| | | |

RER 50-year timeline sponsored by JLG

Rental News
Features
Rental Profiles
Lifting Equipment
Earthmoving Equipment
Compaction/Concrete
Power Tools/Engines
Generators/Compressors
Other Products

Headline News
International News
Wall Street Beat
Supply Side
Bricks & Clicks
Trends & Analysis
Stock Block

Buyers Guide
Associations
Event Calendar
Rental Rate Guide
Industry Research

RER Reports
RER Product Wire

RER 100
Innovative Product Award
Well Grounded
State of the Industry Report

Jobs/Classifieds
Corporate Job Locator

Equipment Watch
American City and County

American Rental Association
California Rental Association
Associated Equipment Distributors
Association of Equipment Manufacturers

Get Product Information
List Rental
Reprints

December 2007

Quick Change
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Katie Eagan Ernzen, rer
The RER Innovative Product Award was established in 2003 to honor excellence in new product development in the equipment rental industry. This year the...

Housing Down, Rental Up
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Brandey Smith, rer
The downturn in residential construction has hit the outdoor power equipment market hard, according to the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, which forecasts...

> Read Full Current Issue

Ask the Experts

A panel of professionals answers your questions on a variety of topics. Post questions directly to our industry experts.
Click here to submit your questions.

Sean Sundberg

Grounds
Maintenance

Genie Industries

AWP & Telehandlers

General Pipe Cleaners

Drain Cleaning Equipment

Terex to Acquire A.S.V., Inc., Maker of Compact Track Loaders
Jan 18, 2008 4:28 PM
Terex Corp. last week announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire A.S.V. Inc. through a tender offer followed by a merger. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Minn., ASV manufactures compact rubber track loaders and related accessories, undercarriages and traction products. The transaction is valued at approximately $488 million, or $18 per fully diluted share of ASV common stock, and is subject to the valid tender of a majority of ASV’s fully diluted common shares, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions. Terex expects the transaction to close by the end of the first quarter of 2008....

Volvo CE Acquires Mathews Machinery in California
Jan 18, 2008 4:27 PM
Asheville, N.C.-based Volvo Construction Equipment last week announced its acquisition of Mathews Machinery, its dealer for the state of California, in a move designed to combine the strengths of both companies to increase the effectiveness of the Volvo construction equipment distribution system in the state....

United Rentals Names Fahey Vice President – Controller
Jan 18, 2008 4:25 PM
United Rentals last week named John Fahey vice president – controller, effective immediately. Fahey joined United in 2005 as vice president – assistant corporate controller. ...

Trico Achieves Full Year Accident Free
Jan 18, 2008 4:23 PM
The employees of Trico Lift, a full-service aerial rental and sales company based in Millville, N.J., worked safely through 2007 without a lost-time accident or recordable incident. Trico, with nearly 100 employees, has one of the largest privately owned fleets in North America....

Arkansas Rental Center Opens
Jan 18, 2008 4:21 PM
A new equipment rental business opened last week in Mountain Home, Ark., according online news reports. Summit Equipment Rental, owned by Allen Vostatek, will rent Bobcat, Kubota, Barretto and FCC power equipment, as well as light construction items such as concrete saws, pole saws, hydraulic breakers and augers, lawn mowers and pressure washers. ...

Vantage Equipment Assumes Volvo Road Machinery Sales & Marketing in New York
Jan 18, 2008 4:20 PM
Vantage Equipment LLC, the authorized Volvo Construction Equipment dealer in New York, last week announced an agreement with Volvo CE to assume the sales and marketing of Volvo road machinery products effective Jan. 1....

Textron Financial to Partner With Stone, Names Faino President of Vendor Finance Division
Jan 18, 2008 4:18 PM
Textron Financial Corp. last week announced a new financing partnership with Stone Construction Equipment, establishing the company as Stone’s financing provider for its construction equipment. Textron Financial will offer full-service equipment financing to all Stone customers. The suite of services includes a retail lease and loan program for Stone’s end-user customers, provided by Textron’s new Vendor Finance Division, and a wholesale floor plan program for its dealer network....

Hayles Sales to Represent MEC in Texas, Southeast
Jan 18, 2008 4:16 PM
MEC Aerial Work Platforms has named Ray Hayles MFG Sales as its new sales representative in Texas and the Southeast....

Ritchie Bros. to Hold Jackson Auction
Jan 18, 2008 4:14 PM
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, will conduct its first unreserved auction of 2008 in Jackson, Miss., Jan. 29. The auction will feature equipment from Puckett Machinery Co., Addison Construction Inc., and other owners....

Lew Hudson Sales To Represent The Grun Company
Jan 18, 2008 4:13 PM
Effective immediately, Lew Hudson Sales, a manufacturers’ representative of construction equipment and supplies, will represent The Grun Company in an exclusive territory including the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming....

Deutz Corp. Selects SmartEquip for Aftermarket Support
Jan 18, 2008 4:07 PM
Deutz, which designs and manufactures diesel engines, has selected SmartEquip to streamline the company’s aftermarket support for its North American distributors and customers....

New Joint Venture Rental Company Formed in United Arab Emirates
Jan 18, 2008 4:03 PM
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates-based Caterpillar dealer Mohammed Abdulrahman Al Bahar (MAB) has formed a joint venture rental company with Saheed Matar Saeed Hamr Ain Al Mehair. The new joint venture company, Gulf Union Equipment Rental Co. is owned 51 percent by Al Mehair and 49 percent by MAB. ...

> See previous news stories

Search

Browse Back Issues
Select an Issue
December 1, 2007
November 1, 2007
October 1, 2007
September 1, 2007
August 1, 2007
July 1, 2007
June 1, 2007
May 1, 2007
April 1, 2007
March 1, 2007
February 1, 2007
January 1, 2007
December 1, 2006
November 1, 2006
October 1, 2006
September 1, 2006
August 1, 2006
July 1, 2006
June 1, 2006
May 1, 2006
April 1, 2006
March 1, 2006
February 1, 2006
January 1, 2006
December 1, 2005
November 1, 2005
October 1, 2005
September 1, 2005
August 1, 2005
July 1, 2005
June 1, 2005
May 1, 2005
April 1, 2005
March 1, 2005
February 1, 2005
January 1, 2005
December 1, 2004
November 1, 2004
October 1, 2004
September 1, 2004
August 1, 2004
July 1, 2004
June 1, 2004
May 1, 2004
April 1, 2004
March 1, 2004
March 1, 2004
February 1, 2004
January 1, 2004
December 1, 2003
November 1, 2003
October 1, 2003
September 1, 2003
August 1, 2003
July 1, 2003
June 1, 2003
May 1, 2003
April 1, 2003
March 1, 2003
February 1, 2003
January 1, 2003
December 1, 2002
November 1, 2002
October 1, 2002
September 1, 2002
August 1, 2002
July 1, 2002
June 1, 2002
May 1, 2002
April 1, 2002
March 1, 2002
February 1, 2002
January 1, 2002
December 1, 2001
November 1, 2001
October 1, 2001
September 1, 2001
August 1, 2001
July 1, 2001
June 1, 2001
May 1, 2001
April 1, 2001
March 1, 2001
February 1, 2001
January 1, 2001
December 1, 2000
November 1, 2000
October 1, 2000
September 1, 2000
August 1, 2000
July 1, 2000
June 1, 2000
May 1, 2000
April 1, 2000
March 1, 2000
February 1, 2000
January 1, 2000
December 1, 1999
November 1, 1999
October 1, 1999
September 1, 1999
August 1, 1999
July 1, 1999
June 1, 1999
May 1, 1999
April 1, 1999
March 1, 1999
February 1, 1999
January 1, 1999

<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com">Yahoo! Finance</a><br/><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=HEES">Quote for HEES</a>

Back to Top

© 2008 Penton Media, Inc. | | About Us | Contact Us | Advertising | For Search Partners | Privacy Policy