Highway Equipment & Supply Company Joins Takeuchi’s Dealer Network
Takeuchi-US has expanded its North American dealer network once again with the addition of Highway Equipment & Supply Co., headquartered in Harrisburg, Pa. The company’s headquarters location as well as its branches in Lock Haven and Ephrata, Pa., will now carry the full line of Takeuchi excavators, compact track loaders and wheel loaders. These three locations will also provide equipment sales, rental, and product support services as an authorized Takeuchi equipment dealer for customers throughout Eastern and Central Pennsylvania.
Highway Equipment & Supply was established in Harrisburg in 1944 as a branch office of Highway Equipment Co. of Pittsburgh. In 1951, Highway Equipment & Supply became its own privately held C corporation, and to this day, the Liptak and Flood families continue to own and operate the company. Over the years, Highway Equipment & Supply has grown to represent more than 15 equipment brands while employing approximately 90 people at four locations.
“Takeuchi’s quality compact equipment and attachments are a great complement to the products and services we currently offer,” said Vince Pagano, senior vice president of Highway Equipment & Supply. “Takeuchi will provide the support we need to be successful, which is just one reason we’re so pleased to now offer their products at three of our branches. We’re looking forward to introducing customers to the many ways Takeuchi machines can provide value as profitable jobsite solutions.”
“Highway Equipment & Supply is a leader in the markets they serve,” said John Vranches, division sales manager for Takeuchi-US. “They are a service-oriented company offering a complete array of equipment to support all their customer needs under one roof. They’re committed to providing outstanding service that exceeds their customers' expectations, and by investing in their people, products and facilities, they ensure excellent value and consistent service. Takeuchi is proud to partner with Highway Equipment & Supply, and we feel our alignment will best serve our companies, and most importantly, our customers in Pennsylvania. We couldn’t be more pleased to add them to the growing Takeuchi dealer family, and we look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship.”
Learn more about Highway Equipment & Supply at hwyequip.com. For more information about other Takeuchi dealers, visit the Takeuchi dealer page. Get all the details about Takeuchi track loaders, excavators and wheel loaders, at www.takeuchi-us.com.
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Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.