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Clean revolution: Alternative power takes rental equipment by storm
Published on: 24 April, 2024
Equipment run by alternative power sources is becoming the norm in an increasing range of applications, presenting fleet owners with an array of efficient options
Loxam Powered Access CEO on equipment, costs, acquisitions and headwinds
Published on: 22 April, 2024
Paul Rankin shares the challenges and solutions in today’s international rental market 
Trackunit interview: swimming in a data lake
Published on: 22 April, 2024
Trackunit’s Soeren Brogaard on telematics and AI
Access equipment at Intermat
Published on: 19 April, 2024
AI profiles the access equipment on show in Paris
Striving for greater ‘rentability’ in France
Published on: 18 April, 2024
As Intermat arrives, how is the French rental market doing?
New digital tools to increase rental efficiencies
Published on: 15 April, 2024
Software suppliers are helping rental companies gain deeper insight into asset tracking, emissions reporting and logistics 
Why electric forklift operators may be among the first adopters of V2X
Published on: 14 April, 2024
Electric forklift fleets powered by advanced lithium batteries can overcome many hurdles related to V2X adoption.
Interview: Don’s Rental on the struggle of the independents
Published on: 12 April, 2024
Dave Dworschak, second-generation owner of US-based, homeowner-focused Don’s Rental, says it’s tough out there for smaller equipment rental companies in remote markets
Registration open for annual scaffold conference and exhibition
Published on: 10 April, 2024
The SAIA Annual Convention & Exposition will take place in Denver this fall 
SAIA Shoring Council looks to update best practices docs
Published on: 10 April, 2024
Council shifts its primary focus to developing topics within the shoring design guide 
RentalTracker survey: Europe’s equipment rental sector shows signs of life
Published on: 08 April, 2024
Survey by ERA and IRN takes snapshot of rental industry confidence
Interview: JLG’s Tim Morris on the access market and what’s to come
Published on: 08 April, 2024
Lindsey Anderson sits down with JLG’s Tim Morris for an update on what’s to come from the world’s largest access equipment OEM
Telescopic booms: Soaring demand spurs product innovations
Published on: 08 April, 2024
With more units - and OEMs - coming to market than ever before, telescopic boom lift buyers face a range of options when it comes to their next big purchase
Job hopping, remote working, and tech: How can construction retain Gen Z?
Published on: 08 April, 2024
What does Gen Z want from the construction industry? And can the industry provide it?
Part Two: Industry veteran Mike Disser on what independent rental companies need to thrive
Published on: 08 April, 2024
Whether you’re looking to sell your business and want to go the distance, Disser offers industry wisdom to help companies reach their goals
ESG reporting and the changing generational and regulatory landscape
Published on: 07 April, 2024
Younger generations want their investments to align with their values. The related ESG regulations can make that a challenge for OEMs.
‘Engines running hot’: is Brazil’s rental sector in growth mode?
Published on: 03 April, 2024
Following a period of instability, South America’s largest market is beginning to see an upturn in fortunes
How is the aviation industry using modern access equipment
Published on: 02 April, 2024
Effective use is key to reducing the risks for MEWPs around aircraft reports Owen Stockden, Principal at consultants Equinox Partners
Interview: Optimizing electric fleet management
Published on: 02 April, 2024
Software startup Guided Energy aims to assist fleet owners in managing their fleet of electric vehicles, and the vision includes equipment rental
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