Category: Rental Business
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Nominations Open for For Construction Pros’ PACER Award
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in Apps, Business Services, Compaction Equipment, Concrete Equipment & Products, Construction, Construction News, Construction Safety, Construction Safety Technology, Decorative Concrete, Featured, Fleet Maintenance, Fleet News, Labor & Workforce Development, PACER Award, Paving, Personnel Management, Power, Project Management, Recommended, Rental Business, Software, Striping, Sweeping, Top Story, Trucks & Accessories, Worksite Equipment, WorkwearNominations for ForConstructionPros.com’s PACER award are now open! The PACER (Pavement, Asphalt, Concrete, Equipment, Rental) award, managed by ForConstructionPros.com and its affiliate brands, Equipment Today; Asphalt Contractor; Rental; Concrete Contractor; and Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction, recognizes construction pros on the jobsite and in the office for their accomplishments in shaping the construction industry. This award is broken down into four categories: Women in…
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What Happens When AI Gets It Wrong
In our previous articles, we explored different types of AI and their common uses. One of the more interesting — and important — issues is how much you should trust AI and the information it provides. Editor’s Note: previous articles offered a definition of AI for equipment rental businesses and thoughts on using Gen AI…
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Strategic Networking Tips for Concrete Contractors and Equipment Rental Professionals
In concrete contracting and equipment rental sectors, strategic networking is more than just a tool — it’s a pathway to success. Sharing resources and expertise is crucial, especially as the demand for concrete and equipment rental continues to rise with the demand for infrastructure projects and residential and commercial construction. Networking is not just about…
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Using UL-Certified Batteries to Protect Your Rental Equipment
*This article is sponsored by U.S. Battery With so many Lithium-ion batteries on the market, it isn’t easy to find high quality options that are built to higher standards. As many rental companies know, the quality of a battery can not only impact the performance of your battery-powered equipment, but also its overall safety in…
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Rental’s 2025 Editor’s Choice Award Winners
The Rental Editor’s Choice Awards represent the equipment and general tool industry’s best products gaining interest from end-users and rental professionals alike. The awarded products, exhibiting innovation and utility, were chosen based on submitted nominations and their potential impact into the general tool and equipment rental industry by the Rental editorial team. The entry form…
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The One Big Beautiful Bill and Incentivizing Equipment Purchasing
Signed on July 4, 2025, the full impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill has yet to take full effect. Let’s take a look at the projected impact on the equipment rental and construction industry in general. At its essence, the intent of the Bill is to drive the economy using incentives to drive capital…
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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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How Generative AI Can Improve Equipment Rental Businesses
This is the second part of discussing Generative AI in equipment rental. “Defining AI for Equipment Rental Businesses” covered the definitions of, types, and the difference between it and traditional analytics. Now that we have the definitions under our belt, let’s look at how all of this affects our lives and businesses. Note: In the…
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Eye On Rental – Equipment Rental Shops Should Prepare for the Upcoming Year Now
The topics of preparation and efficiency planning have always been important. However, for all the obvious reasons (including the tight labor market, ever-increasing competition, and significantly higher costs of doing business) now is the time to place and even higher priority on these topics. Every equipment rental business is different of course but here are…
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Defining AI for Equipment Rental
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the most discussed technology today, in technology circles, businesses, and personal use. There is little doubt about its short- and long-term impact on just about everything we do. I equate its overall effect on how we live and work to be multiple times greater than the impact of the Internet, and…