Category: General Tool
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ARA Foundation and Toro Company Foundation Work to Improve Minneapolis Youth Mentoring Center
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The American Rental Association (ARA) Foundation and The Toro Company Foundation partnered July 29 to improve the outdoor space at Bolder Options, a Minneapolis nonprofit that provides wellness-based mentoring for middle school youth. The project included a $20,000 grant, donated equipment and dozens of volunteers who built new above-ground garden beds, installed fencing and completed…
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Rental Power Generation Report 2025: Q&A with Dylan Rewoldt of Vanguard
Dylan Rewoldt, director of sales at Vanguard Commercial Engines, shares his insight into the world of small engines of equipment rental. Rental connected with Rewoldt over email in May 2025. Q. What is the state of small engines in this country? How has California’s ban on small engines affected the industry? Dylan RewoldtVanguard Commercial EnginesWhile…
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Insight into Rental Leasing and Compliance
If equipment rental companies are searching for financing options that might provide financial flexibility and inventory management, leasing might be something to consider. Recently, Fame Rental’s CEO Joe Lewis shared some insight into what the opportunities in equipment leasing and how it can create a new level of complexity for rental businesses. Especially for accounting…
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How IoT can Drive Efficiencies in Equipment Rental Operations
Managing inventory and fleet efficiently has long been a challenge for rental stores. Between managing dozens to thousands of machines, servicing customer needs and maintaining uptime, how can you keep track of everything without letting inefficiencies erode the bottom line? Enter the Internet of Things (IoT) — a transformative technology providing rental businesses unprecedented visibility…
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Rental 2025 Editor’s Choice Awards Now Open
General equipment and tool rental companies have a lot of options for new purchases. Rental’s Editor’s Choice Awards looks to highlight the products and solutions that make the lives of both the rental company and their customers easier and that much more successful. The products that solve the problems that keep them up at night.…
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6 New Products for General Equipment and Tool Rental
New products are introduced to the general equipment and tool rental industry all the time. Whether these are announced as an updated solution, a brand new tool, or new equipment to add to your lot, these products found a problem and have been designed to address it. As published in the March/April 2025 issue of…
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ARA Addresses Rental Equipment Theft
Picture this: a customer comes in requesting a specific piece of equipment they need for the next couple of days. It’s in stock. You do your due diligence, capture their information, set up the agreement, take payment, etc. After a quick inspection and confirming the machine is in good order, it’s brought around to the…
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State of the General Equipment and Tool Rental Industry 2025
The entire construction industry has been tasked to continue to do business with less. Professional contractors are struggling with a challenged labor market, homeowners face high interest rates, and wages aren’t keeping up with the price of goods. All of these factors plus many more are pushing everyone to do more with less. Yet, there’s…
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Hapn Discusses Latest Tech in Asset Trackers at ARA 2025
We caught up with TJ Chasteen, product manager, at Hapn, at the 2025 ARA Show in Las Vegas to learn more about the company. Hapn produces GPS-based asset tracking hardware and software for many industries, including construction and rental. Hapn engineers develop the software and have a number of unique problem solvers for heavy equipment…
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ARA 2025 Hits the Jackpot in Las Vegas
Attendees of The ARA Show 2025 had a lot on their hands. Starting ahead of the tradeshow opening various talks on what the Future of Equipment Rental may entail started with April Rinne discussing “Leading and Thriving in Uncertainty.” Educational tracks followed the day after, including lessons learned, rental business strategies, and insights into leadership. …