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Dealers

H&E opens Durham branch, relocates Tampa operation

H&E Equipment Services has opened a new branch in Durham, North Carolina, marking the company’s fifth location in the state and bringing the total number of branches across the country to 79. The new site features a 16,000-square-foot building located on two acres and includes a fenced yard area, offices, parts warehouse and an eight-bay […]

August 23, 2017

Dealers

Deere Q3 net income soars 31%, construction/forestry sales up 29%

Deere & Company net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 increased 31.3 percent, compared to the same period last year, to reach $641.8 million, while construction and forestry division sales increased 29 percent. Total worldwide net sales and revenues increased 16 percent to $7.8 billion for the quarter compared to Q3 2016, with […]

August 22, 2017

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Blade Buddy skid bucket for excavators; Manitou intros powerful MRT2470 rotating telehandler; Neal Generation IV sealcoating pumps; Kenworth details development of T880S

Neal Manufacturing launches retrofitting Generation IV sealcoating pumps Neal Manufacturing’s new Generation IV sealcoating pumps require less frequent routine maintenance than previous versions and can be retrofitted to existing asphalt trucks. “Customers are continually seeking ways to increase productivity, and once again we listened,” says Jim Farrell, CEO of Neal Manufacturing’s parent company Blastcrete. “Our […]

August 22, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: Finning Q2 revenue up 21%; Komatsu Q1 sales up 44%; Takeuchi-US adds Courson Equipment; ARA drops rental forecast

Largest Cat dealer Finning Q2 revenue jumps 21% Second quarter revenue for the largest Caterpillar distributor Finning International jumped 21 percent to $1.58 billion, compared to the same period last year, driven by a 46-percent increase in new equipment sales on a consolidated basis. The company also cites product support revenue growth of 13 percent, […]

August 22, 2017

Dealers

General Equipment names Dahl VP of sales

Equipment manufacturer General Equipment has named Randy Dahl as its new vice president of sales with responsibility over the development and coordination of sales and marketing for national and independent accounts as wells as sales strategy development for dealers in North America. “We are thrilled to have Randy join our team,” says Dennis Von Ruden, […]

August 21, 2017

Construction Equipment

Cat’s Yard Club acquisition wasn’t really about equipment sharing

When news broke in May that Caterpillar had acquired peer-to-peer (P2P) equipment service Yard Club, it raised a lot of eyebrows in the heavy equipment and construction industries. The deal, terms of which were never disclosed, gave considerable weight to the notion that P2P equipment rental services, which allow contractors to rent machines in their […]

August 18, 2017

Dealers

Prinoth adds CG Equipment to NA dealer network

Tracked vehicle manufacturer Prinoth has added Ontario-based CG Equipment to its North American dealer network. CG Equipment, which has served southern Ontario since 1962, will carry the Panther line of vehicles through its locations in Zurich and Guelph, Ontario. Prinoth says adding CG Equipment is part of its strategy to expand its dealer network, which […]

August 18, 2017

Dealers

Talbert Manufacturing recognizes top 10 dealers of 2016

Talbert Manufacturing recently recognized its top 10 dealers for high performance in selling trailers, service and parts for 2016, with Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel of Voorhees, New Jersey, being named its top dealer for the ninth consecutive year. “Hale continues to lead our North American dealer network year after year. They’ve earned the reputation […]

August 17, 2017

Dealers

United Rentals to buy Neff Corporation for $1.32 billion

United Rentals has agreed to purchase Neff Corporation for $25 per share in cash, or $1.317 billion, and expects to close on the acquisition in the fourth quarter this year. The announcement follows the end of an agreement between Neff and H&E Equipment Services, which the former dissolved as a result of the more lucrative […]

August 17, 2017

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Komatsu WA200-8 loader; Navistar cuts medium duty engines; Nox Tiltrotator; Link-Belt 110RT crane; Manitou donates Gehl skid steers

Komatsu intros WA200-8 loader with quick coupler, lower fuel use Calling the new loader “versatile” and “useful in virtually any application,” Komatsu has introduced the WA200-8 with improvements to fuel efficiency and operator comfort. Powered by a 4.46 liter, 126-horsepower Komatsu SAA4D107E-3 Tier 4 Final engine, the WA200-8 can drop fuel consumption by up to […]

August 15, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: Strongco Q2 earnings; Stephenson to buy Walsh; Hyundai CE adds Newman Tractor; Franklin Equipment opens Louisville branch; Construction jobs report

Strongco Q2 revenues drop 6%, but earnings grow Ontario-based equipment dealer Strongco Corporation‘s second quarter 2017 revenues decreased roughly 6 percent compared to the same period last year, reaching $95.9 million. However, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) increased dramatically compared to the second quarter of 2016, growing to $3.4 million compared to a […]

August 15, 2017

Dealers

Roland Machinery’s Bolingbrook branch joins Doosan Portable Power dealer network

Doosan Portable Power has added Roland Machinery’s Bolingbrook, Illinois, branch to its dealer network to carry the company’s line of air compressors, generators and light towers. Roland Machinery, based in Springfield, Illinois, has 15 locations in addition to its main office spread across Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri and Wisconsin. The Bolingbrook site covers the Chicago […]

August 15, 2017