Wall Street Beat

Nesco Specialty Rentals has hired rental industry veteran Rob Blackadar as president.

Canadian distributor Wajax posted $374.6 million in total revenue in the first quarter compared to $342.4 million in the first quarter of 2018, a 9.4-percent increase.

Home Depot is continuing to benefit from its rental program, CEO Craig Menear told a conference call of investors following the company’s announcement of its first quarter results last week.

Crane manufacturer Manitowoc Co. posted an 8.3-percent first quarter revenue increase, and a 73-percent adjusted EBITDA boost.

JLG, the access equipment segment of Oshkosh Corp., reported net sales in the second quarter of fiscal 2019 of $987.6 million, a 6.4-percent increase.

Toromont, parent company of the Caterpillar dealership for Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nunavut, posted CDN $700 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2019...

Total revenues of $475.7 million were a 10.3-percent hike compared to $431.3 million in the first quarter last year.