been named the 2020 Technician of the Year by the Association of Equipment Management Professionals Education Foundation. Supervisors and coworkers described Alligood as able to surmount any challenge, always looking for ways to save […]

October 26, 2020

Dealers

Herc Holdings cuts capex by 46% in 2020 amid 3Q revenue decline

Herc Holdings, parent of HercRentals, reports a 12 percent decrease in rental revenues during the third quarter and a 10 percent decrease in total revenues. Equipment rental revenues for the quarter were $402.3 million compared to $459.6 million during the same period last year. Total revenues decreased from $508.1 million last year to $456.7 million […]

October 23, 2020

Dealers

Kirby-Smith Machinery adds paving specialist to team of road equipment experts

Kirby-Smith Machinery has hired Robert Perkins as a paving and compaction specialist for its Road Construction and Minerals Division. Perkins brings nearly two decades of experience related to both the heavy highway construction and heavy equipment industries to the position. “Robert has paved everything from parking lots to major highways in his career,” says Vern […]

October 21, 2020

Dealers

AED explores the post-election landscape for dealers

On Nov. 6th, the Associated Equipment Distributors will offer a post-election analysis of what construction equipment dealers can expect in the coming year. The group’s Post-Election Virtual Event will feature David Wasserman, editor and senior election analyst for the The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan site. A regular guest on Fox News, NBC and CNN, […]

October 20, 2020

Dealers

Superior Industries adds Rock Machinery to dealer lineup

Superior Industries has named Rock Machinery its crushing equipment dealer in Wisconsin, most of Illinois and the western half of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. “Larry Hetzel and his team at Rock Machinery have built a dealership well-known for customer service and support that exceeds expectations,” said John Garrison, Superior’s vice president of sales. “Together, we’re excited […]

October 14, 2020

Dealers

Front Range Kubota is the 2020 Big Iron Dealer of the Year

Equipment World has named Front Range Kubota, headquartered in Kiowa, Colorado, as its 2020 Big Iron Dealer of the Year. This annual award recognizes construction equipment dealers for excellence in meeting customer needs, employing technology, and addressing the parts and service requirements of today’s contractors. Front Range received the 2020 honors due to the company’s […]

October 13, 2020

Dealers

Alta Equipment Florida adds six brands

Alta Equipment Florida, formerly Flagler Equipment, has added six additional brands, bringing the company’s portfolio to 15 major brands. The company is a division of Alta Equipment Group, Livonia, Michigan. In addition to Volvo Construction Equipment, Indeco, Towmaster, KPI-JCI, Toro, SDLG and Trail King, Alta Equipment Florida now offers: Merlo telehandlers Avant compact wheel loaders […]

October 13, 2020

Dealers

Quick Data: These are the Top-Selling Skid Steers and Sales Trends

A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s EDA equipment financing data and TopBid auction price service.

October 12, 2020

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: New Takeuchi TL8R2 Has Creep Mode; What’s New on the 2021 Chevy Silverado 1500; Six Great Earthmoving Attachments; New Bobcat excavator attachments; New tiltrotator open standard

Tiltrotator competitors Rototilt, Steelwrist form open coupler standard Tiltrotator competitors Rototilt and Steelwrist says they have adopted the “Open-S” standard for fully automatic quick couplers. The two say it means that users can combine excavator couplers, tiltrotators and tools from all manufacturers that adopt the standard.   To read more, click here. Bobcat follows up […]

October 12, 2020

Dealers

Investment Rate Drops Across Five Heavy Equipment Markets

Five key markets for construction equipment dealers showed varying levels of decline in this month’s U.S. Equipment & Software Investment Momentum Monitor report released by the foundation arm of the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association. Looking at the year-over-year monitor results in the construction, agriculture, mining, materials handling and trucking markets, trucking led declines, reporting a […]

October 8, 2020

Construction Equipment

ARA Show joins exodus to later show dates, moves to October

The American Rental Association Show, originally scheduled for February in New Orleans, will now take place Oct. 18-20 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The move has also prompted ARA to cancel its 2022 show, planned for Anaheim, California. It says it is exploring options for a “focused buyer/seller showcase in 2022 to bridge the […]

October 1, 2020