May 2008
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INDUSTRY NEWS
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| Euliss Announces Retirement from Multiquip |
Carson, Calif. — Roger Euliss, Multiquip Inc. president, last month announced his intention to retire from the Carson, Calif.-based company at...
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| Former United Rentals President Milne Charged With Securities Fraud |
Greenwich, Conn. — John Milne, former vice chairman, president and chief financial officer of United Rentals was indicted April 4 by a federal...
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| HERC Acquires Connecticut Aerial Company |
Park Ridge, N.J. — Hertz Equipment Rental Corp. last month announced the acquisition of Hamden, Conn.-based All Reach LLC, one of the top aerial...
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| Moes Names Kunka CEO of Equipment Depot |
Waco, Texas — Equipment Depot founder Don Moes named Kelly Kunka president and CEO of the Waco, Texas-based regional forklift, aerial, tractor...
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| Private Equity Group Acquires Essex Crane Rental |
Buffalo Grove, Ill. — Hyde Park Acquisition Corp. recently announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held...
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| United Rentals Realigns Leadership Structure |
Greenwich, Conn. — United Rentals recently announced a realignment of its field leadership structure designed to support its corporate strategy...
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FROM THE EDITOR
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| Walking the Tightrope |
While interviewing RER 100 executives for this issue, I noticed a recurring theme. It wasn't defined as such, but it was walking a kind of tightrope,...
Michael Roth, mroth@rermag.com |
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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
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| computer software |
Qualcomm Qualcomm introduces the Omni-Vision Metro service offering, Service Fleet Manager, which is designed to meet the needs of local service-based...
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| demolition tools |
Komatsu The Komatsu BR580JG-1 mobile jaw crusher features a vibrating grizzly feeder and an all-hydraulic drive system. The unit is designed for highway...
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| mini-excavators |
Bobcat Co. Bobcat introduces the 418 zero-tail-swing compact excavator, which replaces the model 316. The 418 features an operating weight of 2,593 pounds...
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General
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| High-Power Crawler Dozers Provide Increased Visibility Design |
The D51EX-22 (pictured) and D51PX-22 crawler dozers from Komatsu America are mid-size machines designed to work in general construction, site preparation,...
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| Locating System Signals Operators to Buried Utility Lines |
The 250R/T locating system from Ditch Witch is designed to locate and avoid buried telephone, CATV, power, gas and water lines. Consisting of a 250T...
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| Max Equipment Acquires San Diego's Superior Rentals |
San Marcos, Calif. — Max Equipment Rental, based in San Marcos, Calif., finalized its acquisition of Superior Rental in the Kearney Mesa area of...
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| Measuring Sustainability |
By year's end, 2008 will un-doubtedly have made its mark in many ways, but it doesn't look like a stellar economy will be one of them. Rental companies...
By Jack Shea |
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| Portable Security System Provides Equipment Protection |
Doosan Infracore Portable Power introduces the Ingersoll Rand MVS-6 mobile security system that allows remote monitoring of jobsites or other outdoor...
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| taking the long view |
Location, location, location — a mantra used often in business — mattered much in 2007. So did inventory mix. It was not a good year in the...
By Michael Roth, RER |
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| Telescopic Jib Enhances Work Environment Platform |
The new Big Boom HB86 TJ+ from Haulotte has a telescopic jib that offers a 19-foot, 8-inch reach and proportional controls that allow operators to work...
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| what else is new? |
Multiquip introduces the Rammax Viper trench rollers that include an articulation and oscillation joint, which provides stability on uneven surfaces...
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