Bricks & Clicks
Bil-Jax Adds eStore to its Website
Bil-Jax Inc., a leading scaffolding manufacturer to the rental industry, recently added an eStore to its website, www.biljax.com. The new e-store offers dealer merchandise such as banners, point-of-purchase items, apparel and sales literature....
Sunbelt Rentals Launches New Website
Sunbelt Rentals last week launched a state-of-the-art website, www.sunbeltrentals.com, designed to set a new standard in the rental industry....
John Deere Posts Second Head-to-Head Battle on Skid-Steer Smackdown Website
John Deere Construction & Forestry last week announced the addition of a new video available on its www.skidsteersmackdown.com website, part of the company’s integrated campaign for skid-steer users that involves head-to-head contests between Deere and competitor machines....
Cresco Equipment Rentals Joins Zilok.com
Cresco Equipment Rentals, Livermore, Calif., last week announced it has joined Zilok.com, a website designed to be a one-stop shop for finding, locating and reserving any kind of rental online, from hand tools to backhoes....
John Deere Launches Website for Skid-Steer Users
John Deere Construction & Forestry has launched www.skidsteersmackdown.com, the first part of an integrated campaign for skid-steer users that involves unique head-to-head contests between Deere and competitor machines....
HERC Launches Website Redesign
Hertz Equipment Rental Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Hertz Corp., last week announced the launch of its brand new website design at www.hertzequip.com....
Texada Software Sells Systematic Internet Address
Texada Software last week sold the ownership of one of its Internet addresses for $400,000, the company said. ...
Ditch Witch Offers Online Store
Perry, Okla.-based The Charles Machine Works Co. last week announced that customers can purchase an extensive variety of merchandise bearing the Ditch Witch logo through the company's online store, dwoutfitters.com....
Case Launches Micro Website for its 400 Series 3 Skid-steer Line
Case Construction Equipment last week launched www.400Series3.com, a micro website devoted to providing information on the newly introduced Case 400 Series 3 skid-steer and compact loader line....
Qualcomm’s GlobalTRACS Crosses the Pond
Qualcomm Inc. recently introduced the availability of its GlobalTRACS equipment management solution to the European construction industry. GlobalTRACS has been available in the United States for four years, and has now been modified to meet the specific needs of the European construction equipment industry. The updated solution meets the requirements for both security and fleet management applications....
Manitou North America Chooses SmartEquip for Aftermarket Support
Manitou North America, part of the Manitou Group, has engaged SmartEquip to bolster its aftermarket support systems, supporting the acceleration of its North American expansion. Manitou is a global manufacturer and distributor of all-terrain lift trucks headquartered in Ancenis, France....
Miller Develops New Industries and Interests Web Page
Miller Electric Mfg. Co.’s new Industries and Interests web page, http://www.MillerWelds.com/interests, organizes the vast amount of information available on the Miler website into categories based upon interests....
Deutz Introduces Telematics System
Deutz Ag last week announced it is the first engine manufacturer to develop its own telemetry system for industrial engines. The current condition of the engine and all machinery can be constantly and reliably evaluated in real time using key engine data such as coolant, oil and fuel levels, which are transmitted to a central server. ...
Zilok Offers Online Rental Marketplace
Zilok.com is a new online rental portal. Rental customers type in what they are looking for and where they are located, and a list of available rentals will pop up on a map around that location....
Systematic Partners with MITS for Customized Reporting System
Systematic, a provider of rental and mobile equipment software solutions, last week announced a new partnership with MITS, a Seattle-based developer of advanced reporting and business intelligence software. ...
Equipment Web Services Announces Exclusive Partnership with Doosan
Equipment Web Services announced it has partnered with Doosan Infracore America Corp. to become its exclusive Internet services and solutions provider. Ranked fourth in the global medium and large crawler excavator market, Doosan Corp. experienced revenue of $14 billion in 2006. In North America, there are more than 70 Doosan dealers with more than 130 locations and a North American Parts Distribution Center located in Atlanta....
Rental Industry Interest Prompts Extension of Systematic Sales Contest
In response to significant interest from rental businesses to experience a demo of Systematic Dashboard before its sales contest deadline approaches, Systematic last week announced it has extended the deadline for entering its contest to win an executive trip in a private jet. The closing date has been extended to Nov. 30. ...
SmartEquip to Partner With Remote Monitoring Specialist MasterTrak
MasterTrak, a Wood Dale, Ill.-based provider of advanced telematics solutions for monitoring equipment location, health and utilization in real time, has joined the SmartEquip network....
GPS Alternative May Simplify Construction Management
OEM Data Delivery, a manufacturer of jobsite data management systems, introduced a wireless, hands-free way to capture individual machine locations, plus work time, idle time and service alerts, accurately and in real time. This allows management to understand what is happening at every jobsite, so that every resource — people, equipment, tools and consumables — can be used to maximum advantage. ...
RentalMan ASP Tops 50 Subscribers
Wynne Systems last week announced that more than 50 companies now subscribe to its RentalMan application service provider offering. ...
John Deere Integrates Dealers' Used Equipment Inventories Into eBay
John Deere last week announced that it is now providing its dealers with the capability to upload their used equipment inventories directly from a dealer’s John Deere inventory system to eBay. This new capability will allow John Deere dealers to list their used equipment on eBay, from the same system that they also list their used equipment inventories on Deere’s Machinefinder.com used equipment website, in Google Product Search, and partner websites....
Hyster Remote Hour Meter Eliminates Unnecessary Preventive Maintenance
Hyster Co., in partnership with On-Board Communications, recently introduced the remote hour-meter reading device, a new approach to reducing maintenance time and labor costs. A valuable tool for lift truck owners and operators, the remote hour meter, has the ability to remotely acquire and automatically track lift truck run time, which saves time and effort normally spent on maintenance and manual product checks....
Trucktruth.com Launches Resource For Lift Truck Research and News
Trucktruth.com launched last week as an online resource for lift truck manufacturers, buyers, operators and dealers. Trucktruth.com is designed to integrate the latest lift truck news, tips, and in-depth comparison data to help visitors make informed purchasing decisions and learn about lift truck safety, operation and maintenance....
Arxcis Provides Anytime Online Aerial Safety Training
Kingston, Wash.-based Arxcis, a full-service safety-training firm that offers on- and off-site training courses, customizable training kits on CD, as well as certified crane inspections, last week announced it now offers its classes online. ...
Caterpillar Endorses SmartEquip Business Management Solution For Cat Rental Stores
Caterpillar Inc. last week announced the selection of SmartEquip’s SmartPortal technology as a business management solution to Cat Rental Stores. According to Caterpillar, this technology will streamline aftermarket product support and electronic procurement for equipment supplied by companies participating in the Caterpillar Allied Vendor Program....
