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Dealers

Falcon Asphalt Repair adds dealer coverage in Georgia and Florida with ClearPath Solutions

Falcon Asphalt Repair Equipment has added ClearPath Solutions to its dealer network to represent the company’s products in Georgia and Florida, offering sales, rental and attachment modifications. “Falcon is the leading manufacturer of hotboxes and asphalt recyclers, and our customers in Georgia and Florida will benefit from the ability to keep their asphalt at temperature […]

May 15, 2017

Dealers

Strongco Q1 revenues drop 8.8%, earnings sink 18.9%

Equipment dealer Strongco Corporation’s first quarter 2017 revenues fell to $83.2 million according to its most recent financial report, representing an 8.8 percent decrease compared to the same period the year before. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) dropped to $4.3 million, a decrease of 18.9 percent compared to 2016’s $5.3 million. Despite […]

May 12, 2017

Dealers

Kubota Engine America opens technical training center in Illinois

Kubota Engine America has opened a technical training center in Lincolnshire, Illinois, as a means of providing “educational opportunities” for dealer technicians. The facility has 1,500 square feet of lab area and 3,400 square feet of classrooms. The company recently held its inaugural sessions for technicians, which included a course on common rail Selective Catalytic […]

May 11, 2017

Dealers

ARA forecasts equipment rental revenue at $49.4 billion for 2017

The American Rental Association (ARA) expects U.S. equipment rental revenue in 2017 to grow 4.5 percent, reaching $49.4 billion, according to its latest five-year forecast. This is $500 million more than its previous forecast issued in January. The forecasted figure combines revenue for construction and industrial, general tool and light construction, as well as party […]

May 10, 2017

Dealers

Dealers offer financing options for today’s tricky used truck market

As sales numbers have flattened and ­values have crashed, financing a used truck purchase has ­become a tough task for dealers and customers alike. “For the past 12 to 18 months it has become increasingly difficult to acquire financing for used trucks because they don’t book well,” says David Bibler, finance manager at Truck Country. […]

May 9, 2017

Dealers

IEDA names Dewitt Equipment’s Fox as president, adds 4 to board

The Independent Equipment Dealers Association (IEDA) has named Kevin Fox of Dewitt Equipment in Barrie, Ontario, as its new president. Fox received the designation at the association’s recent annual meeting and vendor expo in Orlando. IEDA also named to its board of directors: Luke Brenner of Heavy Equipment, Austin, Texas; Kenneth Tysinger of May Heavy Equipment, […]

May 9, 2017

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Gehl T650/750 telescopic artic loaders; Deere 20,000-hr. warranty on 944K; Kenworth T880 AWD; Barko 930B and 937B tractors

Manitou unveils Gehl T650/750 telescopic artic loaders, new compact excavators at both ends of range Manitou has launched several new compact machines as of late among which are duos of new articulated loader and compact excavator models for the company’s Gehl and Mustang machine lineups. We’ll start with the company’s new articulated loaders. We got […]

May 9, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: Construction spending down; Hitachi buys Sullair; Acosta confirmed as Labor Sec.; Volvo CE, United Rentals Q1 earnings

Construction spending falls 0.2% in March Gains in residential construction spending during March were offset by an identical loss in nonresidential as total construction spending in the U.S. fell 0.2 percent. Total spending fell to $1.2 trillion, but remains 3.6 percent above the March 2016 figure, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. Private […]

May 9, 2017

Dealers

Caterpillar acquires Yard Club, a contractor-to-contractor equipment rental service

Two years after investing in and providing some of its own dealer inventory to the service, Caterpillar has acquired Yard Club, a startup that facilitates contractor-to-contractor equipment rental. A Yard Club spokesperson reached out to Equipment World to confirm the acquisition, but the deal was first reported by TechCrunch.. Caterpillar has yet to acknowledge the deal in an official capacity […]

May 8, 2017

Dealers

RDO Equipment partners with iVolve on mining equipment fleet management

RDO Equipment has joined the iVolve partner program as a national distributor for the U.S mining market providing the latter’s fleet management systems for mining equipment customers. “iVolve is excited to work with RDO Equipment Co., extending their current product offerings to include full fleet management,” says iVolve CEO Kim Parascos. “RDO Equipment Co.’s commitment […]

May 8, 2017

Dealers

Holt Cat donates $100,000 to SA Works for workforce development

Holt Cat’s philanthropy arm, Holt Foundation, has donated $100,000 to workforce development agency SA Works to help develop learning programs and other workforce initiatives in the San Antonio, Texas, area. In addition to these initiatives, SA Works partners with the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation to offer summer job programs, job shadowing, secondary education programs and […]

May 5, 2017

Dealers

Caterpillar awards 5-Star Certification to Cashman Equipment’s Cat Rental Store

Caterpillar has presented its 5-Star Certification Award to Cashman Equipment’s Cat Rental Store in recognition of “outstanding rental operations in heavy rentals and rental services.” Only 27 other Caterpillar dealerships across the world have received the certification for rental services. Cashman Equipment worked with Cat’s Global Rental Group in reviewing the dealership’s rental operations […]

May 4, 2017