Member News Archive

Dear Chairman DeFazio and Ranking Member Graves: On behalf of Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) and equipment dealers throughout the country, thank you for the opportunity to provide input to the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee related to infrastructure legislation under its jurisdiction.

Masaaki Hirose, President of Hitachi Construction Machinery Loaders America Inc., (HCMA) has announced his retirement from his current position, appointing Vice President of Operations Al Quinn to succeed him in day-to-day management of the company. ​

Southeastern Equipment Co, Inc. now offers Mauldin Paving Products at their Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, and Evansville locations in Indiana. Mauldin’s products cover the complete road building process – grading with motor graders, tacking with asphalt distributors, paving with pavers, and compaction with rollers.

John Deere will be exhibiting a selection of its construction equipment – including motor graders that will be sold via the Wirtgen Group's German sales and service companies and via the French sales and service company Wirtgen France SAS – at bauma from April 8-14, 2019.

Vermeer enhances its professional tree care equipment product line with the introduction of the SC70TX stump cutter. Equipped with a 67 hp (50 kW) Cat turbocharged, Tier 4 Final/Stage IIIB diesel engine, the SC70TX stump cutter delivers power to the cutter wheel and can travel up to 1560 rpm.

KINSHOFER, a leading global manufacturer of high-quality excavator and loader crane attachments, is expanding its product line to include hydraulic breaker excavator attachments following the acquisition of Hammer SRL, an Italy-based manufacturer of demolition, excavation, recycling and material handling attachments. KINSHOFER chose the company because of its reputation for quality and more than 30 years of experience in the market. The new line includes 22 breakers for carriers from .5 ton to 200 tons and joins an already expansive line of KINSHOFER tools.

Felling Trailers, Inc.’s Documented Real Time Torquing Procedure was officially implemented January 1st, 2019.

For Uwe Podlech and Jens Napierala, Managing Directors of Breithaupt & Philipp, the Demag® AC 60-3 all terrain crane is the first choice in its class:

JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company [NYSE:OSK] and a leading global manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telehandlers, has announced the Minnesota Twins, LLC, maintenance crew as its first winner of the JLG® “Crews Across America” sweepstakes. The organization was chosen among hundreds of qualified entries from crews who entered the contest since its kickoff January 1st.

A new, proprietary fuel additive promises to increase mileage by up to 15 percent while cutting emissions by up to 36 percent, and a lube additive offers similar advantages when added to oil.

Commercial Credit, Inc. and BDT Capital Partners have closed the equity investment announced earlier this month. The transaction gives BDT a majority equity stake in one of the largest independent commercial finance companies in the United States.

96 percent expect to buy new, used equipment; 92 percent give nod to rentals

Wesgroup Equipment and our Family of Companies are honoured to be recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers for the second year in a row.

Luby Equipment Services, the St. Louis-based CASE Construction Equipment dealer, has announced the promotion of Scott Morga to territory manager, Tom Schaedler to used equipment sales representative, and Daniel Cheney to sales and marketing coordinator.

LiuGong North America (LGNA) has announced Mani Iyer as its new president, effective February 1, 2019. LGNA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of LiuGong Machinery which is a global leader in heavy construction equipment.

Commerce City, Colorado: Epiroc, a leading productivity partner for the mining, infrastructure and natural resources industries, has added James River Equipment as a full-line dealer in Virginia. Previously a dealer of Epiroc hydraulic attachments throughout the state, James River Equipment (JRE) has added sales and rental of new and used Epiroc drill rigs, along with rock drilling tools, parts and service.

As of February 1, 2019, Groff Tractor Holdings, LLC has combined their locations in New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and Philadelphia to form GT Mid Atlantic LLC. These branches were formerly Trico Equipment, Folcomer Equipment, and CC&T and were acquired by Groff Tractor Holdings over the past 36 months.

Disaster struck California this year as devastating wildfires swept through towns and cities, leaving historic destruction in their wake.

New CASE Dealer Location Expands Service Bays and Parts Inventory

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