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The proper equipment is essential for driving business. Deciding to rent or buy equipment to add to a fleet goes beyond available capital, and it can be challenging to determine which option is best. Several skid steer loader and excavator manufacturers took part in a panel discussion, titled “Purchasing Earthmoving Equipment—How to Decide New vs. [...]

Volvo Rents is standing up and supporting the nation’s troops with the rental of some of its construction equipment that bleeds red, white and blue. Launched in 2009, the stores’ “Color for a Cause” campaign paints a piece of equipment with stars and stripes. A percentage of the rental proceeds of that machinery is donated [...]

United Rentals completed its previously announced acquisition of RSC in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $4.2 billion, including $2.3 billion of net debt. The combined company will be called United Rentals. United Rentals says the combination of the two companies creates a leading North American equipment rental company with a more attractive customer mix, greater [...]