KHL: Latest IRN100 Rental Survey Shows Flat Revenues in 2010

The IRN100 survey covering the 2010/11 financial year indicates that global rental revenues were almost flat last year. Total top 100 company revenues were €23.49 billion last year, up just 1.2% on 2009 when corrected for currency variations.

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Buying Used Heavy Equipment? Make Sure You Are Aware of These Three Potential Risks

Used heavy equipment can be a great value, but there are several unique risks that buyers should be aware of.

Card-locking control technology combats the potential of fuel theft by only allowing authorized individuals to access fuel. With card-locking technology offered by some manufacturers, drivers use a phone-based app to enter their driver number, vehicle number and what type of fuel they need.

Technology Improves Transporting, Storing and Distributing Fuel on the Construction Site

Changing technology in fuel storage is helping contractors tackle theft, contamination and supply issues, mitigate costs — leading to higher profits.

United Rentals Raises 2021 Outlook 4% on Second Quarter 2021 Results

UR's rental revenue of $1.95B was an increase of 18.8% compared to Q2 2020, with general-rental gross margin up 250 basis points to 35.9%. Total company revenue was nearly $2.3B

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How Your Engine Oil Specification Can Help Achieve Sustainability Goals

As OEMs look to move cleaner — spurred by internal goals and governmental regulations — there is opportunity to improve efficiency via engine oil specification.

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United Rentals Raises 2021 Outlook 4% on Second Quarter 2021 Results

UR's rental revenue of $1.95B was an increase of 18.8% compared to Q2 2020, with general-rental gross margin up 250 basis points to 35.9%. Total company revenue was nearly $2.3B

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H&E Opens New California, Missouri Branches

H&E Equipment Services has announced their expansion into the state of Missouri with the opening of a new Kansas City branch, as well as the opening of a new rental branch in Fresno, California.

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Rental Announces the 2021 Editor's Choice Awards

Uncover the winners of the 2021 Editor's Choice Awards, the top 30 products and pieces of equipment chosen for their audience engagement online, innovation, and utility for the rental market.

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DPL Telematics AssetCommand Base

The hardwired telematics product for affordable vehicle tracking and Driver ID logging has an "industry first" feature combines remote disable capabilities, accident/rollover detection, and driver behavior monitoring.

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Terex Names Simon A. Meester as President of Genie

Effective August 1, Meester will move from chief operating officer to president of the aerial work platform provider.

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Alert Rental Named 2021 Top 100 Woman-Owned Company in Colorado

Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Alert Rental is 100% woman-owned, with co-presidents Mary Crosslin and Kara Longmire becoming the owners of Alert in September 2016.

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Hy-Brid Lifts Debuts Online Ordering for Parts, Used Equipment

The added online tools enhance the customer experience by making it easy to order parts 24/7 and provide access to high quality used equipment.

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Mi-T-M Corporation Celebrates 50 Years of Business

The company was founded in 1971 by A.J. Spiegel who engineered and developed the very first 1,000 PSI self-contained, gas-powered pressure washer.

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Doosan Bobcat Breaks Ground on $70 Million North Carolina Manufacturing Campus Expansion

Expansion will create company’s largest manufacturing campus worldwide, gearing up to increase capacity for equipment manufactured in Statesville.

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United Rentals Offers Summer Tips to Keep Equipment Running Smoothly

United Rentals shares tips on maintenance best practices to help keep excavators, trucks, loaders, and other equipment running smoothly and productively on worksites.

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Briggs & Stratton Launches 10-kWh Battery Pack

The new battery pack is the largest to date in the Vanguard product line, and enables up to 100 kWh of energy when paralleled with 10 other packs.

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Gearflow Wins Construction Tech Startup Competition

The competition awards the top early-stage construction tech startup based in a U.S. metropolitan area other than the East and West coasts.

As Emissions Reach Record Levels, Propane is Today’s Decarbonization Solution

New study underscores the need to transition to clean energy sources, like propane, as soon as possible.

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Discovery Battery DRY CELL Resilience Range

The DRY CELL Resilience range incorporates a hydro polymer technology that provides resilience to battery dry-out that typically occurs from the heavy and prolonged use of battery powered and hybrid powered access platforms.

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Vital Lessons Learned from the Construction Industry’s Near-misses

IPAF’s updated accident reporting portal gathers specific information that can be used to help inform and update training courses and safety guidance. Analyzing this data is helping to make work at height safer.

With industry experts on staff, IPAF is a reliable source of information and guidance.

Investing in IPAF for Mutual Benefit

Offering help complying with industry standards, free safety and technical guidance, a range of live events, and much more, membership of IPAF offers a fantastic return on investment.

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Rental's 2021 Software & Technology Special Report

The 2021 Software & Technology Special Report features wisdom and ideas from industry leaders about how to streamline your rental business by maximizing the use of your management system.

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10 Essential Maintenance Tips to Make Rental Equipment Revenue-Ready

Putting in the time to take care of hard-working rental equipment is essential to keeping the fleet ready to rent at all times. Because, without ready, reliable and safe equipment, there simply is no rental business.

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Seatbelt Engagement, Operator Presence Option for JLG Telehandlers

This system, which includes seatbelt engagement assurance and operator presence functionality, uses visual and audible alarms, as well as limits machine functions, to enhance safety during telehandler operation.

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Manitowoc Enters Agreement to Acquire H&E Crane Business

After strategic planning, Manitowoc has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the crane business of H&E Equipment Services, and is expected to pay approximately $130 million.

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Rental Yards Support Local Art Projects Through ‘Lifts For Artists’

Lifts For Artists, created by IronTek Solutions, provides artists and the organizations that hire them with affordable equipment rentals during the production of creative projects and cultural events.

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Texas First Rentals, HOLT Crane and Equipment to Offer Magni Telescopic Handlers

Magni Telescopic Handlers will be available for rent and purchase at HOLT Crane & Equipment locations in Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio. In addition, Texas First Rentals has more than 20 locations that will rent and service the Magni equipment line.

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Top Safety Tips from Hy-Brid Lifts for Rental Business Owners

In this episode of Rental's The Bottom Line, Editor Alexis Sheprak talks to Marshall Shaver and Justin Kissinger from Hy-Brid Lifts about June's National Safety Month and the lessons that can come from it.