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The American Rental Association, along with 97 other signatories, has signed a letter in support of a proposed bill that seeks to repeal the Corporate Transparency Act which mandates Beneficial Ownership Information reporting for businesses.

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.

Werk-Brau, Findlay, Ohio, and Valley Tool, Hughson, Calif., are partnering to provide Werk-Brau branded BrushHound mulchers, brush shredders and flail mowers, and RockHound landscape rakes through Werk-Brau’s nationwide dealer network.

The following companies have made recent changes to their staff or organization. 

Hitachi Global Air Power, Michigan City, Ind., has acquired Sullair distributor Mountain Air Compressor, Bristol, Tenn.

An EF-3 tornado tore through the Ohio community of Huntsville/Indian Lake on March 14. Equipment rental industry supplier A & H Hose & Fitting was in the path and suffered severe damage, but its owners are still doing all they can to help responders. 

Caterpillar hosted its first Women in Construction Celebration on March 13-14, 2024, which included operator skills challenges, peer networking and industry updates.

Great location, wonderful networking, valuable education, busy show floor and memorable events made The ARA Show™ 2024 in New Orleans a huge success. See what attendees from Region Five had to say about their show experiences.

Hello, my fellow American Rental Association (ARA) Region Five peers. Wow, The ARA Show™ was great. See my recap, review what has been happening at our state associations and check out ideas for making this busy season your best ever — all in my regional message. 

While their paths into the event rental market might have been different, American Rental Association (ARA) 2021 Rental Hall of Fame recipient Tim Maloney Sr., CERP, president, Canton Chair Rental, Canton, Ohio; John Clarke, president, Ace Party & Tent Rental, Port Washington, N.Y.; and Jason Campisi, CEO, South Jersey Party Rentals, Pennsauken, N.J., all share similar traits.

Leppo Rents has announced plans to open its newest location in Ocala, Fla. — Bobcat of Ocala. 

The FuelPro 990 fuel trailer from FuelPro Trailers, Sandusky, Ohio, features a 990-gal. capacity as well as additional compartments for tools, diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), grease and more.

Electric Eel Manufacturing Co., Springfield, Ohio, announced 2024 as its 85th year as manufacturers of professional quality drain and sewer cleaning equipment.

American Rental Association (ARA) general members have approved Robert H. Pedersen as the new president-elect for the association.

Ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 18, at the ARA Industry Awards Lunch.

Fecon, Lebanon, Ohio, a global manufacturer of heavy-duty site preparation attachments and forestry accessories, recently acquired Stumper Industries, Calumet, Mich., a manufacturer of stump grinder attachments for mini and standard skid steers and compact track loaders, excavators and tractor applications.

Hello, American Rental Association (ARA) members in Region Five. Robert Copley, CERP, your regional director, here. Want to close out this year and bring in 2024 with a bang? Here are some tips.

The American Rental Association (ARA) recently held its annual Women in Rental and Young Professional Network (YPN) conferences in Clearwater Beach, Fla., in October. See the valuable takeaways gained by those who attended.  

Sunbelt Rentals, Fort Mill, S.C., reported total revenue of $2.48 billion during the fiscal second quarter, a 14 percent increase compared to $2.17 billion for the same period last year.

Monetary support from the rental community enables the ARA Foundation to assist hundreds of people each year.

Ferronordic, Stockholm, has acquired Rudd Equipment Co., Louisville, Ky., one of the largest dealers of Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), Eskilstuna, Sweden, in the U.S. with territory spanning all or parts of nine states.

Vandalia Rental, headquartered in Vandalia, Ohio, has taken advantage of the ARA Foundation’s Employee Training Assistance Program as a way to help employees undergo Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) training without the company footing the entire cost.

In 2022’s year-end wrap-up, we wrote about the then-recent midterm elections and how they would bode for the 118th session of Congress.

Bruce Campbell, an equipment rental industry veteran and key player in the launching of the rental program for Do it Best Corp., Fort Wayne, Ind., has been named to the Rental Hall of Fame.