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Dealers

3Q ’19 Financed Construction Equipment: Compact excavators grew the most, CTLs still dominate

Compact excavators led all types of financed new equipment in year-over-year 3Q growth, growing 14 percent, according to UCC-1 data from EDA. Other equipment types showing 3Q growth over 2018 were new compact utility loaders (up 7 percent); compact track loaders or CTLs (up 4 percent); excavators (up 4 percent); and backhoes (up 2 percent). […]

December 9, 2019

Dealers

Brock Rentals adds Brokk construction robots to offering

Brock Rentals will now offer Brokk 110s, 170s, 200s and 300s remote-controlled demoltion units. With the new additions, the company’s fleet no features more than 50 Brokk remote-controlled machines. “We’ve always relied on the safety and productivity of Brokk machines to provide viable solutions for our customers in refractory, chemical, nuclear, demolition and general construction […]

December 4, 2019

Dealers

Tech colleges look to VR simulators, OEM partners to prepare, recruit future technicians

Technical colleges are keeping an eye on the changes in machine technology and what the future holds by working with their industry partners to help prepare their students. “This is a high-tech industry and that is becoming more apparent every day,” says Craig Kuehl, instructor at Milwaukee Area Technical College. The college’s diesel technician program […]

December 3, 2019

Dealers

7 power ideas for construction equipment sales people

We asked several experts for some tips on how to get more productivity out of construction equipment sales forces: 1.) Have fewer meetings. Corey Vandermolen, Vermeer Midsouth, says texting and easy, web-based meeting platforms eliminate the need for some regular, in-person sales meetings. 2.) Give sales people the right tools. Bill Price, West Side Tractor […]

December 2, 2019

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: How Tesla’s Cybertruck compares to other trucks; Bobcat’s new R2 Series excavators; Roxor’s new 4×4 built for work; Power Curbers intros 5700-D curb-gutter paver; Ditch Witch’s new RT80 trencher

Ditch Witch’s new RT80 brings heavy-duty trenching to tight jobsites Ditch Witch has redesigned its RT80 ride-on trencher for fitting into narrower spaces on urban and rural jobsites where larger trenchers can’t go. The mid-sized trencher can also be moved from job to job easier with a modular design for quickly changing between tracks and […]

December 2, 2019

Dealers

Quick Data: Top-selling backhoes and sales trends

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

November 29, 2019

Dealers

ALL names Wicklander general manager of Orlando location

The ALL Family of Companies has named T. J. Wicklander general manager of its ALL Sunshine Crane Rental location in Orlando, Florida Wicklander has been with ALL for more than two decades, and comes to the Orlando position from Central Contractors Service, an ALL branch in the greater Chicago area. Beginning as a parts runner, […]

November 29, 2019

Dealers

Bobcat of Olympia open in Wash.

Bobcat of Olympia is now part of the Bobcat dealer network. Located at 3121 Pacific Ave. S.E. in Olympia, Washington the branch will offer new, used and rental equipment. The Olympia branch is part of Bobcat of the Pacific Northwest, which has six locations in the southern Washington and northern Idaho regions: Seattle, Spokane, Yakima, […]

November 28, 2019

Dealers

Deere sees 2019 sales rise 5%; forecasts 2020 construction equipment sales to drop 10-15%

Deere & Company reported that net sales and revenues increased 5 percent in both the fourth quarter and fiscal full-year 2019. Net equipment sales were $8.703 billion for the quarter and $34.886 billion for the year, compared to fiscal 2018’s $8.343 billion and $33.351 billion, respectively. Continuing negatives for Deere include agricultural sector uncertainties, lingering […]

November 27, 2019

Dealers

EquipmentShare adds Link-Belt equipment to four locations

EquipmentShare has added Link-Belt excavators, material handlers and attachments to the following locations: 2828 US Hwy 80 West, Savannah, GA 31408 4205 I-70 Drive SE, Columbia, MO 65201  2919 East Napoleon Street, Sulphur (Lake Charles), LA 70663 412 International Circle, Summerville (Charleston), SC 29483 “EquipmentShare has exceptional personnel, sales and product service experience to support […]

November 27, 2019

Dealers

Construction equipment sales in the digital age: How dealer salespeople can reach and serve today’s customers

Machine technologies and digital communication tools have redefined the game of selling heavy equipment  — new players, new tools and some new rules now apply, even though the basic construction playing field is familiar. The question dealer principals and sales managers have to answer is: What will make my team more effective than my competitors? […]

November 25, 2019

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Cat intros 299D3 XE Land Management CTL; Liebherr’s electric drilling rig; Video: Cat’s new D5 dozer; Chevy Colorado ZR2 gets new design for 2021; JCB shatters own world record for fastest tractor

JCB Fastrac hits 153 mph to shatter its own world record for fastest tractor Apparently setting one world record in 2019 wasn’t enough for the folks at JCB. Following record-breaking runs in June that made the JCB Fastrac the world’s fastest tractor, the team has managed another series of test track runs that have left […]

November 25, 2019