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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...

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....

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....

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...

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...

50 Years Old, 50 New Products 

Dec 1, 2007, By Michael Roth, rer

Unless you consider reaching the 50-year milestone in the United States, going public, and merging with Neuson Kramer Baumaschinen newsworthy, the past...

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...

Time to Analyze Those Delivery Costs 

Dec 1, 2007, Michael Roth, mroth@rermag.com

Although the housing slowdown is a greater cost to the United States economy than the rise in oil prices, the cost of fuel is no small matter for rental...

Rock Solid 

Dec 1, 2007, By Katie Eagan Ernzen, rer

Tom Carroll, president of CS Unitec, Norwalk, Conn. Kevin Day, director of concrete and masonry product division for Carson, Calif.-based Multiquip Mike...

Housing Down, Rental Up 

Dec 1, 2007, 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...

The Working Road 

Nov 1, 2007, By Michael Roth, rer

If Marty Underwood wants to analyze how the economy is, he only has to look at his credit card machine. When times are good, people are spending cash...

Power Gen's Backup Plan 

Nov 1, 2007, By Brandey Smith, rer

Despite the downturn in residential construction, the health of the power generation market is robust. Growth in other areas such as special event, municipal...

The Ripple Effect 

Nov 1, 2007, Michael Roth, mroth@rermag.com

Although the current construction market varies by region or perhaps more accurately, by city and by neighborhood for the most part a recent visit to...

Equipment Auction Website Ensures Iron-Clad Transactions 

Nov 1, 2007, By Katie Eagan Ernzen, rer

Looking for a simpler and less expensive way to buy or sell used equipment without traveling countless miles to visit live auctions across the country?...

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