Unfortunately I couldn’t attend this year’s The Rental Show 2012 in New Orleans, but from what I’ve heard from many of my co-workers and business associates the show was very positive.Read more »

I recently read an article in Industrial Info Resources that seemed very positive for the construction industry.  The article stated that, “The proximity of the Marcellus shale to large population centers and lack of oil & gas infrastructure are expected to continue to drive construction spending in the region for many years to come.”  Not bad news for the constructRead more »

Volvo Rents has recently opened two new company-stores, and made two recent rental store acquisitions.  

If you’re in Braintree, Massachusetts, you’ll be hearing more about us.  We opened a new company-owned rental center there. The new center will join the Southborough and Haverhill locations and will service all of the Boston market.Read more »

As many of you, I watched the State of the Union address Tuesday during which President Obama made some very specific comments about the construction industry.Read more »

I read some encouraging news in the ABC Construction Economic Update today.  According to the article published in the release, the January 18 Producer Price Index report by the U.S.Read more »

The latest addition to the Volvo Rents Video Series reviews the safety features of the L35B compact wheel loader.  As with every piece of equipment that Volvo manufactures, the L35B compact wheel loader was built with safety in mind.Read more »

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Thanks to the American Rental Association (ARA) the equipment rental industry now has a definition for calculating and reporting rental performance. It can be found in the ARA Rental Market Metrics™, a white paper from the American Rental Association (ARA).

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I recently read in ABC’s Construction Economic Update that construction materials prices fell 0.1 percent in November, according to the Labor Department’s Producer Price Index. Hopefully, this drop in the price of construction materials will lead to a growing number of construction projects moving forward.Read more »

Everyone here at Volvo Rents is excited to welcome Midwest Aerials & Equipment and Centerline Group of Construction Equipment Rental companies to the Volvo Rents family. Read more »