Vanguard Invites Attendees to Win a Battery-Powered Fleet in New ‘Rental Yard of the Future’ Giveaway at The ARA Show 2026
Vanguard, a global leader in commercial engines and lithium-ion battery solutions, will present its Rental Yard of the Future giveaway at the upcoming The ARA Show, March 2–4 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Vanguard will be located in Booth 5008 at the show.
In collaboration with leading original equipment manufacturers, including Mi-T-M Corp., Classen and Bartell Global, Vanguard is launching this initiative to accelerate the adoption of electrified equipment within the rental industry. The giveaway helps lower the barrier to entry for rental companies by awarding a prize package designed to accelerate the winner’s transition to the electrified rental market.
“To truly accelerate the adoption of electrified equipment, we need to get these machines out of the booth and into the hands of end users,” said David Frank, senior vice president and president of electrification at Briggs & Stratton. “The Rental Yard of the Future is a strategic collaboration that turns concept into reality — providing a complete suite of equipment that gives a rental business instant entry into the electrified market. We are demonstrating that battery-powered equipment isn't just a future ambition; it is a rugged, revenue-generating reality for today’s rental yard.”
Prize Details
One winner will be selected to receive a mini fleet package of battery-powered rental equipment, including:
● An integrated Vanguard battery system for each piece of equipment, including battery packs, charger, motors and motor controllers.
● A fully functional battery-powered machine compatible with the Vanguard battery system, including:
○ Mi-T-M ePowerStation
○ Classen TR20eV Turf Rake
○ Bartell Global BCF1570 Forward Plate Compactor
How To Enter
Eligible rental yard owners and employees do not have to wait until they arrive in Orlando to participate. Customers can enter by filling out a digital entry form online prior to the show. During The ARA Show, attendees can enter in person by visiting the Vanguard booth or any participating OEM booth. The winner will be selected via a random drawing held on the final day of The ARA Show, March 4, approximately three hours before the show closes.
Visit Vanguard at The ARA Show
In addition to the giveaway, Vanguard will be leveraging its advanced swappable battery technology to showcase the power of one jobsite powered by a single source. The booth will feature an entire suite of compact concrete equipment, all powered by the Vanguard™ Si1.5 swappable battery pack to demonstrate how a unified power ecosystem simplifies workflow and streamlines battery management on the jobsite. Attendees will have the opportunity to operate each piece of equipment themselves, using the same Si1.5 battery to power the entire lineup.
Vanguard will also display its lineup of commercial engines, including the Vanguard 300, Vanguard 400 EFI/ETC and enhanced Vanguard BIG BLOCK™ 40 HP1 EFI/ETC engine, which are engineered to deliver the unrelenting productivity and durability required for the rental industry.
Visit Vanguard in Booth 5008 at The ARA Show to enter the Rental Yard of the Future giveaway and see the company’s latest power solutions in action.
1All power levels are stated gross HP at 3,600 RPM per SAE J1940.
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.