Peterson Machinery Co. Acquires Power Pac Equipment Rental & Sales

Peterson Machinery Co. announced this week that it has acquired Power Pac Equipment Rental and Sales, with locations in Klamath Falls and Medford, Ore.

Michael Roth

Feb. 17, 2025

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Peterson Machinery Co. announced this week that it has acquired Power Pac Equipment Rental and Sales, with locations in Klamath Falls and Medford, Ore.

“When we were approached with this opportunity, it was clear to us that Power Pac was a good fit for our Cat Rental Store network in Oregon,” said Rick Schott, general manager of Peterson Cat. “It’s gives us an entrance into the Klamath Falls and surrounding market and increases our presence in the Medford area.”

“We are very pleased that Peterson acquired the company my parents founded over 30 years ago and it is the best move for our company, employees and customers,” said Jeff Mauch, co-owner of Power Pac. “Selling to Peterson was an ideal situation and we know they will take it to the next level.” Mauch will stay with the company in a managerial and sales role.

“We would like to recognize and thank the Hagemans who went above and beyond for us in their representation, especially in light of the recent passing of my husband, Harry. We couldn’t have done it without them,” said Carol Mauch, co-founder of Power Pac.

Fred Hageman and Jay Hageman of Rental Business Advisors represented Power Pac Rental and Sales in the transaction.

Terms of the sale were not disclosed.

About the Author

Michael Roth

Editor

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.