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UPCOMING EVENTS
March 4 - 8, 2013 July 16 - 17, 2013 VENDOR NEWS
 Graco Inc. has been named by WorkplaceDynamics as one of the top 150 places to work in the United States. WorkplaceDynamics surveyed more than 870 companies with 1,000 or more employees and Graco was ranked No. 36 nationwide. The National Top Workplaces list was determined solely by feedback gathered through an objective employee survey. The survey was conducted by Workplace Dynamics LLP, in conjunction with 30 leading regional newspapers.
Learn More...  Billy Goat Industries welcomes Carmelo Grenier as Western Regional Sales Manager. In this key role, Carmelo will be responsible for leading Billy Goat’s sales efforts across the Western United States for all sales channels. Carmelo brings more than 30 years of experience with five major manufacturers including Hitachi Koki USA, Ltd.; Shindaiwa, Inc.; Garden Way, Inc.; Cub Cadet, Corp.; and Waxman Industries, where he held roles of increasing responsibility from Territory Sales Manager, District Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager, to North American Sales Manager.
Learn More...  Husqvarna Construction Products recently released three new videos on YouTube. The videos highlight the unique features and benefits of the specific power cutter:, K 970 Ring, K 970 Chain, and the Husqvarna Cut-n-Break machines. Click on "Learn More" to see these new videos.
Learn More...  Point-of-Rental has begun releasing the update many companies have been waiting for – Enterprise 2013. Currently being installed on a rolling schedule to users on software support, Enterprise 2013 is the most monumental update in Point-of-Rental’s thirty year history. The entire rental management software program has been converted to the Microsoft .NET Framework which has been a long laborious task, but one definitely worth the effort.
Learn More...  John Deere is now a Trustee of The First Tee®, a non-profit youth organization that provides life skills and character education programs to young people using golf as a platform. The official announcement was made this morning at the Golf Industry Show by James M. Field, president of John Deere's Worldwide Agriculture and Turf Division, and Joe Louis Barrow, Jr., chief executive officer of The First Tee. John Deere will donate $1 million over five years to The First Tee, further emphasizing Deere's active commitment to the game of golf and the career development of professionals in the golf maintenance industry. The donation is consistent with the Deere & Company's various citizenship initiatives which target education, training, and community enrichment.
Learn More...  Kubota Tractor Corporation introduces its new BX70 Series sub-compact tractors with four ready-to-work models: the BX1870, BX2370, BX2670 and the BX25D. With improved comfort, convenience and operation, Kubota’s popular BX series has the power and versatility for digging, hauling, mowing, snow-blowing, tilling, and plowing through yard projects, big or small.
Learn More...  Skyjack is on a quest to locate the oldest existing Skyjack scissor lift. In 2013 Skyjack will manufacture its 250,000th machine. To celebrate this milestone, SKYJACK IS LOOKING FOR YOUR HELP in the quest to locate the oldest working Skyjack scissor lift. The owner of the oldest working machine will receive a brand new aerial work platform as a replacement.
Learn More...  Terex Corporation, the manufacturer of Genie® branded products, signed a long-term strategic alliance with ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex to be the official lift equipment provider to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Genie® lift equipment provides solutions to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex for a variety of application needs on a daily basis. Genie® scissor and boom lifts are regularly used as elevated platforms for cameras and camera operators to tape and broadcast sporting events at the sports complex. The lifts are also used to perform ongoing maintenance at the 255-acre site. Additionally, Terex® branded light towers will light up popular runDisney races that take place throughout the theme parks each year.
Learn More...  Rental software provider Solutions by Computer (SBC) has introduced a new capability for its Enfinity system that makes it easy to capture commitments from customers who are not physically present. Enfinity e-Sign is an electronic signature capability that can be used to confirm deliveries, process rental contracts and execute other documents. Legally binding and secure, e-Sign offers complete end-to-end signature tracking.
Learn More...  Toro is pleased to introduce its new line of specialized concrete and masonry equipment. Toro's new line was developed through the company's acquisition of products from Stone Construction Equipment, Inc., and utilizes trusted designs and quality to offer concrete mixers, mortar mixers, power trowels, concrete vibrators, screeds and concrete working tools. These new products join Toro's expanded product offerings to the construction and rental industries.
Learn More...  The SC30TX features a dependable electronic fuel injection (EFI) gas engine that performs well during cold-weather starts, reducing occurrence of engine flooding over comparable carbureted gas engines. Two individually controlled tracks that provide a zero turning radius. Both features married together make the SC30TX the ideal stump cutter for rental business owners and their customers.
Learn More...  Wacker Neuson, the leading manufacturer of compact construction machines and equipment, is putting the personal experience factor into focus at the upcoming Bauma from 15-21 April 2013. Wacker Neuson will exhibit the group's entire product range in a nearly 6,000 square meter area. "Bauma is the most important international trade fair for our industry. In April of this year, we will present our customers with new and innovative product solutions that make working on construction sites more efficient, more comfortable and safer," says Cem Peksaglam, CEO of Wacker Neuson SE. "As one of the world's most important trade shows in our industry, Bauma is extremely important for Wacker Neuson."
Learn More...  Doosan Portable Power has expanded its product marketing, sales management and training teams with the appointment of four team members: Zeke Hendrix, Juan Rubio, Wyatt Franks and Michael Flynn.
Learn More...  The new four-wheel-drive Cat® 450F Backhoe Loader Center Pivot complements the durability, reliability, and lifting performance of its 450E predecessor with a more efficient overall design, including more horsepower, electronic control of the hydraulic system, serviceability improvements, and added operator comfort and convenience. Powered by a Cat C4.4 ACERT™ engine meeting U.S. EPA Tier-4 Interim/EU Stage IIIB emission standards, the 450F also retains the 450E's unrivaled versatility, available with a hydraulic thumb, pin- puller-type coupler, and a range of compatible work tools, including buckets with integral forks, hammers, and plate compactors. The machine will be available during the second quarter of 2013.
Learn More... BUSINESS NEWS
CalChamber's recent Alert Newsletter reported that federal employers with 50 or more employees are required to display an updated federal family leave poster starting March 8. The final rule outlining the requirement was by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to implement federal laws expanding Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) protections. The FMLA applies to employers with 50 or more employees. The FMLA changes were legislated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 and the Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act (signed in 2009). The regulations were issued for public comment February 15, 2012, and the comment period closed on April 30, 2012.
Learn More... Historically, Cushing, Oklahoma has served as the mid continent hub for distribution of both crude oil imported to the U.S. Gulf Coast and West Texas crude oil production. Pipelines were constructed and configured to move crude oil north to Cushing, and then on to refineries throughout the Midwest. However, as crude oil production has grown in the U.S. mid continent and Canada, the Cushing hub has become over-supplied. As a result, market participants increasingly have been looking to relieve bottlenecks at Cushing by reconfiguring and expanding pipeline infrastructure to move crude oil south to the Gulf Coast refineries. Over the next two years, planned additions to pipeline takeaway capacity should be sufficient to ameliorate the current imbalance at the Cushing hub. Part of a supplement to the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) February Short-Term Energy Outlook focuses on this changing infrastructure.
Learn More... The February 15th CalChamber Alert newsletter reported that Covered California, the state-run program that oversees implementation of the Affordable Care Act, this week released the standards for benefit plans that will be made available to Californians who do not rely on employer-provided insurance or Medi-Cal for health care coverage. Four plan levels will be available: bronze, silver, gold and platinum. The percentage of coverage to be paid by the health plan ranges from 60 percent for bronze to 90 percent for platinum. More than 2.6 million Californians will be eligible for subsidies, according to Covered California.
Learn More... John Wildermuth, journalist and political commentator, recently provided his viewpoint on Prop. 13 on foxandhoundsdaily.com. He states, "Since that landmark anti-tax measure passed in 1978, California has become an increasingly selfish state. A growing number of people are voting the "What’s-In-It-For-Me?" ticket, reducing almost every call for increased spending, program cuts and new state priorities to a simple question of personal benefit rather than a decision based on California’s needs. Call it, once again, the law of unintended consequences. When Prop. 13 went on the California ballot, it was designed to stop skyrocketing property tax hikes that were forcing low-income seniors from their homes."
Learn More... Jack Humphreville, writer for CityWatch, President of the DWP Advocacy Committee, Ratepayer Advocate for the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council, and Publisher of the Recycler Friday, reported on February 15th that on the prior Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times urged a NO vote on Proposition A, the PERMANENT half cent increase in our already regressive sales to a staggering 9.5 percent, one of the highest rates in the country. While The Times conceded that there might be some "short term pain" if Proposition A is defeated, the Editorial Board recommended that any increase be determined by the new Mayor and the City Council which will have seven new members, and only after completing the upcoming labor negotiations with the City’s labor unions. Any increase in the sales should also be part of a "long-term budget fix."
Learn More... CARB
The Truck and Bus 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. This CARB site has the Truck Regulations Upload and Compliance Reporting System (TRUCRS) and was last reviewed February 8, 2013.
Learn More... On July 26, 2007, the Air Resources Board (ARB) adopted a regulation to reduce diesel particulate matter (PM) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions from in-use (existing) off-road heavy-duty diesel vehicles in California. Such vehicles are used in construction, mining and industrial operations. For more information, please call the diesel vehicle information hot line at 866-6DIESEL or 866-634-3735.
Learn More... Owners or operators of portable engines and certain other types of equipment can register their units under the Air Resources Board's (ARB) Statewide Portable Equipment Registration Program (PERP) in order to operate their equipment throughout California without having to obtain individual permits from local air districts. 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. 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... 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, large turf care equipment, portable generators, and other agricultural, construction, and general industrial equipment.
Learn More... The small off-road engine (SORE) category consists of off-road spark-ignition engines below 25 horsepower, including small utility equipment, lawn mowers and weed trimmers. This category does not include compression-ignition engines, watercraft, or recreational vehicles. ARB has a page on its website that includes general information regarding small off-road engines and ARB's SORE program. Click on "Learn more" to access this page.
Learn More... In December 2011, major amendments to the Off-Road Diesel Vehicle Regulation, which include delaying the first compliance date to no earlier than January 1, 2014, became effective. The changes to the regulation are reflected in the fact sheets, advisories, and answers to frequently asked questions available on...
Learn More... All diesel-fueled trucks, buses, trailers and transportation refrigeration units operating in California, including those based out-of-state, have requirements to reduce air pollution and improve the state's overall air quality. Don't miss the fast-approaching Tractor-Trailer GHG reporting deadlines! The reporting deadline for large fleets was June 1, 2012. The reporting deadline for small fleets is September 1, 2012. Click on "Learn More" or call the California Air Resources Board (ARB) Diesel Hotline at 866-6DIESEL (866-634-3735) for more information. Operators are also available to answer questions in Spanish and Punjabi.
Learn More... The regulation requires diesel trucks and buses that operate in California to be upgraded to reduce emissions. Heavier trucks must be retrofitted with PM filters beginning January 1, 2012, and older trucks must be replaced starting January 1, 2015. By January 1, 2023, nearly all trucks and buses will need to have 2010 model year engines or equivalent. The regulation applies to nearly all privately and federally owned diesel fueled trucks and buses and to privately and publicly owned school buses with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 14,000 pounds. Small fleets with three or fewer diesel trucks can delay compliance for heavier trucks by reporting and there are a number of extensions for low-mileage construction trucks, early PM filter retrofits, adding cleaner vehicles and other situations.
Learn More... The ARB's Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection Program and Periodic Smoke Inspection Program were adopted into law in 1988 to control excessive smoke emissions and tampering from heavy-duty diesel trucks and buses. The Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection Program (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. Owners of trucks and buses found in violation are subject to minimum penalties starting at $300 per violation. The Periodic Smoke Inspection Program (PSIP) program requires that diesel and bus fleet owners conduct annual smoke opacity inspections of their vehicles and repair those with excessive smoke emissions to ensure compliance. All vehicles that do not pass the test must be repaired and retested. A fleet owner that neglects to perform the annual smoke opacity inspection on applicable vehicles is subject to a penalty of $500 per vehicle, per year.
Learn More...  Driving Toward a Cleaner California (DTCC) is a coalition of owner-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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