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The Green Giant 

Aug 1, 2008, By Brandey Smith, rer

This summer the exorbitant cost of fuel has been reported on by every media outlet in every medium available....

The Green Team Makes RSC More Efficient 

Aug 1, 2008, By Michael Roth, rer

While environmentalists were once derided in some quarters as wacked-out tree-huggers, environmentalism is now a popular buzzword on campaign trails and in corporate boardrooms....

Coping With Costs 

Jul 1, 2008, By Michael Roth and Brandey Smith, rer

For every equipment rental, there are at least three major players involved....

Cooperative Service Training 

Jul 1, 2008, By William Hindman

The need for qualified service technicians is well documented in the construction and rental industries....

A Big Auction and a Bigger Year for Ritchie Bros. 

Jun 1, 2008, By Katie Eagan Ernzen, rer

The fast-paced thrill and feel to a live auction compares to nothing else. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers expounded on this thrill times five at its five-day...

No Longer a Secret 

Jun 1, 2008, By Michael Roth, rer

Despite having more than $4.5 billion in worldwide sales in 2006, JCB has been called the best-kept secret in the United States. CEO John Patterson started...

Taking the long view 

May 1, 2008, By Michael Roth, RER

Location, location, location a mantra used often in business mattered much in 2007. So did inventory mix. It was not a good year in the earthmoving business,...

Measuring Sustainability 

May 1, 2008, By Jack Shea

By year's end, 2008 will un-doubtedly have made its mark in many ways, but it doesn't look like a stellar economy will be one of them. Rental companies...

Powering Up 

Apr 1, 2008, By Katie Eagan Ernzen, rer

Generator manufactures discuss their outlooks on the rental market, technologies and the current pace of 2008....

Postcards from Las Vegas 

Apr 1, 2008

Growing Global Genie Industries discusses its plans for international growth. Tim Ford joined Redmond, Wash.-based Genie Industries a year and a half...

Starting at the Top 

Mar 1, 2008, Michael Roth, mroth@rermag.com

I don't know how many aerial work platform-related accidents occurred in 2007, but however many was too many. Yes, accidents happen sometimes. But most...

Postcards from Las Vegas 

Mar 1, 2008, Michael Roth and Brandey Smith, RER

Never Be Satisfied Not resting on its laurels, 63-year-old JCB launches spate of new products at ConExpo. One of the mottos of Mr. JCB, Joseph Cyril Bamford,...

The Delivery MAN 

Mar 1, 2008, Jeff Stachowiak

Every day, drivers deliver aerial work platforms to jobsites, and conversations such as the following are typical: Do you know how to run this? Sure do....

Natural SELECTION 

Mar 1, 2008, Brad Boehler

The operation of a properly maintained aerial lift, used within the manufacturer's intended parameters, is a safe and efficient way to achieve tasks at...

TO WEAR OR Not to Wear? 

Mar 1, 2008, Tony Groat

To wear or not to wear a safety harness on scissorlifts if only it was that easy. It sounds like a simple enough question, but ask any two people their...

Net Results 

Feb 1, 2008, By Lucy M. Peterson

It's a compelling question for an industry defined more by relationships than tangible goods: Can tool and equipment rental transactions be automated...

The Rental Industry's Changing Landscape 

Feb 1, 2008, By Frank Scarborough

Since 1996, the equipment rental industry has seen some very interesting changes, from the major consolidation beginning in 1996 to now where the top...

When I'm 64 

Feb 1, 2008, By Michael Roth, rer

After 40 years in the construction equipment business most recently as Wacker's vice president of special projects and before that vice president of marketing...

Rental People Optimistic on 08, Survey Shows 

Feb 1, 2008

Overland Park, Kan. More than 65 percent of rental company respondents to an RER poll conducted in November said they expected rental volume to grow in...

A Swing Year For Rentals 

Feb 1, 2008, By Frank Manfredi

Change is on the way. A new business cycle for the rental industry is peeking over the horizon and the United States rental industry is changing in two...

How to Partner with Drop-in Pros 

Feb 1, 2008, By Jim Summers

Tool centers are beginning to see a shift in their customer mix, with more professional contractors joining the do-it-yourself crowd at the rental counter....

SEVEN TIPS WORTH SHARPENING 

Jan 1, 2008, By Brandey Smith and Katie Eagan Ernzen, rer

All good advice bears repeating, or at least updating. RER editors recently culled through past articles to uncover tips about everything from electrical...

Die-cast Models Toys or Big Business? 

Jan 1, 2008, By William Hindman

Die-cast models of construction equipmentthey're toys aren't they? Wrong! They're big business. In fact, they can be HUGE business. Two years ago it was...

Odds Are On Rental 

Jan 1, 2008, By Katie Eagan Ernzen, rer

The Rental Show returns to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas next month for the 52nd annual trade show and convention. The show seminars...

Quick Change 

Dec 1, 2007, 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...

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