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Wynne, a leading provider of enterprise software for the equipment and rental industries, recently announced that Ellie Tabesh has joined the company as Project Manager. "We value the importance of a successful implementation and are always striving to make the process as seamless as possible," said John Bureau, General Manager of Wynne. "Adding Ellie to our team reinforces our commitment to focus on customer satisfaction by helping to ensure our projects are completed on time and within budget."
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NACH Marketing Inc. would like to introduce Mr. Robert Bullock, formerly with Kaner Company, White Cap Construction Supply and King Tony America. Robert has joined the veteran team of Craig Yuhas and Martin Lescoe in representing manufacturers in Southern California, Southern Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii. With the talent and the combined 75+ years experience in the professional distribution, manufacturers agency and rental markets, NACH feels they have the strongest factory support teams in the industry.
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CRA’s 2015 Equipment and Party Rental Rally Tradeshow will be held January 26-28 in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the South Point Casino Hotel & Convention Center, a great venue with the convenience of having the convention center and hotel on the same property. Exhibit days are January 27-28. CRA welcomes our newest exhibitors—see the following 23 articles for information about these new exhibitors. Click on "Learn More" for a complete list of tradeshow exhibitors.
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AEI strives to provide the finest in innovative outdoor cooking and patio heating products—they have been innovators in both the gas grill and patio heater industries ever since the company was founded in 1966. Today AEI is the only single source for all aluminum gas grills (A Series), all stainless steel gas grills (Legacy Series) and fully commercial gas grills (T Series). AEI is also the only single source of quartz electric, horizontal gas, umbrella domed and natural and propane gas heaters. Their mission has always been to supply the perfect cooking and heating equipment to enhance any patio, then back it up with industry-leading warranties and support.
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Apex Rentals has been doing business in the high desert since 1988, while Hesperia Rentals has been in the high desert for over 30 years. In 2001, the two businesses merged and are now known as Apex Hesperia Rentals. In addition to tool, equipment, scissor-lift, tractor and trailer rentals, they are an authorized Kubota Tractor dealer, servicing the entire high desert, including Victorville, Apple Valley, Adelanto, Phelan, Palmdale, and Lancaster, and offer both new and used equipment for sale. Financing is available through Kubota Credit Corporation. The company also services what they sell and sells authorized Kubota factory parts.
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Avant Tecno USA is the U.S. division of Avant Tecno Oy, a designer and manufacturer of compact multi-functional Avant wheeled loaders and attachments. Avant products are versatile, powerful, compact, innovative and durable in all working conditions. This is why Avant is the market leader in loaders with operating weight under 2000 kg. Avant Tecno Oy was founded in 1991. Manufacturing, product development, sales and marketing are located in Ylöjärvi, Finland. In the U.S., products are available through their Elk Grove Village, Ill., office. Today there are over 25,000 Avant loaders working all over the world.
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When it comes to property clean-up, Billy Goat Industries features a complete line of product solutions for all your residential, commercial and municipal needs. Billy Goat is a family-owned and operated business located outside of Kansas City, Missouri. For over 45 years, Billy Goat has designed and manufactured property-cleanup products with a reputation for innovation, productivity and quality. We invite you to review our website and work with our worldwide network of stocking and servicing dealers to pick the machine that is right for your clean-up application, property and season.
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Cushman® commercial and utility vehicles, known for versatility, durability and dependability, offer a complete range of heavy-duty, industrial material-handling vehicles, comfortable personnel transport and food and beverage vehicles. With payload capacities up to 3,000 pounds, there's a Cushman vehicle for almost any application. Gasoline- and electric-powered models, plus an extensive list of options and accessories, make Cushman the most versatile choice in utility vehicles. Cushman is owned by Textron Inc., a multi-industry company known for brands such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft Company, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Greenlee, and Textron Systems.
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The rental market in Southern California consists of some of the nation's largest rental companies. Ebbert Company is uniquely positioned to service these companies, offering equipment, consumables and value-added services and training. Our manufacturers include Benner-Nawman, CEP - Const Electrical Products, Diamond Vantage, General Equipment Company, Louisville Ladder, Marshalltown, MI-T-M, Trimble - Spectra Precision Laser and Wyco Tools.
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Essex Silver Line West offers products from the many companies it represents. General Rental product lines include Bil-Jax, Car Caddy, EDIC, Essex Silver-Line, Haulotte Group, Kaeser Compressors, LiftSmart, Lug-All, Mi-T-M, Primatech Hardwood Floor Fastening System, Toro Compact Utility Equipment, Virginia Abrasives and Warner Tool. Party Product Lines include Avalon, Bil-Jax Multi-Stage, Caravan Instant Canopies, Creative Expressions, Gold Medal Products Co., Kangaroo Inflatables, Kwik-Covers, Mi-T-M, Palmer/Snyder Furniture, Premier Tents, Radius Diplay Products, Sephra, and Sound-Craft Systems, Inc.
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First Capitol Auction, Inc. strives to understand buyers, sellers and prevailing market conditions thoroughly in order to maximize the sales value of their clients' goods. The majority of their auctions are conducted at their Vallejo facility, strategically located to serve both the San Francisco Bay Area and the greater Sacramento metropolitan area. The location provides direct freeway access and ten acres of space for public parking. It can also be reached by Amtrak and ferry. The site has a 10,000 square foot building for inside display and security. First Capitol Auction, Inc. is licensed by the State of California and is fully insured and bonded.
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Financial strength and over 20 years of experience has enabled Yale/Chase to become the leading provider of material handling products, services and solutions in Southern California and Hawaii. Yale/Chase JCB is proud to offer JCB construction equipment sales, service, parts and rentals, including backhoes, wheel loaders, excavators, lift trucks, skid steers, utility vehicles, tractors and compactor and telehandler needs in the areas of Los Angeles, Anaheim, Bakersfield, Chula Vista, Glendale, Irvine, Long Beach, Oxnard, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego. They even serve some customers in Hawaii. JBC's focus is to provide total solutions to customers' needs.
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As the world's leading designer and manufacturer of access equipment, JLG products and personnel can be found all over the world. Along with powerful, versatile equipment, they provide training and service, because they feel a responsibility to be more than a manufacturing company. They partner in their customer's success, reaching out worldwide to enable performance, boost productivity, ensure uptime and support forward progress. Through leadership, teamwork and dedication, JLG Industries Inc. provides world-class excellence in quality, service and delivery to our distributors and customers.
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LiftSmart is a privately held, family-owned and -operated company that manufactures portable, telescopic material lifts (such as duct lifts) for the construction and equipment rental markets. The company is located in Vista, Calif., and all its products are manufactured in the U.S. LiftSmart is headed by a husband and wife team—Steve and Kristi Citron, who have both been involved in the lift industry for many years, and is staffed by manufacturing, design engineering, and sales professionals who have successful track records and proven experience in the industry.
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Makita applies the latest innovations to engineer and manufacture power tools. Makita Power Tools have more power and less weight, and are more compact and more efficient than any other. Makita tools benefit from the company's nearly 90 years of experience in designing and building advanced motors, the use of the highest quality raw materials in making the motor components, and rigorous testing of all the components and finished products. The end result is the production of the most reliable power tools in the industry.
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Orec America Inc. imports brush mowers, tillers and other specialty outdoor power equipment from its parent company in Japan, which was established in 1948. Their U.S. office has been based in Seattle, Wash., since 2010. Over the course of its more than 60 years, Orec has provided many unique, high-quality machines, including the world's first Ride-On Brush Mower, the walk-behind Flail Mower and other great products. The company has been able to build such unique products because they listen to customers and work hard to find equipment that meets their needs.
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Placer Sales works with many top-line manufacturers to provide customers with the best available products. Our manufacturers include BilJax Scaffolding, DeWALT, General Pipe Cleaners, Subaru, MBW, Dri-Eaz, Essex Silver Line, Sunset Ladder, EDIC, EquipLocate, MacKissic, H-E-R-O, Primatech, DESA, and Kleen Rite.
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Quest Climate Control Equipment is a division of Therma-Stor, LLC, established in 1977, and is manufactured in Madison, Wis. Quest offers the most complete line of reliable, high-performing, climate control equipment on the market. Dehumidifiers control damaging moisture and humidity in a wide range of applications. Under all conditions, the lower operating cost, lower unit cost and availability of high-capacity "plug-in," "ventilating," "portable," and "industrial" installations make Quest dehumidifiers the right solution for any humidity or climate control problem.
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Rhino Tool Company offers pneumatic and gas-powered post drivers for all fence posts, ground rods and tent stakes, and post pullers for all applications. Choose from seven post driver models and two post puller models. The proper air-operated post driver (also known as a post pounder, air hammer or air tool) can greatly increase your productivity in the erection of various types of fencing, signage and even dock assembly. Not sure which tool matches your job? Visit our website to find out.
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Sakai was founded in Japan in 1918 for the manufacture and repair of diesel locomotives and their engines. Since then, the company has evolved and grown, with an annual production of over 4000 vibratory compactors per year. Sakai vibratory compactors were introduced to North America in 1976 and have gained recognition as state-of-the-art equipment. Sakai rollers have one of the best service records in America. With its new North American manufacturing plant and headquarters in Adairsville, Ga., and with its solid line-up of high force vibratory soil compactors and high frequency vibratory asphalt rollers, Sakai has become one of the strongest compaction product lines in America.
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Schiller Grounds Care, Inc. engineers, manufactures and markets some of the world's most sought-after lawn and garden care equipment. Our passion for innovation, quality and reliability is evident throughout our full line of high performance products used by professionals, avid gardeners and homeowners around the globe. Our planet never stops growing—making the most of what the Earth has to offer requires tireless effort and equally relentless products. At Schiller Grounds Care, Inc., all that we do is motivated by a single mission: to provide the equipment to cut grass more quickly, cultivate the ground more easily, and maintain greenscapes more productively. We are devoted to helping our users achieve the results they're looking for as reliably, efficiently and safely as possible.
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Shark commercial and industrial-grade pressure washer equipment and accessories are designed specifically for the rugged demands of industry. Originating over 20 years ago, Shark pressure washers were developed to withstand the demanding rental environment, where durability and reliability are tested to the max. Today, Shark's dominating reputation for ruggedness and safety in the rental market is recognized. The engineering and craftsmanship of the Shark pressure washer line are renowned thanks to the equipment's simple design, durability, oversized components and many safety features.
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Let Striker Hydraulic Breakers help optimize your breaker requirements with product offerings that include their TNB-08 100 ft/lb walk-behind skid steer, mini-excavators and backhoe, and their new innovative TNB-60J 16,000 ft/lb large excavator breakers. Striker hydraulic breakers are engineered "accumulator free" for durability and reliability and with the lowest operating cost in the industry. They are engineered specifically for the construction, mining and quarry industries. Whatever your budget, Toku America, Inc. will assist you with the right selection for your breaker application. Toku-America has the largest inventory selection of genuine OEM parts for Striker hydraulic breakers, as well as for the TB and VZ Series breakers.
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The Tentwares Accessory Catalog was designed to provide ideal party tent lighting for the commercial tent industry. Since 1992, they have been a source for exclusive party tent lighting, tent brackets and party and tent rental accessories. Their accessories are designed to provide a wholesale tent or party rental business with the equipment they need to best suit their customers' needs. They have everything your rental or party business could possibly need, including decorative items, tent lighting solutions, tent brackets, trash systems, tent flags, tent doors, tables and chairs, stainless steel grills, vinyl tent patches, heating and cooling systems and much more.
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TSO Mobile provides you with powerful features to track and monitor your fleet of vehicles. Track your fleet online with Real-Time GPS Tracking: get location updates as frequently as you want; view a trail showing the history of the locations where a vehicle has been from any date range; and receive real-time alerts via voice, email or text messages right when your vehicles perform critical activities. You can also manage your new, pending and completed vehicle maintenance tasks and receive alerts when maintenance is due. Access 30+ different reports and generate analytics to keep your fleet statistics on point. Reports required by law are included.
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The Woodward Group is a manufacturer representative for products for party and equipment stores. They feature table top and Kwik Covers. This company has served the rental industry for many years and has been a strong supporter of CRA trade shows for many years.
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Election 2014: California voters overwhelmingly passed California Chamber of Commerce-supported Proposition 1, the water bond, and Proposition 2, the rainy day reserve measure. CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg told The Associated Press that much like the inevitability of death and taxes, "in California we can talk about droughts and economic downturns." Zaremberg joined Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and Assembly Speaker Emeritus John A. Pérez in signing the ballot arguments in support of Proposition 2.
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In a recent article on foxandhoundsdaily, Joel Fox, editor of Fox & Hounds and President of the Small Business Action Committee, looked ahead to California's 2016 ballot. He is of the opinion that the tax issues could be most compelling because so many are being considered. The initial focus is on the Proposition 30 taxes that are expiring soon. A number of state officials have argued that the Proposition 30 taxes—a quarter-cent sales tax and a personal income tax increase on the wealthy—be extended or made permanent. In addition, a coalition of public employee unions and groups that want to see more state spending are trying to figure out how to persuade voters to support a property tax increase on commercial property, a tax on oil extracted from the ground and a cigarette tax increase.
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The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently released the November Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), which projects that Brent crude prices will average $83/barrel in 2015, $18/barrel lower than last month’s outlook for 2015. STEO projects prices to remain in the $80 to $90 per barrel range next year, bottoming out under $82/barrel in the second quarter when balances are loosest and then increasing during the second half of 2015 to average $86/barrel in the fourth quarter. Even with the downward revision to the STEO price forecast, second to fourth quarter 2015 oil price projections remain within the market-derived 95% confidence interval published in the September STEO before the recent fall in oil prices.
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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.
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The regulation requires diesel trucks and buses that operate in California to be upgraded to reduce emissions. Newer, heavier trucks and buses must meet PM filter requirements beginning January 1, 2012. Lighter and older, heavier 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.

What's New:
Early Access to Economic Hardship and Agricultural Vehicle Extensions (September 12, 2014): Advisory MSC 14-13 provides early access to the economic hardship extension and compliance options for cattle trucks and other agricultural vehicles.
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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. The following includes general information regarding small off-road engines and ARB's SORE program: Small Off-Road Engines Fact Sheet and Certification Guidelines – online access to relevant certification documents for manufacturers.
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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 the Knowledge Center for the Off-Road Diesel Vehicle Regulation web page.
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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).

Who Needs to Report for 2014?
• Small Fleet Option – Closed as of January 31, 2014
• PM Filter Phase-In Option – Closed as of January 31, 2014
• Agricultural Vehicle – Open January 2015 and closed thereafter
• NOx Exempt Area Operation – January 31 of any year
• Log Truck Phase-In – January 31 of any year until 2015
• Low-Use – January 31 of any year
• Low-Mileage Work Truck Option – January 31 of any year

Vehicle owners that already reported will need to update their vehicle and owner information as it changes. If you bought or sold vehicles from your fleet, installed filters or upgraded engines on any of your vehicles you must report that information within 30 days of the change. If you reported for a mileage-based extensions such as the low-mileage construction truck extension, the agricultural vehicle extension or the low-use exemption, you must report your vehicle's January 1 odometer reading by January 31 each year. Also, if you sell a vehicle that was using the extension, then you must report the ending odometer reading.
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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.

Portable Diesel Engine Airborne Toxic Control Measure
On January 1, 2013, the Portable Engine Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) fleet emission standards went into effect. The ATCM required owners of portable engines to submit a Fleet Compliance Report to the Air Resources Board by March 1, 2013. The next Fleet Compliance Report will be due March 1, 2017.

Changes to Fleets
The ATCM also requires owners to ensure the average PM emission level for their fleet does not fall out of compliance due to changes in the fleet. Owners of portable diesel engine fleets who are adding or removing engines are strongly encouraged to re-calculate their fleet average. Other changes, such as modifying a registration to be low-use or emergency only-use, can also affect the fleet emissions average.

We recommend that once you have completed the calculator, save it and update it any time your portable fleet changes. Diesel-engine owners submitting applications for PERP registration for the first time must include a Fleet Compliance Report. This includes transfer of existing registrations for engines you have purchased.
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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.
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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 regulations Title 13 CCR, sections 2180-2189 for HDVIP and Title 13 CCR, sections 2190-2194 for PSIP, which govern these programs, were last amended in 2013.

The HDVIP program requires heavy-duty trucks and buses to be inspected for excessive smoke and tampering and for 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.
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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.
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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. However, we have to apologize—with a high volume of news, we have been overwhelmed with keeping up with the latest industry news. Our staff will be working on getting you the latest updates. In the meantime, you may also visit our sister affiliate site for the latest on CARB, AB32 and any related news to the industry. Click on "Learn More" to access this site.
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