February 2008
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INDUSTRY NEWS
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| Appeals Court Overturns Lower Court Ruling in Skyjack Liability Case |
St. Louis — A federal appeals court last month overturned a lower court's summary judgment in favor of Skyjack Inc. in a product liability lawsuit,...
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| Genie Industries Acquires Phoenix Equipment Company |
Redmond, Wash. — Genie Industries announced it has acquired the assets of Phoenix Equipment Co., a Waco, Texas-based company specializing in the...
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| Rental People Optimistic on ‘08, Survey Shows |
Overland Park, Kan. — More than 65 percent of rental company respondents to an RER poll conducted in November said they expected rental volume...
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| Terex to Acquire A.S.V. Inc., Maker of Compact Track Loaders |
Westport, Conn. — Terex Corp. last month announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire A.S.V. Inc. through a tender offer followed...
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| Trico Achieves Full Year Accident Free |
Millville, N.J. — The employees of Trico Lift, a full-service aerial rental and sales company based in Millville, N.J., worked safely through 2007...
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| United Rentals Issues Earnings Guidance; Names Fahey Vice President - Controller |
Greenwich, Conn. — United Rentals recently issued 2008 preliminary guidance higher than Wall Street expectations, leading to an 11.3-percent rise...
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| Vantage Equipment Assumes Volvo Road Machinery Sales & Marketing in New York |
Syracuse, N.Y. — Vantage Equipment LLC, the authorized Volvo Construction Equipment dealer in New York, announced last month an agreement with...
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| Volvo CE Acquires Mathews Machinery in California |
Asheville, N.C. — Asheville, N.C.-based Volvo Construction Equipment last month announced its acquisition of Mathews Machinery, its dealer for...
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| WesternOne Equity Acquires Vancouver Island Rental Company |
Vancouver, B.C. — Western One Equity Income Fund, a Vancouver, B.C.-based private equity fund, recently completed its purchase of the assets and...
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FROM THE EDITOR
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| What We Can Learn From RSC |
One could easily write a book about the long and interesting histories leading up to what is now RSC Equipment Rental. In a very brief nutshell, for...
Michael Roth, mroth@rermag.com |
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UPFRONT
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| When I'm 64 |
After 40 years in the construction equipment business — most recently as Wacker's vice president of special projects and before that vice president...
By Michael Roth, rer |
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FRANKLY SPEAKING
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| The Rental Industry's Changing Landscape |
Since 1996, the equipment rental industry has seen some very interesting changes, from the major consolidation beginning in 1996 to now where the top...
By Frank Scarborough |
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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
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| trenchers |
Ballantine Inc. Ballantine's heavy-duty line of trencher chain for pedestrian trenchers ranges from 1.5-inch pitch for mini trenchers to the premium...
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FEEDBACK
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| letters |
Unique Group Dear RER, I simply wanted to congratulate you for the excellent compilation of rental yard history [in RER's October issue.] It's kind of...
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General
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| 2007 Innovative Product Award Honorable Mentions |
Concrete-working Equipment Hilti North America, Tulsa, Okla.Hex Connection Polygon Chisels Key innovation: The self-sharpening design makes resharpening...
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| A Swing Year For Rentals |
Change is on the way. A new business cycle for the rental industry is peeking over the horizon and the United States rental industry is changing in two...
By Frank Manfredi |
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| Bringing What the Customer Wants |
Two years ago, JLG went to its customers and asked what they were looking for in compact telehandlers and here are the answers they gave. The first response...
by Michael Roth, rer |
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| Crawler Dozers Cruise Through Moving Materials |
The 650 Series 2 crawler dozers from Case Construction Equipment feature engines that meet Tier-2 certification and provide improved performance and...
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| Engines Garner Increased Power for Gen-Set Market |
John Deere Power Systems introduces three engines for use in gen-set applications — the PowerTech E 9.0L and the PowerTech 9.0L and 13.5L. The...
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| How to Partner with Drop-in Pros |
Tool centers are beginning to see a shift in their customer mix, with more professional contractors joining the do-it-yourself crowd at the rental counter....
By Jim Summers |
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| Measuring Efficiencies |
When it comes down to it, it's all about systems. Erik Olsson knew that from years in manufacturing. No matter how good a product is, without efficiency...
by Michael Roth, rer |
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| Mouse-sized System Protects Equipment From Theft |
The GlobalTRACS Lite system from Qualcomm is an asset management tool that provides actionable, operational and location information with management...
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| Net Results |
It's a compelling question for an industry defined more by relationships than tangible goods: Can tool and equipment rental transactions be automated...
By Lucy M. Peterson |
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| Postcards from Las Vegas |
Thompson Pump The 4JSCM 4-inch high-efficiency dry-priming pump from Thompson Pump is designed for general construction duties including sewer bypass....
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| Rental Software Tracks Business Applications and Adapts To Needs |
Corporate Services introduces the Reporting Dashboard module for its TrakQuip and RTMS equipment and rental software applications. TrakQuip and RTMS...
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| Stay up to speed with new rental industry technologies and innovations. |
Tri-lingual Instructions on DVD General Pipe Cleaners now includes an instructional DVD with English, Spanish and French narration with all of its drain-cleaning...
By Katie Eagan Ernzen, rer |
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| The Normal Cycle — Interrupted |
Rental industry consultant and former HERC CEO Dan Kaplan talks about the impact of the credit crunch on funding, continued interest in rental by private...
Dan Kaplan CEO Daniel Kaplan Associates Morristown, N.J. |
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| trailers |
Best Trailer The TB82X16T from Best Trailer is designed for a number of rental applications including skid-steer loaders, small tractors, trenchers and...
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| We Have to Build Our Infrastructure |
Up front and provocative as ever, Terex CEO Ron DeFeo offers thoughts about the sub-prime mortgage crisis; growth in international markets, namely India...
Ron DeFeo CEO Terex Westport, Conn. |
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| what else is new? |
Miller Electric introduces its new 2008 full-line catalog that includes a quick index of new products and more guidance for selecting products, welders...
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