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Dealers

New Deutz Service Center Chicago to serve parts of Ill., Ind.

Deutz Service Center Chicago is opening in Elgin, Illinois, to serve the northern and east central part of the state as well as Northern Indiana. The new service center will provide regular maintenance and emergency service for Deutz engines, as well as provide Deutz parts and fluids. Technicians from the center will also travel to […]

October 3, 2017

Dealers

IEDA issues guide for best prices on used equipment in Tier 4 era

With prices on pre-Tier 4 machinery rising as much as 20 percent, contractors can face a difficult time in determining how much to pay for used equipment. So the Independent Equipment Dealers Association (IEDA) is providing some free advice. The association is offering a free white paper called Advice from the Experts: Getting the Best […]

September 29, 2017

Dealers

Macaskill to serve as managing director of Ritchie Bros. Financial

Blake Macaskill has been named managing director for Ritchie Bros. Financial Services. Prior to joining RBFS, Macaskill was president and managing director of CIT Canada; he also served as regional vice president, office technology, for De Lage Landen, and held leadership positions with General Electric’s Capital Fleet Services and Capital Vendor Finance divisions. “With more […]

September 28, 2017

Dealers

Southeastern Equipment to offer KM road maintenance products

KM International has added Southeastern Equipment Co. to its dealer network to expand into northern Indiana. Southeastern will sell and rent KM’s full line of road maintenance products, which include asphalt recyclers, hotbox reclaimers and crack sealers. The company’s infrared asphalt recyclers will also be carried by Southeastern. KM’s products will be offered at Southeastern’s […]

September 27, 2017

Vocational

Used vocational trucks may not remain a buyer’s market for long (Part 4 of a special report)

This is Part 4 of a five-part series on used equipment. Click here to see the other parts of the series. Click here to download the full version of the Used Equipment Report. While much of the sleeper-cab used truck market was spiraling downward earlier this year, used vocational trucks have been a steady bright […]

September 26, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: Vermeer acquires McLaughlin; Kobelco adds Central Equipment; Pettibone network expands; VeriTread secures $2.5M; Prinoth secures 2 dealers

Vermeer acquires McLaughlin, expands reach into utility market Vermeer has acquired McLaughlin Group after buying a minority interest in the drill and vacuum excavator manufacturer in 2012. Vermeer announced that it has bought all remaining non-Vermeer interests of McLaughlin Group. McLaughlin, based in Greenville, South Carolina, will keep its name and brand for its products. […]

September 26, 2017

Oils & lubricants

Flood-damaged rental fleets get help from Genie; guidelines for flooded machinery released

Terex AWP has sent three teams to travel throughout Texas to assess Genie equipment in customers’ rental fleets following flooding from Hurricane Harvey and help them get back up and running. The company has also issued water damage repair checklists for Genie booms, scissors and telehandlers to all customers in the area, as well as […]

September 25, 2017

Dealers

Pettibone adds Highlift Equipment for telehandler sales in Ohio

Highlift Equipment in Ohio is the latest dealership to join Pettibone/Traverse Lift’s network. Highlift will be the authorized dealer in the state for the manufacturer’s telehandlers. The dealership was founded in 1968 and has locations in Cincinnati, Canton and the Columbus area. It specializes in sales, rentals and service of telehandlers, boom lifts and scissor […]

September 25, 2017

Dealers

Equipment haul matching startup VeriTread secures $2.5 million investment from Sumitomo

VeriTread, The Heavy-Haul Marketplace, a Florida-based startup that connects construction equipment owners with hauling services online, has received a $2.5 million infusion from Sumitomo Corporation of Americas. SCOA, along with Sumitomo Corporation, will receive an undisclosed ownership stake in VeriTread in exchange for the allocation, VeriTread said in a news release. “SCOA has been a […]

September 22, 2017

Dealers

Kobelco adds compact excavator dealer Central Equipment in Idaho

Central Equipment of Idaho will sell, rent and service Kobelco compact excavators, under a new agreement with the equipment manufacturer. The deal affects the dealership’s Pocatello and Jerome branches. Central’s specialties include heavy equipment for construction and mining. Kobelco says the deal represents its continued expansion into the North American market. The expansion includes adding […]

September 21, 2017

Construction Equipment

Plenty of credit available for used-equipment buyers. Here’s what factors in (Part 3 of a special report)

This is Part 3 of a five-part series on used equipment. Click here to see the other parts of the series. Click here to download the full version of the Used Equipment Report. “It’s not like financing a new car or a used car. There are so many things that are a factor in buying […]

September 20, 2017

Dealers

Multi Machine, Kentucky Machinery to sell and rent new Prinoth Panther T14R dumper

Multi Machine, which has the largest fleet of fixed and rotating tracked dumpers in North America, has added the Prinoth Panther T14R Rotating Tracked Dumper to its sales and rental inventory. Prinoth has also added Kentucky Machinery as a new, sole dealer for the state of Kentucky, and will begin selling and leasing the tracked-vehicle […]

September 20, 2017