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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

Deere Q3 net income soars 31%, construction/forestry sales up 29%

Deere & Company net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 increased 31.3 percent, compared to the same period last year, to reach $641.8 million, while construction and forestry division sales increased 29 percent. Total worldwide net sales and revenues increased 16 percent to $7.8 billion for the quarter compared to Q3 2016, with […]

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 Truck Sales named Volvo Trucks 2016 Dealer of the Year for North America

Volvo Trucks has named General Truck Sales, Muncie, Indiana, as its 2016 Dealer of the Year for North America. The dealership, established in 1958, has won the honor twice previously, in 2006 and 2010. Volvo says the award honored the dealership for “outstanding performance” in new truck sales, market share, parts sales, customer satisfaction, dealer […]

February 9, 2017

Dealers

Bandit expands Bobcat of Connecticut territory for its chippers, stump grinders

Bandit Industries has expanded the territory of Bobcat of Connecticut for its hand-fed chippers and stump grinders and will service customers in western Massachusetts in addition to Connecticut. In business for more than 25 years, Bobcat of Connecticut joined Bandit’s dealership network in 2015. This expansion comes via the exit of Tyler Equipment Corporation, which […]

January 18, 2017

Dealers

Seven dealer best practices to provide customer value from machine servicing

There are seven best practices dealers can adopt to provide optimum customer value from their service departments, according to George Russell, co-founder of Machinery Advisors Consortium. Russell ran an educational session focusing on service for dealers during the recent Associated Equipment Distributors 2017 Summit and CONDEX. These best practices were developed from the results of […]

January 17, 2017

Dealers

Hyundai CE Americas recognizes 7 top dealers for 2016 at AED Summit

Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas recognized seven top performing dealers of 2016, including Dealer of the Year and Rookie Dealer of the Year, during a North American dealer meeting held concurrently with the recent 2017 AED Summit in Chicago. “Hyundai has served the North American construction equipment market for more than 25 years. Throughout that time, […]

January 17, 2017

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Mid-size excavator evolution; 2018 Ford F-150 and the return of Ranger, Bronco; new Ditch Witch JT10 HDD

Mid-size excavators are evolving due to control refinements, contractor demand for higher versatility Excavators in the 35- to 50-ton class are being shaped by market forces and technology. While most of them still do what they’ve always done – mass excavation – many serve expanded roles, and the future for this class is bright. For […]

January 16, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: News on Terramac, Tri-State Truck, J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers, Midwest Equipment Sales, Thompson Machinery

Terramac adds Tri-State Truck & Equipment to dealer lineup for Mont., Wyo. Terramac, manufacturer of crawler carrier machines, has added Montana-based Tri-State Truck & Equipment to its North American dealer network. Tri-State will handle a territory covering Montana and Wyoming. “Tri-State Truck & Equipment is a high-caliber dealership with a strong commitment to providing outstanding customer service,” […]

January 16, 2017

Dealers

RDO Equipment McKinney, Texas, is company’s first with LEED Certification

RDO Equipment Company’s location in McKinney, Texas, finished in 2015, is the first for the company to receive LEED Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). More than 10.7 billion square feet of construction space in more than 58,000 projects throughout the world are participating in LEED, according to USGBC. “RDO Equipment Co.—McKinney’s LEED […]

January 16, 2017