News & Analysis

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Headline News

United Rentals Sets Records Topping $3.7 Billion in Total Revenue in 2023

Jan. 26, 2024
United posted $3.119 billion in equipment rental revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to $2.747 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, a 13.5-percent jump.
Software

Software Provider Renterra Raises $3 Million in Capital

April 18, 2024
This investment will accelerate Renterra's product development, expand its market reach, and enhance customer support services.
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Headline News

Volvo CE’s Sales Decline in Slower First Quarter

April 17, 2024
Volvo Construction Equipment posted SEK 22,877 million in the first quarter of 2024 compared to SEK 25,109 million in the first quarter of 2023, an 8.9-percent decline.
The boom lift panel cradle allows an operator to lift panels up to 250 pounds outside the existing guard rails of the boom platform.
Aerial/Lifting

Proactive Safety Training

April 15, 2024
Genie director of training Scott Owyen talks about the importance of thorough safety training, and doing it before, not after, a fatality occurs.
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Rental Companies

Italy’s Mollo Noleggio Acquires Tecnostrutture

April 15, 2024
The Mollo Group, an Italian equipment rental company with 57 branches, has acquired Tecnostrutture srl, a company based in Fombio, Italy, specializing in the rental of mobile ...

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MyCrane Names New Director of Business Development in the U.S.

March 27, 2024
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RER 100 - The World’s Largest Rental Companies

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Headline News

Alta Equipment Revenues Jump 21.7 Percent in Fourth Quarter

March 25, 2024
Rental revenues were $55.3 million compared to $48.6 million a year ago, a 13.8-percent increase.
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Genie Gives Away Telehandler to Endurance Contest Winner at ARA Show

March 17, 2024
Jared Hicks, general manager of Bootheel Parts & Equipment in Poplar Bluff, Mo., edged out the competition, winning both the telehandler and the new telehandler auger attachment...