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Dealers

BigRentz launches QuickRentz notifications allowing rental locations to claim orders instantly

BigRentz, an online network that fulfills rental requests from more than 7,500 equipment rental suppliers across the U.S., has introduced a feature that will allow those suppliers to instantly claim an order. The feature, dubbed QuickRentz, will send an email and SMS message to rental locations that opt to participate notifying them instantly of a […]

September 14, 2016

Dealers

JLG doubles length of service intervals on telehandlers

JLG has announced that the length of engine service intervals on JLG and SkyTrak telehandlers equipped with Cummins QSF3.8 diesel engines have doubled, from 500 to 1,000 hours. JLG global product director for telehandlers Brian Boeckman says the service interval extension is due to the use of synthetic oil and new oil and fuel filters. […]

August 5, 2016

Dealers

Recession weary heavy equipment buyers flock to rental, RPOs to lower risk

“Our views haven’t changed drastically when it comes to buying new equipment,” says Al Gorick, president Gorick Construction, Binghamton, New York. “We have always tried to make purchasing decisions based on projected utilization, and when a good value presents itself.” Still others, such as G. W. Tatro Construction of Jeffersonville, Vermont, didn’t have much of […]

July 26, 2016

Dealers

Durante Rentals opens seventh location

New York-based equipment and tool rental house Durante Rentals has opened its third location in less than a year and its seventh overall. The new location sits on 13 acres in Brewster, New York, and is the company’s second location to open in Putnam County following the opening of the Carmel location seven months ago. “With the […]

July 15, 2016

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

Business

BlueLine Rental expands footprint with acquisition of Trico Equipment Inc.

BlueLine Rental has announced that it will acquire Trico Equipment Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Trico, a rental company serving New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Texas, specializes in aerial lift equipment. Trico’s senior leadership is expected to stay with BlueLine in management roles once the acquisition is completed. “Trico is a very complementary business for BlueLine […]

February 5, 2015

Business

ARA expects heavy equipment rental market to grow 8.5% to $26 billion in 2015

The American Rental Association said it expects the 2015 U.S. construction/industrial equipment rental market to grow 8.5 percent this year, reaching $26 billion. General tool rentals will grow 8.8 percent to $9.9 billion, the association predicts. “The industry growth forecast remains more than double that of the overall economy,” says Christine Wehrman, ARA’s executive vice […]

January 20, 2015

Business

ARA: U.S. equipment rental market to grow 7.3 percent this year, slightly down from earlier predictions

Revising its forecast slightly down from the 7.6 percent growth predicted in July, the American Rental Association now sees 7.3 percent growth this year in the U.S. equipment rental market. The total market—consisting of primarily construction equipment and general tool segments, but also including a party and event component—is now expected to reach $35.7 billion, […]

November 5, 2014

Business

BlueLine Rental acquires Alabama’s JustRuss Rental

BlueLine Rental, formerly Volvo rents,  is growing its presence in the state of Alabama. The small- to medium-sized construction rental equipment provider announced the acquisition of JustRuss Rental Inc. JustRuss is a full-service equipment rental company with three locations in Alabama. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. BlueLine CEO Phil Hobson said the deal […]

September 17, 2014