United Rentals Names Polaris Supplier of the Year for 2024
United Rentals, the largest equipment rental company in the world, has selected Polaris Inc. as its Supplier of the Year for 2024. The award recognizes the Polaris Commercial team’s dedication and attention to vehicle performance, delivery, parts and service support, as well as its collaboration across all aspects of procurement, warranty and service. Polaris Commercial has twice been recognized as honorary supplier of the year, but this is the first time the company is taking home the top honor.
Polaris Commercial works with United Rentals to provide utility vehicles (UTVs) built to withstand tough duty cycles and daily worksite use. The partnership enables United Rental locations across the U.S. the opportunity to quickly deploy the durable and easy-to-operate Pro XD UTV to customers. The Pro XD work utility vehicle is built for resilience and longevity, ready to tackle the unpredictable and ever-changing demands of virtually any jobsite. Engineered with safety features and for durability and serviceability, the work UTV provides United Rentals and its customers with a dependable workhorse that adapts to varying conditions, boosts productivity, and delivers lasting value.
“United Rental’s success – and the success of our customers – is a testament to our incredible suppliers,” said TJ Mahoney, vice president of supply chain, United Rentals. “Thank you for your commitment to constant innovation and providing vehicles that enhance efficiency and durability for our customers. Congratulations on being named Supplier of the Year – it is well-deserved!”
“At Polaris, we take pride in engineering vehicles built for the rigors of the job site,” said Aaron Stegemann, vice president and general manager, Commercial Utility Vehicles, Polaris. “We are relentless when it comes to taking care of our customers, innovating our product line up and driving efficiency to maximize value – and we are honored to be recognized by United Rentals for this commitment.”
United Rentals, based in Stamford, Conn., is the largest equipment rental company in the world. It has an integrated network of 1,571 rental locations in North America, operating in 49 states and every Canadian province.
Polaris Commercial is backed by 70 years of Polaris innovation.
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.