Business & Technology

Coverage of business trends and technology advancements shaping the rental industry.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Kubota North America Ventures into Crop Monitoring Services by Acquiring Bloomfield Robotics

Oct. 9, 2024
Bloomfield’s purpose-built cameras are mounted on tractors and other vehicles common to farming and allow for the capture of detailed plant-level, geo-located images of the entire...
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Software

Trimble Opens Technology Lab at Florida A&M University

Oct. 6, 2024
FAMU becomes the first historically Black college and University to host a Trimble Technology Lab.
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Business Info Analysis

Interview with Tony Nicoletti, CEO, DPL America: Capturing Runtime Data

Oct. 6, 2024
DPL CEO Nicoletti talks about asset-tracking solutions, integrating all systems, rollover detection alerts, equipment theft prevention and more.
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Headline News

United Rentals Introduces ProBox OnDemand, An Automated Worksite Tool Management System

Oct. 2, 2024
ProBox OnDemand is designed to ensure that workers have the right tools exactly when and where they need them, and tracks tools in real time to reduce worksite tool loss significantly...
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Software

Interview with Ara Eckel: Delivering the Documentation

Sept. 22, 2024
Ara Eckel, director of product management – connected solutions, JLG Industries, talks with RER about automating manual processes, making data-driven decisions, how to deliver...

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Headline News

BigRentz Adds Former Home Depot Executive to its Board

Aug. 14, 2024
At The Home Depot, he simultaneously served as chief strategy officer, functional chief financial officer for technology and chief product & user experience officer.
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Headline News

Point of Rental Software Listed on Inc. 5000 for Sixth Consecutive Year

Aug. 14, 2024
Point of Rental Software earned its way back onto the 2024 Inc. 5000 for the sixth consecutive year and the ninth time the company has been listed since 2014.
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Thompson Pump Creates Environmentally Friendly, High-Level Bypass System for Lift Station Upgrade in Lebanon, OH

July 26, 2024
In Lebanon, Ohio, one of the area’s lift stations needed an upgrade to keep it operating efficiently and at full capacity. However, the high flow and heavy rains at the ...
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Business & Technology

United Rentals Reports Increasing Digital Adoption

May 15, 2024
During Q1 2024, more than 70 percent of United Rentals' revenue came from customers who use one or more digital tools to support their safety, productivity and sustainability ...