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AED updates Dealer Learning Center to maximize educational opportunities

The Associated Equipment Distributors’ (AED) Foundation has updated its Dealer Learning Center to include all of its educational sessions in one place. The update includes an improved search option and a timeline of live options to show available live webinars in chronological order with a description of what will be covered and who will present […]

January 3, 2017

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AED asks for dealer input on tax survey to help develop policy

The Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) is asking for equipment dealers who are members of the group to participate in its tax survey to determine how they are affected by the current tax code and how tax reform may impact the industry. “The data is important because AED is engaging with the U.S. Treasury Department to […]

November 22, 2016

AED 2017 Summit adds dealer education sessions

The Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) 2017 Summit, scheduled for January 10-13 in Chicago, has added new professional dealer education sessions to the program aimed at enhancing customer engagement, sales and product support for distributors. The association, with roughly 500 distributor member companies, represents companies involved in the distribution, rental and support of equipment used in […]

November 15, 2016

Transportation Construction Coalition Fly-In is May 10-11; registration filling fast

This year’s Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Fly-In, being held May 10-11 at the Hyatt Regency Washington at 400 New Jersey Ave. NW in Washington, D.C., is filling up fast, according to a National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) press release. Everyone is encouraged to join with colleagues to advocate for the industry at the fly-in. Although a five-year highway […]

April 14, 2016

Heavy equipment dealers: trade skills gap costs industry $2.4 billion a year

Construction equipment dealers are reporting significant shortages in getting skilled help, a lack that is directly impacting their bottom line, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation. More than 50 percent of survey respondents said the inability to find qualified workers is both hindering growth and increasing costs. AED says […]

January 21, 2016

AED survey responses to the question: “If your company has had difficulty finding technicians, how has this affected your company? (Multiple answers accepted.)

If you don’t want the Stanley Cup delayed, maybe increase highway funding, AED CEO says

Even one of the most storied trophies in all of sports isn’t immune to America’s infrastructure woes. While Chicago Blackhawks players were out on the ice savoring their Stanley Cup win on Monday night, championship-starved fans chanting “We want the cup.” Unfortunately for the fans, the cup wasn’t ready for them. The Stanley Cup and […]

June 18, 2015

NHL veteran Kimmo Timonen celebrates his first Stanley Cup win Monday. After a 16-year career, Timonen had to wait a bit longer to celebrate the Chicago Blackhawks’ win over the Tampa Bay Lightning when the trophy got stuck in traffic.

Don’t underestimate the transportation construction industry

The transportation construction industry was hit pretty tough with this latest recession. In a 2014-2018 Construction Outlook from the Portland Cement Association’s (PCA) Dave Zwicke, senior regional economist, at the Associated Equipment Dealers (AED)/Infor Executive Forum, he noted that this past recession was the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. There was an 8.5 […]

October 9, 2014

12-cent gas tax hike could pay for transportation projects

With the current highway bill, MAP-21, nearing expiration and the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), the main transportation funding source, projected to shortfall in just over two months, the search is on for a new way to fund transportation infrastructure projects. Two senators have contributed to the search by suggesting an increase of the federal gas […]

June 19, 2014

AED names Brian P. McGuire as president, CEO

Associated Equipment Distributors has appointed Brian P. McGuire as its new president and CEO. He will begin his duties January 6 and will be located at AED’s headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois. McGuire, 43, most recently served as president of the Tooling and Manufacturing Association. His other experience includes senior regional manager of Illinois and […]

November 26, 2013

AED president, CEO Toby Mack responds to Obama’s remarks about Keystone XL pipeline jobs

Toby Mack, president and CEO of Associated Equipment Distributors (AED), today issued a statement in response to President Barack Obama’s interview with the New York Times, specifically the president’s remarks regarding the job creation potential of construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Mack writes: “It’s sad that President Obama ignores his own senior advisors’ careful […]

July 30, 2013

AED and 17 construction industry groups call for House to support approval of Keystone XL pipeline

In a letter addressed to Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California, the Associated Equipment Distributers and 17 other construction industry associations and unions called for the House of Representatives to approve a bill that would negate the need for President Barack Obama to sign off on the […]

May 22, 2013

AED chairman testifies at Congressional tax reform hearing

Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) Vice Chairman Tim Watters is set to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee at the “Small Business Tax Reform: Growth Through Simplicity” hearing at 1 p.m. Eastern Time on April 10. Watters will speak on behalf of AED and the construction equipment industry. He will emphasize that […]

April 9, 2013

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