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ARA: U.S. equipment rental will grow 7.6% in 2014, exceed $51 billion in 2018

U.S. total equipment rental revenue will grow 7.6 percent this year, reaching $35.8 billion, but the American Rental Association is even more bullish about rental in the coming four years. ARA says rental revenue will grow 10.5 percent in 2015, reaching $39.6 billion; another 10.2 percent in 2016, reaching $43.6 billion; 8.9 percent in 2017 […]

August 12, 2014

Construction Equipment

Thieves steal same skid steer twice in Omaha, resilience lands them in jail

It was British writer William Edward Hickson who said, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again.” Recently a couple of equipment thieves took the advice to heart. According to a report from Fox 42 in Omaha, Nebraska, two men, Robert Black and Shane Benscoter, are accused of stealing a John Deere 323D skid […]

May 28, 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

Will you rent more equipment in the future? Three experts say it’s likely.

Two major factors have prompted equipment rental to boom in recent years, according to rental expert Dan Kaplan, CEO, Daniel Kaplan Associates: Economic uncertainty and what he calls the “outstanding” performance of today’s rental companies. “Major rental companies are targeting national contractor accounts and converting them from owning to renting,” said Kaplan in a webinar […]

May 31, 2013