Article6 min read Apr 30, 2024Theft by fraud or conversion: What can you do to protect yourself?It happens far too often. A customer comes in, rents your equipment and never returns it despite repeated attempts to reach them. Or, unbeknownst to you, a customer walks out the door with your equipment by using a fake ID and stolen credit card. Now you are left trying to pick up the pieces and hopefully recover your equipment. READ MORE ADD TO CART
Video00:03:36 Apr 25, 20249 red flags your counter staff needs to knowIt could be an out-of-state customer or someone who pulls up in a pickup truck to rent a skid steer. Either way, you know something's off. Do you and READ MORE ADD TO CART
Video00:01:59 Apr 22, 2024What to do when you're a victim of theft by conversionDetective Sgt. James Dietz shares what to do when you're a victim of theft by conversion. READ MORE ADD TO CART
Article4 min read Apr 16, 2024Does your staff know the theft red flags?Red flags are those warning signs that a rental might not be on the up and up. Know them and they could prevent a theft from occurring. Ignore them and, well, you might never see your equipment again. READ MORE ADD TO CART
Article5 min read Mar 19, 2024How secure is your yard and facility?First, get a good idea of what security issues might be lurking at your operation. “Pick an evening — just after dusk is best — and park in front of your business while it’s closed and just study what you see. The best security practices may still not stop theft, but if we make it as difficult as possible, they will move on to something easier,” Craddock says. READ MORE ADD TO CART
Article5 min read Jan 30, 2024More than $1 million in equipment recovery nets officer awardDetective Sgt. Greg Hinchliffe with the Collier County Sheriff’s Office in Naples, Fla., to receive the ARA Insurance/National Equipment Register (NER) Daniel Pearson Law Enforcement Award at The ARA Show 2024. READ MORE ADD TO CART
Article2 min read Jan 21, 2024The Home Depot and Sunbelt Rentals lend a hand in crime ring bustLaw enforcement authorities in Blytheville, Ark., reported that a multi-agency operation has cracked down on an organized, far-reaching heavy equipment crime ring that had been operating out of the city. READ MORE ADD TO CART
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Article1 min read Jun 6, 2023The latest equipment theft trends from those in the knowWhat does equipment theft look like at an operational level? View the data compiled by NER on heavy equipment trends during 2022. READ MORE ADD TO CART