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August 1, 2010
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Engines of Change
It's no small task. Reduce particulate matter by 90 percent, reduce nitrogen oxides by 45 to 50 percent, and don't sacrifice performance. Change the physical...
Billions Well Spent
Most engine makers and equipment manufacturers are making significant changes to their machines in preparation for Interim and Final Tier-4 regulations,...
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Plug and Play
RER: Tell us about the latest technological advances and functionalities of your rental business software. Shaffer: Communication tools have become important....
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Get Prepared for the New Front-Tier
Interim Tier 4 is shifting into gear in a few months. How dramatically the new engine regulations are going to play out in the marketplace and how fast...
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Beacon Funding Launches Online Equipment Financing Center
Beacon Funding, an equipment financing provider, launched a new online tool for equipment dealers and manufacturers designed to easily promote equipment financing to their customers. The online Equipment Financing Center can be incorporated into an equipment dealer's website with little effort, no cost and no ongoing maintenance....
Topp Portable Air Introduces New Website
Aston, Pa.-based Topp Portable Air this week launched its new website, www.etopp.com. The site was redesigned to embody the company’s forward-thinking vision and commitment to the growing needs of its customers....
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New Holland Reminds Rental to Use Its Forks
New Holland Construction introduces pallet forks specially designed for use with its skid steers and compact track loaders...
DeWalt's New Pistol-Grip Drill Ready to Fire
DeWalt launches its new ˝-inch DWD220 Pistol Grip Drill that features E-Clutch Anti-Lock Control to offer professional contractors increased control in a stall or lock-up situation...
Industry News
United Rentals Raising CapEx Spend, CFO Plummer Asserts
United Rentals announced last week that it has raised its planned net rental capex to $160 million to $180 million, a 60-percent increase from its previously projected range....
JLG Parent Oshkosh Posts 77 Percent Jump in Aerial Equipment Sales
Oshkosh Corp., parent company to aerial work platform industry leader JLG Industries, today posted a 100.7-percent net sales increase in its fiscal third quarter ended June 30, with $2.439 billion in sales in the quarter compared with $1.215 billion for the same period a year ago. Gross income jumped 174 percent year over year, from $175.9 million in fiscal Q309 compared with $481.6 million this year....
CEO and President of Wacker Neuson SE to Leave Company
Wacker Neuson last week announced Dr. Georg Sick, CEO and president of Wacker Neuson SE, informed the supervisory board that he would not seek to renew his contract once it expired on July 31....
Hertz Equipment and Car Rental Divisions Collaborate on Gulf Coast Services
In an increasing trend of synergizing its car rental and equipment rental divisions, Hertz Corp has opened a Gulf Coast Customer Care Center to assist retail customers, businesspeople and government employees traveling to the Gulf Coast area who need rental cars and equipment for clean-up-related activities. The Care Center can be reached by calling 1-888-932-7259 or accessed online at www.hertz.com/gulfhelp....
Caterpillar Profit Soars 91 Percent in Second Quarter
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) last week reported a second-quarter profit of $1.09 per share, an increase of $0.49 per share from a profit of $0.60 per share in the second quarter of 2009. Profit of $707 million was 91-percent higher than second-quarter 2009 profit of $371 million. Sales and revenues of $10.41 billion were up 31 percent from $7.98 billion in the second quarter of 2009....
Volvo Rents Launches App for iPhone
Volvo Rents is launching an iPhone app providing customers with information about rental equipment such as equipment make, model number and equipment specification information hard-coded within the application. Customers can access detailed rental product information on more than 100 aerial work platforms and reach forklift items....
Wacker Neuson’s Order Backlog Jumps 350 Percent at End of Q2
The Wacker Neuson Group increased second-quarter revenue relative to both the first quarter of its current fiscal year as well as the same quarter in 2009, according to provisional figures the company released this week. Wacker Neuson also posted positive earnings and a strong revival of order intake, with order backlog for compact equipment at the end of June 2010 350-percent higher than for the same period last year....
Product Spotlights
Late-year Gear
Hilti The new Hilti TE 4-A18 cordless rotary hammer is the newest addition to the Hilti 18-V cordless tool platform. The TE 4-A18 is engineered for drilling...
Product Spotlight, Generators/Welders
Subaru Subaru inverter generators feature the latest inverter generator technology to significantly reduce running sound. Conventional generator designs...
Product Spotlight, Compact Equipment
Terex Terex introduces its newest compact track loader models, the PT-100G (pictured) and PT-100G Forestry. The largest compact track loaders in the Terex...
Product Spotlight, Backhoes & Attachments
New Holland The B Series loader backhoes from New Holland include six models B90B (pictured), B95B, B95B TC, B95B LR, B110B and B115B that range in gross...
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