CRA's 2016 West Coast Rental Rally Tradeshow is scheduled for January 26-28 at the Cashman Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since the publication of the June e-newsletter, 21 more exhibitors have signed up to exhibit at the show. Thank you to these exhibitors! See the following articles about each of these exhibitors and the products they offer. Click on "Learn More" for more information about the show and to see the complete list of exhibitors to date.
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Star Industries manufactures telehandlers, forklifts and loader attachments. Their goal is to manufacture new and innovative products for the construction industry as well as provide products that have proven their value over the years. They market products exclusively through quality equipment dealers and rental yards, selling only through authorized dealers and never directly to the contractor. They look forward to meeting face to face with many of their dealers and users at CRA's trade show. Star forklift & skid-steer attachments, and masonry equipment will be on display.
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Toro celebrated their first 100 years in 2014, and they continue to strengthen their position as a leading worldwide provider of innovative solutions for the outdoor environment, including turf, snow and ground-engaging equipment, and irrigation and outdoor lighting solutions. Toro thrives on innovation as they strive to develop exciting new products and technologies to improve performance, productivity and efficiency. From advanced work in electric, biofuel and propane technologies to their water-saving irrigation products, they are innovating in new ways to benefit customers and the environment.
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Putnam International will be exhibitung at CRA's 2015 West Coast Trade Show, offering Clarke floor care products, Koshin Pumps and Wylie water trailers.

 

Palmer Snyder is an industry-leading manufacturer of portable furniture. Their range of products includes folding tables, folding chairs, stacking seating, portable dance floor, lecterns, transport carts, and other portable furniture products. Their commercial-grade folding tables and folding chairs are designed for convenient portability, meaning easy moving, stacking, and storing of your folding tables and folding chairs. They have been manufacturing since 1919 and are proud to label many of their products with "Made in the USA."
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From meetings and trade shows with opportunities to exchange ideas with other rental business owners and suppliers, to legal and regulatory resources and discounted group buying programs, CRA offers members many benefits. CRA has been promoting the rental industry since it began in 1946, actively promoting high standards and ethical practices, encouraging harmony and cooperation among its members, and educating the public about the benefits of rental. The Rental Service Industry Foundation (RSIF) provides student scholarships for members, their children, their employees, and their children. It also provides disaster relief for member companies.
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All of Pontrelli fountains are hand crafted to provide you with the highest quality and years of dependable service. All of our fountains are made with stainless steel tubing and parts to prevent any rust, or wear and tear over the years. We install each of our fountains with heavy-duty motors that can handle any density of beverage, including pulp. Each of our fountains also includes a no-splash design, gleaming mirror finish, illuminated column, easy cleaning and maintenance, and a choice of figurine or stainless steel post. Pontrelli also offers serving trays, tiered trays, and serving bowls.
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Fortress Industries Inc. provides quality scaffolding and scaffold accessories, conscientious customer service and competitive pricing to the scaffolding industry. The company primarily targets the distributor and scaffold erector/rental companies, and with over 40 years of combined experience in scaffold equipment, construction and customer service, they offer all facets of support to customers as well as to reliable scaffold suppliers. Their goals are to provide quality equipment with ample stocking levels, to ship promptly, and serve customers with experience and helpful service.
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Terex Corporation is a lifting and material-handling solutions company reporting in five business segments: Aerial Work Platforms, Construction, Cranes, Material Handling and Port Solutions, and Materials Processing. Terex manufactures a broad range of equipment, serving customers in various industries, including the construction, infrastructure, manufacturing, shipping, transportation, refining, energy, utility, quarrying and mining industries. Terex also offers financial products and services to assist in the acquisition of equipment through Terex Financial Services.
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Larrabee Company was founded in 1976 and is a manufacturer’s representative agency dedicated to serving construction and industrial distribution in Northern California, Hawaii and Northern Nevada. Their objective is to provide consistent sales growth and strong market penetration for the manufacturer, while offering distributor partners a complete marketing support mechanism. The Larrabee Company warehouse and offices are in Hayward, California, and their location provides easy access to a warehousing area of approximately 29,000 square feet, with both dock high and parking lot loading available for customer will call and common carrier shipping.
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Stanley Black & Decker is a world-leading provider of mounted and handheld hydraulic tools. Since 1843, Stanley Black & Decker's goal has been simple: provide tools and solutions that make life easier. Whether it’s a hammer that punches above its weight while going easy on your elbows, a door that unlocks for you at a glance or a toolbox smart enough to find a missing socket anywhere in an airplane hanger, their products have a way of making a big impact on your daily life.
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Since its founding in 1837, John Deere has seen a great many changes in its business, its products, its services. Change always comes with opportunity. And Deere has always been ready and willing to embrace it. Yet, through it all, John Deere is still dedicated to those who are linked to the land – farmers and ranchers, landowners, builders, and loggers. And Deere has never outgrown, nor forgotten, its founder's original core values. Those values determine the way we work, the quality we offer, and the unsurpassed treatment you get as a customer, investor, employee.
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Mission Linen Services provides CRA members with uniforms, linen service, and a large selection of cleaning supplies. Mission is a CRA Service Valued Provider for rental linens and uniform service, and CRA members receive special pricing.
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Crime Prevention Program of Southern California is a nonprofit organization that was formed to prevent and significantly reduce the theft of all types of construction equipment and stop vandalism on construction jobsites. Their primary goal in accomplishing crime prevention is to educate members on what steps they can take to prevent their companies from becoming crime victims. CPP provides law enforcement agencies with educational materials, along with corporate security contacts that are vital in recovering stolen construction equipment.
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The Scaffold & Access Industry Association (SAIA) is a trade association that is committed to safety, training and education for the scaffold industry. SAIA’s member companies represent global leaders in scaffold and access manufacturing, sellers, renters, erectors, users, educators, laborers, safety professionals, attorneys and more. Why join SAIA? The industry information received from SAIA membership keeps your company on the cutting edge for industry trends, updated OSHA regulations, and industry statistics and how they can impact your business.
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360 Payment Solutions, Inc. is CRA's Service Valued Provider for credit card processing and merchant services. 360 implements a consultative approach to credit card processing, evaluating software, reporting, compliance, payment data, and more. 360 will streamline your payment system and ensure the lowest fees possible, with specialized pricing and a rate guarantee for CRA members. 360 helps its clients achieve and maintain PCI compliance. 360 will also help CRA members with their online survey and with setting up quarterly scans of their systems, if needed.
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The Bartell Family of Companies is made up of four, premium brands that have rich histories of innovation and pioneering in the concrete and surface prep industry. These brands work together, offering concrete construction equipment to cover the entire construction cycle from compaction, floor removal, shotblasting, placing, finishing wet concrete, and polishing.
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Bobcat Company leads the industry in the design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of compact equipment for construction, rental, landscaping, agriculture, grounds maintenance, government, utility, industry and mining. They strive to empower customers to do their jobs more efficiently and effectively. The renowned Bobcat brand is synonymous with durability and dependability. Tough, versatile, agile Bobcat® equipment — with its time-tested reliability — has rightly earned the nickname "One Tough Animal." Bobcat Company continues to be committed to delivering the industry’s best compact equipment.
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InTempo Software offers rental software and Internet-based options. Your business moves fast, so you need rental software that can keep up. InTempo’s software is designed to help you run your operation more efficiently, reduce costs and maximize profit on every single transaction. With real-time inventory tracking, order processing, utilization reporting and much more, you can get a 360-degree view of your job.
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ReachLocal was the first company created specifically to help local businesses solve the unique challenges of their online marketing. They’ve spent more than a decade building digital marketing technology focused exclusively on local, gathering powerful insights about what works by analyzing over a million campaigns and developing experts who collaborate with you to get the results you want – more customers. Put your business in front of more consumers and turn them into customers with our all-in-one digital marketing system that combines powerful technology and a dedicated team of experts to help you get the best results.
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Solar Technology, Inc. (SolarTech), founded in 1991, is an ISO-9001:2008 certified manufacturer of high-tech specialized construction equipment used for the management and control of traffic in and around work zones associated with road, highway and bridge construction and repair. They are the only traffic safety equipment manufacturer to offer a 5-year bumper-to-bumper warranty on their signs, boards and towers. SolarTech has long been recognized worldwide for manufacturing high quality, durable, reliable and technologically advanced portable solar powered work-zone traffic control equipment. Solar Technology strives to provide the absolute highest level of service and support.
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TSO Mobile is an innovative leader in Mobile Resource Management, logistics products and services, and GPS fleet management. Established in 2002, TSO Mobile provides cutting-edge web-based software solutions to commercial and consumer markets. Their products and services are designed to maximize operational efficiencies, reduce costs, and improve customer satisfaction. All of their services can be accessed from anywhere via the Internet, mobile phone, and Interactive Voice Response (IVR). Thousands of service, transportation and distribution companies in North America, South America, and the Caribbean are currently using TSO Mobile's products and solutions.
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A California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bill that expedites and reduces costs for roadway repair and maintenance projects passed the Senate on June 22 on a unanimous vote. AB 323 (Olsen; R-Modesto) streamlines infrastructure development by extending until Jan. 1, 2020 the current California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption for certain roadway repair and maintenance projects.
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A recently amended bill identified by the California Chamber of Commerce as a job creator that aims to limit frivolous, costly litigation passed the Senate Judiciary Committee this week.The bill, AB 1506 (R. Hernández; D-West Covina), provides employers with a limited opportunity to cure technical violations on an itemized wage statement that does not create any injury to an employee, by allowing the employer a limited time period to fix the violation before any civil litigation is pursued, so that an employer can devote its financial resources to expanding its workforce. The bill has such strong support that Sens. Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys), Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) and John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) asked and have been added as co-authors.
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Roadway repair and maintenance projects will be expedited and costs reduced with the help of a California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bill signed this week by Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. AB 323 (Olsen; R-Modesto) streamlines infrastructure development by extending until January 1, 2020, the current California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption for certain roadway repair and maintenance projects. This exemption was set to expire on January 1, 2016. Importantly, AB 323 extends the exemption only if certain requirements are met, including that the project must not cross a waterway, there must be negligible expansion of use, the site must not contain wetlands or riparian habitat, and there must be no impact to cultural resources.
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Steven Greenhut, California columnist for the San Diego Union-Tribune, commented on a 2016 ballot initiative, backed by some of California’s politically powerful public-sector unions, that would "reform" Proposition 13 and get rid of its so-called tax "loopholes" to promote fairness in a recent article on foxandhounds.com. Their goal is to hike business property taxes by $9 billion a year by eliminating the limitations imposed by that groundbreaking initiative. And, the latest evidence suggests, despite supporters’ protests to the contrary, that residential property taxes could eventually be in the cross hairs.
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The regulation requires diesel trucks and buses that operate in California to be upgraded to reduce emissions. Lighter and older, heavier trucks must be replaced starting Jan. 1, 2015. By Jan. 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: Diesel Particulate Filter Evaluation (May 11, 2015)
In October 2013, the Board directed staff to investigate stakeholder concerns regarding the cost, reliability, and fire safety of diesel particulate filters in on-road applications. Staff provided an update to the Board in April 2014, and a report available online discusses findings from the completed evaluation.
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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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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 Jan. 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.
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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.

A Fleet Average Calculator for Small Fleets has been made available for public use. The Small Fleet Average Calculator is for small-sized off-road fleets (2,500 or less total horsepower), and covers all compliance years. The calculator is available here. Fleet owners utilizing the calculator are advised to first read the User Guide in order to familiarize themselves with the calculator.
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Q: I heard that there is a new extension available that delays compliance until 2018. Is this true?
A: No. However, the Board approved an option that, in specific situations, could delay compliance for up to three trucks until Jan. 1, 2017 for owners that can demonstrate they are financially unable to comply. This option is called the Economic Hardship Extension. The Economic Hardship Extension is a last resort for fleets that were out of compliance for 2014 and have exhausted all of their compliance options. Fleet owners will need to prove they are financially unable to comply with rule requirements.
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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).
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In December 2011, major amendments to the Off-Road Diesel Vehicle Regulation 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. Categories of information found on this page include: Requirements in Effect Now, Enforcement and Regulatory Advisories; Free Training Seminars; and Frequently Asked Questions.
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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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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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