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Being located at the top of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula on Little Traverse Bay, the winter months for the team at Taylor True Value Rental in Petoskey can be treacherous. Safety has to be at the forefront of everything they do, according to Angela Bishop, CERP, co-owner.  

As cold weather arrives, what to do and not do to keep safe involve a number of potential factors and scenarios. Job sites, homes, businesses, vehicles and more all may have a cold weather-related challenge to confront.

A driver for a rental store was stuck in the middle of a bad situation.

Midwest Construction Rentals, Sioux City, Iowa, keeps moving forward by providing service highlighted by a familiarity with customers’ unique equipment needs.

The Equipter Tow-A-Lift, a patent pending new addition to the Equipter line is a highly maneuverable forklift / telehandler hybrid that is self-drivin

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

Party Reflections creates a successful event at a last-minute location

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

Kubota Tractor Corp. has awarded $600,000 to five communities across the U.S. through its “Kubota Hometown Proud” grants.

There was no shortage of events offering networking and fun across the American Rental Association’s (ARA) Region Two this summer.

The approach to our slower season is always a good time to look at improving our businesses — especially in the area of cybersecurity due to all the risks that go along with that. Recently at our company we implemented dual authentication and email training. We luckily have not had any issues, but I wanted to make sure that we were being proactive.

Chances are either your company or someone you know has been affected by equipment theft. Equipment theft and loss has a staggering cost in North America.

Cyberthieves intruded in a routine trailer purchase by Ideal Rent-All, Mount Vernon, Wash., from Croft Trailer Supply, Kansas City, Mo.

The National Equipment Register (NER) is encouraging those in the equipment and event rental industry to be vigilant against theft during the Labor Day weekend.

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.

Darrick Farr, 33, general manager, A1 Party and Event Rental, Columbia, Mo., has a passion for what he describes as “helping all of mid-Missouri create the perfect event with the right rentals.” But a rental career was not always part of his professional plans.

The annual Inc. 5000 list from Inc. Magazine of America’s fastest-growing private companies once again includes industry-related companies and manufacturers.

Everyday millions of drivers hit the roadways across the U.S. With all the drivers on the road, accidents can be common.

Young workers — those age 16 to 24 — can be a great asset to a rental business but as they gain experience and develop their driving skills, they may be less likely to recognize and respond to traffic risks.

XL Specialized Trailers, Manchester, Iowa, has received the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 certification for design, manufacture and service of engineered and customized trailers for applications in the heavy haul trucking industry.

Two companies from ARA’s Region Eight — which includes Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington — were among Rental Management’s 2023 Market Movers.

Rugby and rental. At first you might not think there is any common denominator between the two. But then you probably haven’t met Mike Landry, owner, Area Rental & Sales Co., in New Berlin and Delafield, Wis.

A vendor was delivering mowers to a rental store for resale. The driver of the delivery truck went inside to the rental counter to find out where they wanted him to park his truck to unload the delivery.

Two rental operators have taken various measures to shore up gaps to deal with equipment theft.