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Business Roundup: AED chief: “infrastructure talk must become action”; Construction adds 36k jobs; Trail King adds dealers; RDO now a Wirtgen dealer; Cat dealer teams with HDA Truck Pride

Construction adds 36,000 jobs in Jan. The U.S. construction industry began 2018 with a bang, adding 36,000 jobs in January. Total industry employment increased for the fifth consecutive month in January and now stands at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of nearly 7.1 million workers, according to the Labor Department. The January total is 3 […]

February 7, 2018

Dealers

Doosan Portable Power adds Six & Mango of Texas to its dealer network

Doosan Portable Power has named Six & Mango Equipment of Texas as an authorized dealer. The company will distribute Doosan generators, air compressors, light towers and light compaction equipment to customers in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth metro area and northern suburbs. Six & Mango Equipment owners David Six and Jim Mango have more than 50 […]

February 7, 2018

Dealers

INFOGRAPHIC: Dozer sales and buyer trends

A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service.

February 7, 2018

Dealers

AEM, EDA unite to respond to ‘Right to Repair’ legislation

Dealers will be a critical link for a new industry commitment to provide comprehensive service information tools to farmers for tractors and combines for models manufactured in 2021 and beyond. There’s a new dealer website, R2Rsolutions.org, to help you learn more about this initiative. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has joined the Equipment Dealers […]

February 6, 2018

Dealers

Trail King adds 12 new dealers in U.S. and Canada

North American trailer manufacturer Trail King Industries continues to expand its global dealer network. Based in Mitchell, South Dakota, Trail King recently announced a dozen new dealers to its network: Young Truck Trailer, Nebraska Lucky’s Trailer Sales, North Carolina Arrow Trailer and Equipment Company, Illinois Pee Dee Trailer Sales, South Carolina Preferred Lowboys, Dallas, […]

February 5, 2018

Dealers

RDO Equipment Co. is now a Wirtgen dealer in Ariz.

RDO Equipment Co. in Arizona is now a Wirtgen dealer – an expansion that adds to the dealer’s current Wirtgen territories in North and South Dakota. RDO, a provider of John Deere and other construction equipment, parts, and service in Arizona, now adds Wirtgen’s compaction, milling, mixing, paving, processing, and rehabilitation equipment to enhance offerings […]

February 2, 2018

Dealers

AED leader: ‘infrastructure talk must become action’

In response to President Donald Trump’s brief discussion of a plan for U.S. infrastructure during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, the head of Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) is calling for more than talk. “While AED commends President Trump for continuing to focus on infrastructure investment, the time is long overdue for words […]

February 1, 2018

Dealers

Kan. Cat dealer Foley Equipment teams with HDA Truck Pride on parts, services

Foley Equipment says it is now partnering with HDA Truck Pride to enhance and expand quality parts and services for customers throughout Kansas and northwest Missouri. Headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, Foley Equipment now operates 19 locations in 14 cities across Kansas and northwest Missouri. The family-owned business employs nearly 1,000. “Partnering with HDA Truck Pride […]

January 31, 2018

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Deere unveils redesigned 344L; Pettibone re-enters traversing telehandler market; Volvo’s new DD110C compactor; Deere unveils mid-frame SSLs/CTLs; Kubota intros 2 new excavators

Kubota intros 2 new compact excavators: the U27-4 and the KX033-4 with extendable dipper arm During the World of Concrete 2018 show in Las Vegas last week, Kubota unveiled two new mini excavators in a three-ton model, the KX033-4 with extendable dipper arm, and a tight tail swing model, the U27-4. Both machines are powered […]

January 31, 2018

Dealers

Business Roundup: Komatsu acquires Quadco, Southstar attachments; Cat 2017 sales up 18%; United Rentals 2017 revenue up 15%; SDLG adds new dealer; Benck becomes first AED chairwoman

Diane Benck becomes first chairwoman of Associated Equipment Distributors Diane Benck – known for her strong advocacy for the equipment industry and for enhancing technician training – has been named chairwoman of Associated Equipment Distributors (AED). Benck, of Illinois, is the first woman to lead the international organization, and she received rousing applause during her […]

January 31, 2018

Dealers

H&E Equipment to buy Rental Inc., expanding presence in Ala., Fla., western Ga.

H&E Equipment Services is buying Rental Inc., which has five branches located throughout Alabama and Florida. Under terms of the agreement, H&E is expected to pay about $68.6 million in cash for Rental Inc., subject to customary adjustments. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2018. The purchase is part of H&E’s ongoing […]

January 30, 2018

Dealers

Cat North American dealers report 23% increase in Dec. sales

Total retail sales by Caterpillar North American dealers rose a whopping 23 percent in December compared to the prior year, nearly doubling a strong 12 percent increase in November. December is now the eighth straight month of total 2017 North American retail sales gains for Caterpillar dealers, starting with modest 1 to 4 percent gains […]

January 29, 2018