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Dealers

Fla.-based Linder to distribute Atlas GMBH equipment in U.S.

Linder Industrial Machinery has become the exclusive importer and primary U.S. distributor for all Atlas GMBH products, except its cranes. The German-based Atlas manufactures wheeled, crawler and railroad excavators, material handlers and wheel loaders. Linder, based in Plant City, Florida, has 18 locations throughout the Southeast and has sold and distributed Atlas products for over […]

November 30, 2017

Dealers

INFOGRAPHIC: Skid steer sales and buyer trends

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

November 29, 2017

Roadbuilding

Foley Equipment holds grand opening in $19M HQ in Wichita

Foley Equipment of Wichita, Kansas, recently moved into a new $19 million, 146,000-square-foot headquarters. The family-owned company celebrated with a grand opening on November 17. The Caterpillar construction equipment dealer has grown from a single store in 1940 to operations spanning 144 counties throughout Kansas and western Missouri. Foley broke ground on the facility’s […]

November 29, 2017

Dealers

Topcon expands Solutions Store concept to Pacific Northwest

Topcon has expanded its Solutions Store concept to two more locations, in Portland, Oregon, and Kent, Washington. PPI Group, a 90-year-old architectural, engineering and construction firm, will become the latest positioning distributor, under the name PPI Group, Topcon Solutions Store. PPI will run both Pacific Northwest stores. That gives Topcon’s stores 13 North American locations, […]

November 29, 2017

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Cat unveils Next Gen excavators; Chevy unveils Colorado ZR2 AEV; <75 hp engine technology; Inside Cat 988K XE development; The best GM trucks of SEMA 2017

Cat unveils 3 20-ton Next Gen excavators: ‘Platform for the future’ boasts new hydraulic tech, remote start from phone app How cool is this: An excavator that you can start with an app on your smart phone. That’s just a tiny fraction of the digital razzle-dazzle Cat showed us last week in the most significant […]

November 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

Business Roundup: Cat accuses Wirtgen of patent infringement; P2P rentals, online equipment sales aren’t here to disrupt dealers; LiuGong global dealer conference; Thompson Cat adds Prinoth Panther

Cat fires back at Wirtgen with patent infringement complaint; ITC investigating The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Nov. 22 said it will investigate allegations by Caterpillar that German manufacturers Wirtgen GmbH and Joseph Vögele AG violated patent laws. The probe is based on a complaint filed by Cat on October 26, a complaint that is nearly […]

November 28, 2017

Dealers

H&E buys Denver-based Contractors Equipment Center

H&E Equipment Services announced the acquisition of Contractors Equipment Center (CEC) – a rental firm in the greater Denver area – for $122.4 million. The transaction, expected to be completed late this year, is subject to clearance by the U.S. Justice Department for compliance with antitrust laws. The purchase amount is subject to customary adjustments, […]

November 28, 2017

Dealers

Thompson Cat adds Prinoth Panther to rental lineup

Another dealership has signed up to represent the Prinoth Panther lineup. Thompson Cat of Memphis, Tennessee, which covers western Tennessee and northern Mississippi, will add the Panthers to its offerings. A Prinoth news release notes that the Panthers are powered by Caterpillar engines. The Prinoth Panthers will be added to the dealership’s Cat Rental Store. […]

November 27, 2017

Dealers

BigRentz promotes Imbimbo to CFO

BigRentz, a full-service, online construction equipment rental marketplace, has promoted Neda Imbimbo to chief financial officer. Imbimbo was formerly the vice president of finance and operations at BigRentz. She’s been instrumental in instituting accounting processes, systems automation and operations that have enabled the company to experience consistent double-digit revenue growth, the company says. She also played a key role […]

November 24, 2017

Dealers

LiuGong holds global dealer conference on eve of 60th anniversary

More than 1,000 attendees from over 70 countries attended LiuGong’s 2017 Global Dealer Conference, held this week in Changzhou, China. The event also celebrated the company’s coming 60th anniversary, and announced a global tour that will stop at each overseas facility. Established in 1958, LiuGong now has 15 product lines. Recent developments include the September […]

November 23, 2017

Dealers

Sandusky-based Construction Equipment & Supply owner sentenced to prison for phony bill fraud

Scott C. Wagner, owner of Construction Equipment & Supply in Sandusky, Ohio, has been sentenced to 75 months in prison in a phony bill scam, reports The Toledo Blade. The judgment also included a $25,000 fine. In July, a jury convicted Wagner of 26 counts related to fraud involving two clients; he later pleaded guilty […]

November 22, 2017

Dealers

P2P heavy equipment rental, online sales aren’t here to disrupt dealers—they’re an evolution

During a 2015 talk on innovation and how he and his team were working to transform 90-year-old heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar into a company whose machines move as much data as they do dirt, then CEO Doug Oberhelman had a unique way of describing his motivation. “We decided that maybe we better disrupt ourselves—in […]

November 21, 2017