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    Headline News

    United Rentals Sets Records Topping $3.7 Billion in Total Revenue in 2023

    Jan. 26, 2024
    United posted $3.119 billion in equipment rental revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to $2.747 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, a 13.5-percent jump.
    RER 100 - The World’s Largest Rental Companies

    Send in Your Numbers - Deadline Extended!

    March 27, 2024
    We are trying to rank the 100 largest equipment rental companies based on rental volume and we want to hear from you so that all of the industry’s biggest players can be recognized...
    Interviews

    Interview with Doug Dougherty: Offering Solutions

    March 10, 2024
    In a recent interview with RER, Doug Dougherty, CEO of Cooper Equipment Rentals, Canada’s largest equipment rental company, talked about the company’s prospects for 2024, becoming...
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    RER & The Environment

    North America’s Construction Industry Heavily Advocating Sustainability

    March 2, 2024
    Construction is getting increasingly serious about sustainability ahead of the U.N. 2030 targets on emissions reporting.
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    Aerial Work Platforms

    MEC Aerial Work Platforms Goes NetZero with Vertical Mast Lifts and Scissor Lifts

    Feb. 27, 2024
    This full range means MEC now offers its customers a 100-percent electric lift, steer, and drive MEWP in every height to meet their unique fleet needs.
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    Mergers & Acquisitions

    Sunstate Equipment Acquires Trench Shore Rentals and Trebor Shoring Rentals

    Jan. 31, 2024
    Phoenix-based Sunstate Equipment Co. LLC has signed an agreement to purchase the assets and ongoing operations of all Trench Shore Rentals and Trebor Shoring Rentals locations...
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    Power Generation

    Caterpillar Demonstrates Viability of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology for Backup Power at Microsoft Data Center

    Jan. 21, 2024
    Demonstration marks significant progress toward providing data centers with reliable and sustainable backup power with hydrogen technology.
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    Sunbelt Rentals Revenue Rises 13.4 Percent in Fiscal Second Quarter

    Dec. 6, 2023
    Rental revenue was $2.585 billion, compared to $2.308 billion in fiscal second quarter of 2022, a 12-percent hike. EDITDA increased from $1.207 billion in the year-ago quarter...
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    Headline News

    H&E Equipment Services Opens Branch in Conroe, Texas

    Nov. 13, 2023
    Since the beginning of the second quarter of 2023, H&E has opened 14 new branches across the country, with four of those in the Lone Star State.