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Business

POLL: Are you renting more heavy equipment?

As we’ve spoken to contractors over the last few years, especially with those who were able to keep their businesses alive during the recession, we’ve heard from more and more who have increased their equipment rentals. Whether it was selling off much of their fleet to stay lean and mean during the recession or using rental […]

March 16, 2016

Business

ARA’s Rental Penetration Index down slightly in 2015 despite “robust” non-residential market

The American Rental Association’s Rental Penetration Index, which has been on a steep incline in the past five years, saw its first downward movement in 2015, says ARA. The decrease was slight, however, going from 53.9 percent in 2014 to 52.9 percent in 2015. The index—which measures the share of the U.S. construction equipment fleet […]

February 22, 2016

Dealers

Caterpillar invests in, adds dealer inventory to Yard Club, an online contractor-to-contractor equipment rental service

Most contractors outside of San Francisco have likely never heard of Yard Club. But thanks to an investment from and substantial partnership with Caterpillar, that’s about to change. Caterpillar announced today that it has entered into an agreement that will greatly expand the startup equipment rental service, founded in 2013. Much in the same way […]

May 7, 2015

Construction Equipment

Terex intros rental ready TLB840R backhoe; and yes, it does come in blue (also white) [PHOTOS]

[imagebrowser id=203] “The TLB840R is the crown jewel of our show,” said Aron Sweeney, marketing manager, North America for Terex Construction, speaking from the company’s booth at The Rental Show this week. When rental customers asked for a low acquisition cost backhoe, Terex took their TLB840 model, and using the same chassis and basic structure […]

February 26, 2015

Construction Equipment

You’ll soon be able to rent JCB excavators at Home Depot

JCB will now supply 1,015 Compact Power Equipment Rental stores, located in Home Depots, with its 8029 and 8018 compact excavators. The “enhanced alliance,” as JCB terms it, came about after a test program of the excavators in 2014, in which the Home Depot division evaluated the machines, along with aftermarket sales and service support. […]

February 18, 2015

Construction Equipment

Thieves steal telehandler from construction jobsite, unsuccessfully try to knock over an ATM with it

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is hunting for those involved in a failed attempt to either steal or burglarize an ATM using a telehandler. According to a First Coast News report, police said the JLG G10-55A, valued at more than $135,000, was stolen early Monday morning from a construction jobsite near Prudential Drive. The machine was […]

September 12, 2014

Business

H&E Equipment Services rental revenues up 18%, equipment sales up 20% in 2Q

Integrated construction equipment distribution and rental firm H&E Equipment Services says its rental revenues increased 18 percent in its second quarter compared with the same time last year due to “strong physical utilization while continuing to expand the fleet” because of high demand. The average time utilization, based on original equipment cost, was up almost […]

August 1, 2014

Construction Equipment

AEMP to collaborate with ARA on education, training and research

The Association of Equipment Management Professionals today announced a partnership agreement with the American Rental Association. The collaboration will enable the two groups to share information, education and training opportunities and research initiatives. “Equipment fleet management is a key element to running a profitable equipment rental business and AEMP has excellent education, certification programs and […]

July 16, 2014

Dealers

Caterpillar pushes dealers missing out on billions in sales each year to increase use of telematics data

Contractors aren’t the only ones not using telematics. Dealers of the largest heavy equipment manufacturer in the world are also being urged to up their use of the valuable data the technology creates. Caterpillar says its dealers are failing to capture somewhere in the range of $9 billion and $18 billion in revenue each year, […]

May 21, 2014

Business

RER’s Top 100 firms reach highest-ever total equipment rental volume

The RER 100 topped $15.4 billion, the highest-ever total rental volume, according to RER magazine, which annually ranks North American rental firms based on volume. Total volume increased by 10.4 percent over last year, when RER calculated volumes totaled $13.967 billion. Behemoth United Rentals once again topped the list with a total rental volume of […]

May 19, 2014

Construction Equipment

Bobcat releases new fuel-efficient E32i, E35i compact excavators with improved information display

Bobcat has released two new compact excavators into the wild, both with Tier 4 engines, boasting better fuel efficiency and a new information display that keeps everything important in sight. The E32i is a conventional tail swing model while the E35i is zero tail swing. The three-ton excavators are powered by a 24.8-horsepower, direct-inject, 1.7-liter Tier […]

April 30, 2014

ConExpo-Con/Agg

Ante, upped: JLG unveils 1850 SJ, world’s tallest telescopic boom topping out at 185+ feet

Telescopic boom lifts are reaching heights not imagined 10 years ago, when 135 feet of maximum height was pushing the envelope. Last month, Genie unveiled its 180-foot SX-180 to U.S. audiences, a machine it announced at the Bauma trade show in Germany last April. And now JLG has upped the ante by more than 5 […]

February 26, 2014