News & Analysis

The latest happenings with rental centers, retail stores and dealerships.

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Headline News

United Rentals Sets Records Topping $3.7 Billion in Total Revenue in 2023

Jan. 26, 2024
United posted $3.119 billion in equipment rental revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to $2.747 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, a 13.5-percent jump.
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Mergers & Acquisitions

CES Power Acquires Base Craft, Launches Studio Services Division

Dec. 12, 2024
Concurrent with the acquisition, CES announced the launch of CES Studio Services, a new division dedicated to providing bundled solutions for film, television and the broadcast...
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Rental Companies

LGP Equipment Rentals Acquires F&B Rentals

Dec. 12, 2024
LGP Equipment Rentals, Bell Gardens, Calif., has acquired F&B Rentals, a three-location independent rental company in Orange County, Calif.
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Supply Side

JCB Celebrates Production of 1,000th Light Capability Rough Terrain Forklift

Dec. 11, 2024
Derived from JCB’s popular agricultural telescopic handler, the LCRTF is more than 90 percent commercial content, with less than 10 percent specifically tailored to meet military...
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Headline News

MyCrane Launches Global Lifting Equipment Marketplace

Dec. 7, 2024
Officially launched at bauma China last month, the Marketplace draws on the strengths of the MyCrane crane rental platform, which is already well-established in highly active ...

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Engines

Deutz Opens New Power Center in Ashland, Va., Near Richmond

Nov. 13, 2024
Located just north of Richmond, this new Power Center will service the states of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland.
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Earthmoving

Deere Commemorates 75 Years as Dozer Manufacturer

Nov. 12, 2024
Beginning production in 1949 in Dubuque, Iowa, the John Deere line-up of dozers has evolved through the years with innovation that has been solving industry-wide challenges.
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Aerial Equipment

Interview with LGMG’s Dickey Bennett and Mark Elton: Robust Features

Nov. 11, 2024
Dickey Bennett, director of key accounts sales, LGMG, and Mark Elton, director of research & development, LGMG, talk with RER about the growing popularity of larger boomlifts,...