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Dealers

Largest Cat dealer Finning sees 22% decline in 2Q revenues

Vancouver-based Finning International, the world’s largest Caterpillar dealer, recently reported its second quarter 2016 results, with significant reductions in selling, general and administrative expenses and improvements in free cash flow, but a 22-percent drop in revenues from all operations. “The second quarter results demonstrated the benefit of actions taken to improve our operating performance and […]

September 7, 2016

Dealers

Home Depot-based Compact Power Equipment Rental adds 4 new machines

Compact Power, an equipment rental company which operates out of more than 1,100 Home Depot locations across the U.S., has announced the addition of the following four new machines to its available fleet: Genie GR-20 Runabout: A smaller-platform, zero-turn-radius aerial lift that can easily navigate throughout homes or worksites to accommodate a variety of projects […]

September 6, 2016

Dealers

BigRentz launches online customer portal for equipment rental management

BigRentz has launched a responsive-design online customer portal designed to ease management of equipment rentals. “The portal was born from thousands of conversations and daily interactions with our customers who wanted a single location to manage their rental activity through BigRentz,” says President and CEO Dallas Imbimbo. “This makes the equipment rental process as easy […]

September 5, 2016

Dealers

Kobelco USA adds Brogan as dealer field service representative

Kobelco Construction Machinery USA has named Matt Brogan as a dealer field service representative. Brogan has served as a service technician for the past nine years. The company believes his expertise in assessing field matters and performing technical training will provide a boost to dealer service support. “The addition of Matt highlights Kobelco’s commitment to providing […]

September 2, 2016

Dealers

Morbark adds to dealer network in Canada and Europe

Morbark has signed dealer agreements with Equipment Sales & Service (ESS) Limited and Van Bemmel Machine Import BV to distribute the company’s equipment in Canada and Europe respectively. “We are proud to add ESS and Van Bemmel to our worldwide dealer network,” says Mark Rau, Morbark Director of Dealer Support. “They both have exhibited incredible […]

September 1, 2016

Dealers

Yamaha agrees to make UTVs for Yanmar in new partnership

Yanmar and Yahama Motor have created a business alliance in which Yanmar will sell Yahama Viking and Viking VI utility task vehicles (UTVs) in the U.S. under its brand name beginning January 2017 through its “farmer-oriented” network. “The aim of this business alliance is to expand sales in the growing U.S. ROV [recreational off-highway vehicles] […]

August 31, 2016

Dealers

Hawthorne Cat promoting Caterpillar Certified Used Program in Pacific Region

San Diego-based Hawthorne Cat, which covers the Hawaiian Islands and the Pacific Region, is working to educate more customers on Caterpillar’s Certified Used program. Cat Certified Used equipment must pass a 140-point inspection has the most recent maintenance completed and are serviced with genuine Cat parts and includes a 12-month power train and hydraulic protection […]

August 30, 2016

Dealers

Ritchie Bros. to acquire online equipment auctioneer IronPlanet for $758.5 million

Announced late Monday evening, the auction giant Ritchie Bros. is acquiring internet-based auction company IronPlanet for approximately $758.5 million. The deal is Ritchie Bros. second acquisition this month following an August 2 announcement that the company would buy New England-based Petrowsky Auctioneers for $7 million. IronPlanet burst onto the heavy equipment auction scene in 1999 […]

August 29, 2016

Dealers

Kirby-Smith Machinery names VP of sales, general service manager

Kirby-Smith Machinery, based in Oklahoma City, has named Del Keffer as vice president of sales and Brad Campbell as general service manager. Keffer will manage corporate sales and rental strategy for the construction equipment and crane dealer, and will be based at its Dallas branch. He has roughly four decades of experience in the heavy […]

August 29, 2016

Dealers

Barko Hydraulics picks Newlons International to distribute forestry equipment

Barko Hydraulics has added West Virginia-based Newlons International to its dealer group with sales responsibilities in all of West Virginia and two Maryland counties for the company’s line of forestry equipment. The dealership will carry Barko loaders, harvesters and feller bunchers, industrial wheeled tractors, forwarders and biomass chippers. “I think it’s going to be a great […]

August 26, 2016

Dealers

Inland Group to implement CDK Global dealer management system

Heavy truck and equipment dealer Inland Group, which carries Kenworth, Case Construction Equipment, Tigercat and Link-Belt products, has opted to implement CDK Global Heavy Truck’s Drive Dealer Management System (DMS) and other technology tools. CDK says its platform offers dealers financial analysis and task management through a highly secure single portal. Alerts and messaging help […]

August 25, 2016

Dealers

Sandvik adds Tyler Rental as dealer in southeast Alaska

Sandvik has added Tyler Rental to its dealer network, adding surface and rotary drill rigs, rock tools, load and haul and mobile crushing and screening equipment for distribution in southeast Alaska. “We are extremely pleased with the opportunity to leverage our team’s customer service dedication and experience base in southeast Alaska in partnership with Sandvik, […]

August 24, 2016