Tag: Associated Equipment Dealers

Dealers

Biden administration likely to prioritize infrastructure, Covid stimulus as policy pushes

David Wasserman, editor and senior election analyst for The Cook Political Report, discusses what dealers can expect under a new Biden administration.

November 9, 2020

Dealers

Hyundai names National Equipment Dealers 2019 Dealer of the Year

National Equipment Dealers (NED), which represents Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas across the Carolinas, Florida and parts of Texas, received HCEA’s 2019 Hyundai Dealer of the Year Award during the recent Associated Equipment Dealers’ meeting. NED was formed through a recent merger of Four Seasons Equipment, Houston, Texas; May Heavy Equipment, Lexington, North Carolina; Rob’s Hydraulics; […]

February 12, 2020

Dealers

With shift in contractor demand, rent-to-rent should be part of every equipment dealer’s mix

In the early 2000s, an Associated Equipment Dealers (AED) meeting featured a contractor panel where the moderator delved into the then relatively-new, much-discussed topic of rentals. When one of the contractors on the panel declared, “I don’t rent,” my jaw dropped at the response by some dealers in the audience: they clapped. Another AED meeting, […]

March 21, 2017

Roadbuilding

Transportation Construction Coalition Fly-In is May 10-11; registration filling fast

This year’s Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Fly-In, being held May 10-11 at the Hyatt Regency Washington at 400 New Jersey Ave. NW in Washington, D.C., is filling up fast, according to a National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) press release. Everyone is encouraged to join with colleagues to advocate for the industry at the fly-in. Although a five-year highway […]

April 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

Don’t underestimate the transportation construction industry

The transportation construction industry was hit pretty tough with this latest recession. In a 2014-2018 Construction Outlook from the Portland Cement Association’s (PCA) Dave Zwicke, senior regional economist, at the Associated Equipment Dealers (AED)/Infor Executive Forum, he noted that this past recession was the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. There was an 8.5 […]

October 9, 2014

Roadbuilding

Study: Infrastructure spending has double the impact

A study has found that over two years, one dollar spent on infrastructure construction produces roughly double ($1.92) the initial spending in direct and indirect economic output. Researchers at the College of William and Mary’s Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy determined each dollar spent on infrastructure generates roughly 35 cents in indirect economic activity […]

February 1, 2012

Business

Study: Infrastructure spending has double the impact

A study has found that over two years, one dollar spent on infrastructure construction produces roughly double ($1.92) the initial spending in direct and indirect economic output. Researchers at the College of William and Mary’s Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy determined each dollar spent on infrastructure generates roughly 35 cents in indirect economic activity […]

February 1, 2012

Roadbuilding

Case donates engine, components display to Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Students at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College’s diesel and heavy equipment technician program will have hands-on access to some new instructional aids, following the recent donation by Case Construction Equipment of a diesel engine, transmission and hydraulic pump display from a Case loader/backhoe. Case had been using the equipment at its Tomahawk Customer Center in Tomahawk, […]

July 28, 2011

Technology

Case donates engine, components display to Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Students at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College’s diesel and heavy equipment technician program will have hands-on access to some new instructional aids, following the recent donation by Case Construction Equipment of a diesel engine, transmission and hydraulic pump display from a Case loader/backhoe. Case had been using the equipment at its Tomahawk Customer Center in Tomahawk, […]

July 27, 2011