Tag: Equipment Dealers Association

Dealers

Right to Repair vs. Right to Tamper: Construction equipment dealers enter the fray

The right-to-repair issue is not as simple as it might seem. Here's a deeper dive into the dealers' side of the issue.

February 4, 2020

Dealers

Business Roundup: Contractor charged after boulder kills 2; Foley Equipment goes solar; “Google of heavy equipment” acquired; Michelin buys Camso in OTR push; EDA, Team SI team up for webinar

Equipment Dealers Assoc., Team SI offering free webinar on “programmatic advertising” The Equipment Dealers Association (EDA) and Team SI, an Arkansas-based marketing firm, are teaming up to offer the final of three free seminars that can help with focus on program buying. The webinar, Programmatic Advertising and Why it Matters, is free for dealers and […]

July 18, 2018

Dealers

EDA names winners of its 2018 Dealer’s Choice Awards

Awards are given to the top manufacturers in EDA’s membership categories as a result of the data derived from the 2018 Dealer-Manufacturer Relations Survey.

June 25, 2018

Dealers

Business Roundup: Texas truck reman shop inspires DOT grant; EDA releases 2018 dealer-manufacturer survey report; MH Equipment’s Evansville branch relocates; Haulotte Central America GM gets additional title

From EDA's 2018 Dealer-Manufacturer Relations Survey to a DOT grant program, don't miss a beat with Equipment World's business news from May 29-June 4.

June 4, 2018

Dealers

Business Roundup: Electric trucks will still require skilled mechanics; More manufacturers than dealers worry about metal tariffs; McCann Industries expands territory; 30-year veteran service manager retires

Skilled mechanics still needed for electric trucks and survey finds more manufacturers than dealers worry about metal tariffs. More in our Business roundup.

May 21, 2018

Dealers

Survey finds more manufacturers than dealers worry about metal tariffs, but they share same view on tax reform benefits

A survey has found that fewer dealers than manufacturers anticipate negative impacts of the steel and aluminum tariffs pushed by President Donald Trump.

May 16, 2018

Dealers

AEM leads new effort to increase high school courses tied to equipment industry

The  Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) ag sector board is leading a new effort to increase the number of classes taught in high school to foster greater awareness of the equipment manufacturing industry – as well as spark enthusiasm for it in the next generation of workers. With help from the Equipment Dealers Association (EDA), […]

April 6, 2018

Dealers

Equipment dealer webinars to address Google search rankings, marketing, advertising

The Equipment Dealers Association (EDA) and digital marketing firm Team SI will soon offer EDA members three free webinars on digital marketing and storytelling topics. Here are the offerings: March 27, 2018: The Basics of SEO and Directories May 29, 2018: Content Marketing 101: Tell Your Story July 24, 2018: Programmatic Advertising and Why it Matters […]

March 6, 2018

Dealers

AEM, EDA unite to respond to ‘Right to Repair’ legislation

Dealers will be a critical link for a new industry commitment to provide comprehensive service information tools to farmers for tractors and combines for models manufactured in 2021 and beyond. There’s a new dealer website, R2Rsolutions.org, to help you learn more about this initiative. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has joined the Equipment Dealers […]

February 6, 2018

Dealers

Dealer trade groups helping members understand tax overhaul

In the wake of rewritten tax code, Equipment Dealers Association and Associated Equipment Distributors are providing members with resources to help them learn about upcoming tax changes. Kim Rominger, CEO and president of EDA, Brian McGuire, president and CEO of AED, and others are also voicing appreciation for dealers who contacted their Congressional representatives. The EDA […]

December 26, 2017

Dealers

Tax overhaul benefits dealers, but uncertainty for future remains

Construction equipment dealers will be able to take advantage of full expensing – for both new and used equipment – under the final tax bill. There’s also a lower rate for most pass-throughs, including trusts and estates. And business interest deductibility is initially capped at 30 percent of earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITA), […]

December 19, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: Liebherr sees orders jump; Tax overhaul a mixed bag for dealers; Proposed AWP standards would affect rentals; Dealer Institute course on managing iron; New Atlas Copco VPs; Construction starts predicted to rise

Liebherr sees “significant” jump in orders; uses start-up culture to launch products Liebherr says it will add 2,240 employees by the end of this year, seeing what Stefan Heissler, member of the board of directors of Liebherr-International AG, calls a “very significant jump in orders” in 2017. In the first six months of 2017, Liebherr […]

November 7, 2017