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Dealers

Business Roundup: United buying Neff; Why Cat bought Yard Club; Talbert’s top dealers; Doosan adds Roland Machinery; Fabick donates $600,000

Talbert Manufacturing recognizes top 10 dealers of 2016 Talbert Manufacturing recently recognized its top 10 dealers for high performance in selling trailers, service and parts for 2016, with Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel of Voorhees, New Jersey, being named its top dealer for the ninth consecutive year. “Hale continues to lead our North American dealer network year after […]

August 29, 2017

Dealers

Canada’s Toromont tenders its largest Cat dealer transaction in Hewitt acquisition

Calling it its largest transaction ever, Toromont Industries of Canada has offered to purchase Hewitt Equipment, also of Canada, to create one of the larger dealerships in the Cat network. The deal, valued at 1.02 billion Canadian dollars, or about $814 million U.S., would allow Tormont to expand to 120 branches in Nunavut, Manitoba, Ontario, […]

August 29, 2017

Dealers

Swint named GM-president of Travis Body and Trailer

Truck Bodies and Equipment International (TBEI) has named Stuart Swint as the new general manager/president of Travis Body and Trailer. TBEI is a Federal Signal company. Swint previously served as vice president of operations for Marco Group International. He also held roles of increasing responsibility for Evergreen Tank Solutions, Williams Scotsman and M&N Construction. “We […]

August 28, 2017

Dealers

United Rentals buys power equipment assets from Cummins

Following the announcement last week of its plans to purchase of Neff Corporation, United Rentals says it has bought power equipment assets from Cummins, with service and equipment available immediately. The purchase gives the company Cummins’ mobile rental generator fleet made up of equipment with output ranging from 150 Kilowatts to 2 Megawatts. Cummins will […]

August 25, 2017

Dealers

Barko Hydraulics adds Crosby Equipment as new Georgia dealer

Barko Hydraulics has added Crosby Equipment Company as its new dealer for land clearing and logging equipment in Georgia. “Crosby Equipment Company is a great addition to our dealer network,” says Alecia McKay-Jones, dealer development manager for Barko. “They have strong knowledge of the forest products industry and are well positioned to serve loggers in […]

August 24, 2017

Dealers

H&E opens Durham branch, relocates Tampa operation

H&E Equipment Services has opened a new branch in Durham, North Carolina, marking the company’s fifth location in the state and bringing the total number of branches across the country to 79. The new site features a 16,000-square-foot building located on two acres and includes a fenced yard area, offices, parts warehouse and an eight-bay […]

August 23, 2017

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Blade Buddy skid bucket for excavators; Manitou intros powerful MRT2470 rotating telehandler; Neal Generation IV sealcoating pumps; Kenworth details development of T880S

Neal Manufacturing launches retrofitting Generation IV sealcoating pumps Neal Manufacturing’s new Generation IV sealcoating pumps require less frequent routine maintenance than previous versions and can be retrofitted to existing asphalt trucks. “Customers are continually seeking ways to increase productivity, and once again we listened,” says Jim Farrell, CEO of Neal Manufacturing’s parent company Blastcrete. “Our […]

August 22, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: Finning Q2 revenue up 21%; Komatsu Q1 sales up 44%; Takeuchi-US adds Courson Equipment; ARA drops rental forecast

Largest Cat dealer Finning Q2 revenue jumps 21% Second quarter revenue for the largest Caterpillar distributor Finning International jumped 21 percent to $1.58 billion, compared to the same period last year, driven by a 46-percent increase in new equipment sales on a consolidated basis. The company also cites product support revenue growth of 13 percent, […]

August 22, 2017

Dealers

General Equipment names Dahl VP of sales

Equipment manufacturer General Equipment has named Randy Dahl as its new vice president of sales with responsibility over the development and coordination of sales and marketing for national and independent accounts as wells as sales strategy development for dealers in North America. “We are thrilled to have Randy join our team,” says Dennis Von Ruden, […]

August 21, 2017

Construction Equipment

Cat’s Yard Club acquisition wasn’t really about equipment sharing

When news broke in May that Caterpillar had acquired peer-to-peer (P2P) equipment service Yard Club, it raised a lot of eyebrows in the heavy equipment and construction industries. The deal, terms of which were never disclosed, gave considerable weight to the notion that P2P equipment rental services, which allow contractors to rent machines in their […]

August 18, 2017

Dealers

Prinoth adds CG Equipment to NA dealer network

Tracked vehicle manufacturer Prinoth has added Ontario-based CG Equipment to its North American dealer network. CG Equipment, which has served southern Ontario since 1962, will carry the Panther line of vehicles through its locations in Zurich and Guelph, Ontario. Prinoth says adding CG Equipment is part of its strategy to expand its dealer network, which […]

August 18, 2017

Dealers

Talbert Manufacturing recognizes top 10 dealers of 2016

Talbert Manufacturing recently recognized its top 10 dealers for high performance in selling trailers, service and parts for 2016, with Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel of Voorhees, New Jersey, being named its top dealer for the ninth consecutive year. “Hale continues to lead our North American dealer network year after year. They’ve earned the reputation […]

August 17, 2017