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UPCOMING EVENTS
April 17-18 VENDOR NEWS
 More than 130 booths and 229 attendees, the beautiful southern California weather holding out for the outdoor demo and digging areas, well-attended seminars and party round tables, and a great keynote speaker rounding out the event -- all added up to a successful Rental Rally Tradeshow for the California Rental Association. Rick Beal, an exhibitor, shares his comments on the show.
Learn More...  A company press release announced that Equipment Today tabulated the inquiries received on new products featured in the publication and on the website over a 12-month period to determine the top-rated products for 2011. Manufacturers were able to receive only one award, so the winning product represents the single highest lead-generating product for the company for the specified time frame. A February company press release announced that the new Hilti TE 700-AVR Demolition Hammer is built for comfort and has been specially designed for extensive renovation work. Featuring 15 percent more power, a reduced contact pressure, as well as an optional TE DRS-B Dust Removal System, the TE 700-AVR helps get jobs done faster like removing masonry, breaking out penetrations in concrete and enlarging opening in walls, as well as removing tiles and plaster.
Learn More...  Terex Aerial Work Platforms (AWP), a business segment of Terex Corporation (TEX), recently announced the launch of the newly improved Genie North American website, www.genielift.com, for its complete offering of Genie® branded equipment and Terex® light towers. The site provides detailed information about the products and resources available to customers in the North American market. A user-friendly design makes finding the right information simple and intuitive so visitors can find what they need, when they need it.
Learn More...  A fleet of JCB machines is hard at work on the other side of the world helping kick off preparations for the 2014 World Cup. The machines, backhoe loaders and Loadall telescopic handlers, have been pressed into service at the Governador Plácido Castelo Stadium in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil. They are working on a major project to extend the stadium, which will host six games at the FIFA 2014 World Cup.
Learn More...  Kohler® Engines, a premium manufacturer and marketer of world class gas and diesel engines for lawn and garden, commercial, construction and agriculture markets since 1920, recently announced that it has upgraded the Rental Partner Program to include more savings and opportunities for current and new rental merchants.
Learn More...  Volvo Rents has acquired Great Plains Rental, a southern Oklahoma-based equipment rental company with stores in Ada, Ardmore, Duncan and Durant, Okla. Great Plains was founded by Bill Clark and his brother Todd in 2001. Volvo Rents has also acquired Max Equipment Rentals, a two-location construction equipment rental company with stores in Oceanside and Perris, Calif. The acquisition comes two months after Volvo Rents’ purchased SoCal Rental Equip Rent, bringing Volvo Rents’ California’s locations to seven.
Learn More...  The new range of diamond blades is tailored for professional use and delivers the perfect cut in almost any material, announced a March company press release. With 60 blades, the new range provides a broad yet unique selection divided up into three performance classes and four material groups. Just as in the manufacture of Wacker Neuson construction equipment, Wacker Neuson attaches particular importance to "Made in Germany" quality for its new range of diamond blades also. This means that these diamond blades fit seamlessly into the existing range of high-quality products from Wacker Neuson.
Learn More...  The top 10 Ditch Witch® dealerships were recently honored by The Charles Machine Works, Inc., manufacturer of Ditch Witch products, as members of the 2011 Crescent Club. From sales and marketing to parts and service, these dealerships exhibited extraordinary service to their customers, to the industry, and to the Ditch Witch organization in 2011.
Learn More...  Kubota Tractor Corporation is increasing its support of the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day® program. A Safety Day sponsor for seven years, Kubota becomes a silver sponsor of the program. "Providing safety education for our customers and their families is a significant emphasis for Kubota," said Greg Embury, vice president of sales and marketing, Kubota Tractor Corporation. "By increasing our sponsorship of the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day education program, we proudly support an effort designed to make safety education and training available for children and their families year-round-together, we can do more to educate about safety than we could ever do alone."
Learn More...  Multiquip introduced the new Whiteman HTXD5i and STXD6i Ride-on Trowels and Multiquip Mikasa Reversible Plates with COMPAS at World of Concrete. The MQ Whiteman HTXD5i and STXD6i hydraulically driven ride-on power trowels provide outstanding performance and patent-pending cutting edge features. The 55 HP Yanmar 4TNV engines meet EPA Tier 4i Interim standards, while the HTXD5i generates 20 percent more horsepower than previous designs. An electronic governor delivers only the precise amount of fuel required to meet the engine load, resulting in greater fuel efficiency and reduced operating costs.
Learn More...  Doosan Portable Power recently announced that it has introduced the P125WJDU utility mount air compressor with convenient auxiliary drive option. The P125WJDU is powered by the same Tier 4i compliant engine as the P185WJDU offering but includes a separate gear set on the airend. This handy feature allows operators to use the auxiliary drive for hydraulics and other resources with the simple flip of a switch. The P125WJDU is ideal for paint striping applications, allowing operators to utilize the auxiliary drive to power a paint stirrer.
Learn More... BUSINESS NEWS
In the March 16 Alert Newsletter, the California Chamber of Commerce announced that it is supporting Proposition 28 on the June ballot and opposing Proposition 29. The CalChamber Board of Directors voted in March 2011 to support an initiative constitutional amendment that altered the term limits created when voters approved Proposition 140 in 1990. The initiative is on the June 2012 ballot as Proposition 28: Limits on Legislators’ Terms in Office. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. The CalChamber Board voted in March 2011 to oppose an initiative statute described as imposing an additional tax on cigarettes for cancer research. That initiative will appear on the June 2012 ballot as Proposition 29: Imposes Additional Tax on Cigarettes for Cancer Research. Initiative Statute.
Learn More... Katy Grimes, Calwatchdog.com news reporter, reports in an article on FoxandHoundsDaily.com that the Assembly Speaker and fellow Democrats are aggressively pushing a dangerous business-killing bill, designed to penalize out-of-state businesses operating in California. AB 1500, by Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, would raise taxes on businesses and employers who operate inside California, but are headquartered out-of-state. Perez claims that the proceeds will go to creating a "Middle-Class Scholarship" for California’s public college students. Click on "Learn More" to read the entire article.
Learn More... Dale Louton, CalChamber's Alert Newsletter HR Adviser, reports on California labor code for choosing paydays. Labor Code Section 204 provides that wages must be paid at least twice a month on pay days designated in advance. This section further provides that on semi-monthly periods ending on the 15th, the employer has until the 26th to pay wages.
Learn More... John Nelson, past president, National Association of Health Underwriters & Co-CEO, Warner Pacific Insurance Services, reports on FoxandHoundsDaily.com that the new federal health care law, The Affordable Care Act, includes several provisions designed to help small businesses pay for and maintain health insurance for their employees, including a new Small Business Health Care Tax Credit which provides a credit equaling up to 35 percent of the health insurance premium costs that a small business incurred for insuring its employees. To qualify, an employer must have fewer than 25 full-time equivalent workers and must pay average annual wages below $50,000. In California it is estimated that more than 630,000 small businesses may be eligible for the credit.
Learn More... CARB
The California Air Resources Board is now offering a lease-to-own financing opportunity that encourages small business owners to replace their older diesel trucks with clean new equipment. The objective of this program is to encourage early compliance with ARB’s on-road diesel vehicle and tractor-trailer greenhouse gas regulations.
Learn More... For 2012, engine manufacturers are required to produce engines in all power categories that are certified to the Interim Tier 4 level. Engines that were produced under the "flex" provisions of either 40 CFR part 89.102 or 1039.625 will continue to be eligible for initial registration in PERP. ARB will accept initial registration applications for non-flex Tier 3 engines rated at 75 to 750 bhp and also non-flex Tier 2 engines rated over 750 bhp only until June 30, 2012. On July 1, 2012 to apply for initial registration in PERP, all non-flex diesel engines rated 50 bhp and above must be certified to the interim Tier 4 emission standard. The fleet standards from the Portable Engine ATCM take effect January 1, 2013.
Learn More... The Air Resources Board announced on March 5 that during the fourth quarter of 2011 it settled 33 cases of air quality violations by trucks and buses, mostly for failure to properly conduct and pass self-inspections aimed at measuring vehicle smoke emissions to ensure state requirements are met.
Learn More... The California Air Resources Board announced on March 9 that it had fined Donaldson Company, Inc. $103,000 for selling illegal diesel filter systems to be used on trucks and buses in California. An investigation by the Air Resources Board showed that Donaldson sold 103 filter systems that did not include a back pressure monitor, a device essential to the performance of both the filter and the engine of the vehicle.
Learn More... The ARB's Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection Program and Periodic Smoke Inspection Programs were adopted in 1988. The HDVIP program requires heavy-duty trucks and buses to be inspected for excessive smoke and tampering, and engine certification label compliance. Any heavy-duty vehicle traveling in California, including vehicles registered in other states and foreign countries, may be tested. Tests are performed by ARB inspection teams at border crossings, CHP weigh stations, fleet facilities, and randomly selected roadside locations. Owners of trucks and buses found in violation are subject to minimum penalties starting at $300 per violation.
Learn More... This area of the Off-Road Mobile Sources website pertains to off-road large spark-ignition (LSI) equipment greater than 25 horsepower, including farm, construction and industrial equipment, powered by gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and other alternate fuels. Typical applications that use LSI engines include forklifts, specialty vehicles, airport service vehicles, large turf care equipment, portable generators, and a wide array of other agricultural, construction and general industrial equipment. The U.S. EPA has sole authority to control new farm and construction equipment under 175 horsepower. To find out more about the regulatory activities and related information, click on "Learn More."
Learn More... The regulation will reduce diesel exhaust emissions from privately owned and federal government diesel trucks and buses. Privately and publicly owned school buses have different requirements and do not need to be reported. Smaller fleets can enter their information directly online. Larger fleets can use an upload spreadsheet to report vehicle information in batches rather than one vehicle at a time. Fleet owners who already created an account with the Tractor Trailer GHG reporting or the Off-Road reporting systems, can use the same user name and password.
Learn More...  Driving Toward a Cleaner California (DTCC) is a coalition of owners-operators, farmers, construction contractors and other business and community leaders committed to working with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to craft a sensible truck and bus replacement rule that both cleans the air and keeps California's economy moving forward.
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