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Trail King names Hartman district sales manager
Trailer manufacturer Trail King Industries has named Mark Hartman as a district sales manager. Hartman will support sales and dealer relationships in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Hartman comes to Trail King with more than 30 years of sales experience, much of it in the construction equipment industry. Most recently, Hartman was a territory account […]
January 3, 2020
JLG adds financial muscle for Canadian rental outlets
Canadian-based CWB National Leasing will be JLG Financial’s funder of choice for its new retail financing program in Canada. Launched in November 2018, JLG Financial is a division of Oshkosh-owned JLG Industries, maker of mobile elevating work platforms and telehandlers. With approximately 700 JLG rental outlets in Canada, the company says the partnership is “designed […]
January 1, 2020
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The two tiered technician field—and why dirty hands will still be required
In recent weeks we’ve published a couple of stories that provide an interesting contrast. If you click here, you’ll find our fourth and final report on the technician shortage. This article focuses on the future of technicians and all the digital tools they will be wielding soon. Click here and you’ll find ourour article on […]
December 30, 2019
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Equipment Roundup: The Top Equipment Stories of 2019; VIDEO: Komatsu Proactive Grading Control; Sneak Peek: Kioti’s new tractors; Eterra Vortex Stump Grinder; New Atlas Copco XAS 950 air compressor
Atlas Copco’s new XAS 950 air compressor logs 15% fuel savings The XAS 950 portable air compressor from Atlas Copco features new technology that matches the compressor’s engine speed, power and torque with air demand. Called pressure adjusted through cognitive electronics, or PACE, the technology leads to a 15 to 20 percent increase in fuel […]
December 30, 2019
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Ann Fandozzi named CEO of Ritchie Bros.
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers has named Ann Fandozzi as its new CEO, effective Jan. 6. Fandozzi comes to Ritchie from ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a national damaged vehicle repair company, where Ritchie says she “engineered a step-change in profitability and laid the foundation for an all-new customer experience through technology.” “She brings a strong customer […]
December 26, 2019
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United Rentals ups tool management offerings
Do you know where all your tools are? It’s not such a simple question to answer given the daily variables and moving assets (human and inanimate) on a construction jobsite, compounded by external forces such as weather and change orders. Tools also break or get lost and some “walk off,” only to appear the next […]
December 24, 2019
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How premiere SoCal equipment dealer Bejac grew out of a liquidation sale
In 1985 Ron Barlet was going to night school to earn his masters degree in business administration while working at a leasing finance company. When his father-in-law, an underground contractor, unexpectedly passed away, the family decided to dissolve the company. Barlet, because of his business background, was asked to liquidate the company’s heavy equipment assets. […]
December 23, 2019
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Equipment Roundup: Cat intros 78L engine; Manitou launches its largest telehandler; Robot dog could become ultimate jobsite companion; LiuGong intros 9018F excavator; Equipment Operators Sound Off
VIDEO: Equipment Operators Sound Off on Green Operators, Machine Tech, Cat Operator Challenge During the North American Finals of its Global Operator Challenge, Caterpillar invited four operators that took part in the competition to talk about their experiences competing. But the conversation also included their opinions on finding new operators, using machine control and other […]
December 23, 2019
Dealers
Quick Data: Top-selling compact track loaders and sales trends
A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s EDA equipment financing data and TopBid auction price service.
December 20, 2019
Dealers
As construction equipment evolves, basic technician skills are still needed (Part 4 in series)
Editor’s Note: This is the final part in our four-part series on the challenges brought on by the shortage of diesel technicians in the U.S. You can read Part One of the series by clicking here. Read Part Two, here. Read Part Three, here. Talk about the future of construction equipment technicians and several terms […]
December 19, 2019
Dealers
ELFF: Moderate growth in construction equipment investment ahead
Construction and agricultural machinery investment growth should see moderate increases next year, according to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s 2020 U.S. economic outlook. The foundation also said that mining and oilfield machinery could improve modestly “but is likely to remain weak overall.” Third quarter construction machinery investment pulled back 6.7 percent (annualized) but rose […]
December 19, 2019
Dealers
Dealers: How to avoid those stressful year-end parts inventory counts
If you followed my suggested daily inventory count you should have completed two full inventory counts this year and perhaps are working on a third. Unfortunately, I still hear horror stories of parts departments doing a full inventory count in December, working their employees on weekends and evenings trying to get that one count for […]
December 16, 2019
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Equipment Roundup: 2020 Contractors Pickup Guide; Deere 850L: Everything You Need to Know; Up Close with the Goliath 6Ă—6 Silverado; Lego intros huge Liebherr R 9800 set with RC; Manitou intros Mustang 1350RT CTL
Manitou intros Mustang 1350RT compact track loader with pilot control joystick Mustang by Manitou’s newest compact track loader features a 1,350-pound lifting capacity and intuitive single joystick control. The 1350RT’s small size comes in handy on tight jobsites. The joystick is designed for one-to-one control and to reduce operator fatigue. The CTL’s design is similar […]
December 16, 2019
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Alta Equipment joins with financial company to form publicly-traded construction equipment firm
Alta Equipment Holdings, Livonia, Michigan, has merged with B. Riley Principal Merger (BRPM), a special purpose acquisition company, to create a publicly-traded equipment dealership platform valued at approximately $550 million. Alta carries Volvo Construction Equipment and JCB lines, among others. When the deal closes, BRPM says it will change its name to Alta Equipment Group and […]
December 13, 2019
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ASV promotes Frank Gangi to national accounts manager
Frank Gangi has been promoted to national accounts manager for ASV Holdings, a Yanmar Compact Equipment company. In his new position, Gangi will be responsible for supporting and growing ASV’s customer portfolio, including OEM and national rental customers, direct national accounts and attachment partners. Gangi, with 23 years of manufacturing experience,  previously served as an […]
December 10, 2019
Dealers
Equipment Roundup: How Cat Will Crown World’s Best Operator; Up close with the 2020 Ford Super Duty Tremor; Cat intros C3.6 engine; Deere now selling Level Best laser graders for its skid steers, CTLs; 3D Paving: When to Make the Switch?
3D Paving: When should you make the switch? (Plus a look at aftermarket offerings.) For most of the asphalt road paving market in the United States, two-dimensional machine control has become the standard. “If you still have a paver without 2D control, you’re pretty far behind the times,” says Kevin Garcia, paving segment manager at […]
December 10, 2019
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3Q ’19 Financed Construction Equipment: Compact excavators grew the most, CTLs still dominate
Compact excavators led all types of financed new equipment in year-over-year 3Q growth, growing 14 percent, according to UCC-1 data from EDA. Other equipment types showing 3Q growth over 2018 were new compact utility loaders (up 7 percent); compact track loaders or CTLs (up 4 percent); excavators (up 4 percent); and backhoes (up 2 percent). […]
December 9, 2019
Dealers
Epiroc appoints Helena Hedblom president, CEO
Epiroc AB has appointed Helena Hedblom president and CEO, effective March 1st. Hedblom will replace Per Lindberg, who is leaving the company. “Helena has a strong business focus, an in-depth knowledge of the business and is an appreciated leader who is living and breathing the Epiroc values,” says Ronnie Leten, Epiroc board chair. “As head […]
December 5, 2019
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