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The changing role of construction equipment dealers

In an age when major equipment buyers source directly from OEMs and where the ‘right to repair’ movement is trying to libera…

United Rentals to acquire Ahern Rentals for $2 billion

United Rentals, Stamford, Conn., has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of family-owned Ahern Rentals…

What is Internet Defamation and How to Protect Against it?

In the world of digital media and social networks, internet defamation is a growing threat and all-too present reality for s…

Resolving Payment Disputes

Question: I rented a piece of equipment to a customer without first getting his signature on my rental contract. The equip…

Heavy Equipment Soars as the Economy Falters

The heavy equipment industry, worth approximately $200 billion annually, is expected to exceed $230 billion by 2025 and is p…

US Heavy Equipment Industry Set to Soar in Next Few Years

On March 1, in a deal that was widely reported in business and trade media, Hitachi and John Deere formally ended a joint op…

Georgia Equipment Rental Operators Get Additional Tax Relief

On May 2, 2022, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law House Bill 1103, an amendment to an existing heavy-duty equipment mo…

Hitachi Showcases Excavators

Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas (HCMA), Newnan, Ga., a subsidiary of Hitachi Construction Machinery (HCM), Tokyo, in…

RentalMax Acquires A to Z RentAll, Expands to Wisconsin

RentalMax, Carol Stream, Ill., has acquired A to Z RentAll and Sales, Madison, Wis. The acquisition was effective on April 2…