Although booms and bubbles don't seem to be on the horizon — except in some oil-producing areas — 2014 looks upbeat for most rental companies and their customers....More

Terex Aerial Work Platforms wins this year’s Innovative Product Award with the highest-reaching self-propelled boomlift ever engineered....More

In preparation for this month’s cover story I visited Cleveland Brothers, a Caterpillar dealer that covers western and central Pennsylvania, northwestern West Virginia, and a bit of western Maryland. It’s an area that in the past few years has had the benefit of an oil-and-gas boom that came along and really ignited when the area was in the middle of a recession....More

Those of you who knew Tim Novoselski probably already know that he died of cancer a few weeks ago after a long painful battle that I won’t write about. He went through great pain in his final months, but I imagine he would prefer that you remember the vital, vibrant and fun-loving Tim. That’s certainly how I will recall him as well, as a fun-loving, joyful, youthful soul who loved and embraced life with vigor....More