Content Tagged: "Telehandler"

Oshkosh Corp., the parent company JLG Industries, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AUSACORP S.L., an international company and manufacturer of wheeled dumpers, rough-terrain forklifts and telehandlers for the construction, material handling, agriculture, landscape and specialty equipment industries. 

The Woodcracker® tree saw with grapple configuration from Manitou, West Bend, Wis., is available on three Manitou rotating telehandlers and is designed to improve performance in tree and limb removal operations, the company said.

The following company has recently reported financial results. 

The RTH 10.37 rotating telehandler from Magni Telescopic Handlers, Castelfranco Emilia, Italy, features a lifting height of 120 ft. 5 in. and a maximum lift capacity of 22,700 lbs.

Entrepreneurship runs in the Boland family. It’s what established their Hackensack, N.J.-based equipment rental company, Boland Equipment Rental (B.E.R.) not once, but twice.

The TH 4,5.19 and TH 5,5.19 fixed boom telehandlers from Magni Telescopic Handlers, Castelfranco, Emilia, Italy, feature load moment indicator (LMI) technology designed for operational safety.

The ARA state chapters of New Jersey and Pennsylvania recently welcomed three industry professionals to their boards of directors. See who they are and what qualities they bring to their teams.

Hy-Brid Lifts by Custom Equipment, Richfield, Wis., has appointed Eric Liner as its new president and CEO. He succeeds Jay Sugar, who led the company for the past three years and is retiring.

Herc Rentals, Bonita Springs, Fla., recently acquired California-based Quality Equipment Rentals and Wisconsin-based Aerial Work Platforms through separate transactions.

The following companies have recently expanded their dealer or distributor network. 

Manitou North America, West Bend, Wis., has added Platinum Truck and Equipment, Hooksett, N.H., as a new dealer.

JLG Industries, an Oshkosh company, McConnellsburg, Pa., has updated its JLG® University learning platform to enhance the way it delivers its training programs.

The following companies have recently expanded their dealer or distributor network.

Charles Hewett, president, ABC Equipment Rental, Tulsa, Okla., recently acquired Oklahoma Equipment Sales and Rental, also in Tulsa, allowing the business to better serve its growing customer base. 

Scott Irwin, president, Delux Rental, Ypsilanti, Mich., has served as an American Rental Association (ARA) officer for the last three years, including president-elect in 2021, as ARA’s 60th president in 2022 and as board chair in 2023.

Steve Ricci, president and owner, Bigfork Rentals, Bigfork, Mont., and American Rental Association (ARA) Region Eight director, offers his assessment of equipment and event rental markets across the Northwest heading into 2024.

Hello, American Rental Association (ARA) members in Region Five. I am Brandon Hanson, owner of Rent-It, an equipment and event rental operation in Monroe, Wis. I also serve as ARA of Wisconsin president. We have a lot happening in our region and with ARA at the national level. Thank you for allowing me to give you a quick update.

The love of rental runs deep in the Jones family of Burton, Mich. When they saw their family equipment rental business falter after their father, Chester, sold it in the early 1980s, brothers Bruce and Larry joined him not only in resuming ownership but also in bringing the business back. That was 1984, and the business, Allied Rent-All/Allied Equipment Rental, has been thriving ever since.

Many are discovering that diesel generators combined with battery energy storage systems (BESS) can help reduce an organization’s carbon footprint by lowering construction fuel needs and emissions. The right generator and BESS combination can provide enormous environmental and economic benefits, making a construction project more sustainable while lowering noise pollution. Paralleling generators to create micro-grids can also optimize runtime efficiency for the project. Read more here.

Hello. I am Brian Flinn, ARA of Indiana president. I have a question for all of you American Rental Association (ARA) members in Region Five: What makes people become engaged in state chapter activities? 

Like so many other rental operations, forklifts are an important part of the inventory at Chet’s Rent-All, headquartered in Rochester Hills, Mich., with eight other locations throughout southeast Michigan.

The following companies have recently expanded their dealer or distributor network.

Hy-Brid Lifts by Custom Equipment, Richfield, Wis., has entered into a partnership with ASKO, who is acquiring a majority stake in the company.

The inventory is vast over its three stores in South Carolina, and with the equipment comes knowledge and expertise available for customers arriving at Thompson Rental Services & Sales.