CRA eJournal
Meeting and Event News
  
 
 
CRA’s 4th Wednesday Rental Workshop will be on May 28, 2025, from 2:30-4 p.m, via Zoom.

 
The workshop will be presented by Elliott Vigil... Creating WOW Customers & Raving Fans!  How to make your customer be your biggest fans and tell everyone about you—Communication, Gratitude, Kindness & Honest Connection/Care
 
Training for the FREE MEMBER BENEFIT runs an hour. Participants have a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card during the drawing held at the end of the workshop. 

  
 
Plan to attend the Inland Empire Territory Yard Party on June 25, 2025. Multiquip will be hosting the event at 980 East Mill Street, San Bernardino. The fun begins at 6:00 and lasts until 9:00 pm! 

Register online or contact Katie Marrs for more information: Katie.Marrs@CalRental.org or 909-926-0031.

KATO Compact Excavator Sales, LLC
Rental Center News
A recent case in Pennsylvania highlights the serious consequences of misclassifying employees as independent contractors. Romero Remodeling Co., a Pittsburgh-based construction business, misclassified 192 employees as independent contractors, violating the Pennsylvania Construction Workplace Misclassification Act (Act 72). Following an investigation by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I), the company agreed to pay a $144,000 fine—amounting to $750 per misclassified worker.
Vendor News
 
DirtPrep Solutions
Jason Lambrich
7927 Garden Grove Blvd. #73
Garden Grove, CA 92841
(800) 455-5165
www.dirtprep.com
  

LiftSmart has been providing the best service, support, and spare parts turn-around time in the lifting industry since 2010. All of their products are made in the USA. Their team consists of industry veterans who focus on providing outstanding products and customer service for the construction, industrial, and rental equipment markets. With the SmartEquip Network, members can now purchase their material lifts, options, accessories, ​and service parts every day of the week, 24/7/365.
  

MTA Distributors is America's largest rental equipment distributor, supplying rental companies with the finest lawn and garden, safety, light construction, and special event equipment available. They also train existing and startup companies for entry into the rental industry. MTA Distributors' core values guide everything they do. They persist through challenges, finding innovative solutions to complex problems, and they build lasting relationships by delivering unmatched service and value to the people we serve. Guided by these values, they raise the bar on what it means to be a rental partner our customers can trust.
  

Not only do our scissor and boom lifts raise fellow human beings high into the air, they must also safely bring them back down. And they need to do both safely and smoothly, again and again. So, our machines are engineered beyond the industry norm, to an uncommon level of safety and durability. But they’re also engineered to be simple — simple to operate and simple to maintain. Snorkel does not just build for today. Their circular manufacturing philosophy ensures that Snorkel products deliver time and time again. All new machines are designed and built from heavy-duty steel so that they can be easily remanufactured, maximizing the total life of the product, and ultimately reducing waste.
  

OEM-Auality Parts for Aerial, UTV, and Construction Equipment. RSW Parts undertands that time is of the essence in the construction industry, and they are committed to ensuring that your operations run seamlessly by delivering your orders swiftly and efficiently. With an impressive 98% same-day dispatch rate, they prioritize speed without compromising on quality. With over 40 years of industry expertise, they have built strong relationships with reliable manufacturers, enabling them to offer OEM-quality parts at competitive prices and ensuring that you receive top-tier products without the hefty price tag. Their customer service team will provide personalized support to help you find the right parts quickly and efficiently.
  

Our American-made furniture is designed to enhance the flexibility of your space, keeping people happily collaborating, creating, and thinking. PS Furniture was first established in 1919 in Conneautville, PA, as the Snyder Chair Co., a manufacturer of Appalachian hardwood folding chairs. The Snyder Chair Co., changed hands in the early 1970s, becoming Palmer Snyder. In the intervening years, they became PS Furniture and Palmer Snyder, serving customers across the spectrum of commercial furniture markets. Most of their manufacturing is still done in the same small town where Snyder Chair Co. was founded, but now with a much expanded and modernized factory and sales offices around the U.S.
  

Norton offers the widest portfolio of grinding, cutting, blending, finishing, and polishing solutions for all markets, materials, and applications with the most advanced and affordable technology. When you need the right sandpaper or the right grinding wheel to streamline productiont, they deliver choices that matter to your workforce, the environment, and your bottom line. Norton constantly looks for ways to improve your working conditions and simplify the job by eliminating dust or noise, reducing total costs by increasing the number of parts you can finish in an abrasive application, and considering the ergonomics of the application to improve worker comfort.
  

BOMAG is the world market leader in the field of compaction technology and manufacturer of machines for the compaction of soil, asphalt and refuse. Stabilizers/Recyclers, milling machines and pavers round off their portfolio. Compaction equipment from BOMAG is used in areas from landscaping to the entire range of road construction and heavy dam construction. Furthermore, BOMAG provides special solutions for use on landfill sites of all sizes, for recycling damaged asphalt pavement, and for soil stabilisation. BOMAG machines fulfill wide ranging requirements with extensive equipment variations and a worldwide internal network of compaction experts.
  

Ledwell builds custom manufactured truck bodies and trailers, and they provide parts and service for those products. Ledwell has delivered exceptional equipment and provided personalized customer service for over 75 years. They lead the equipment manufacturer industry in creating quality products for businesses large and lean. They come to Ledwell for customized, innovative solutions for their equipment needs.Ledwell's in-house machining and fabrication capabilities guarantee excellent quality and flexibility with the shortest lead time in the industry. Their dedication to providing exceptional service that meets client’s transportation needs is ensured through their employees's commitment to excellence.
  
Bartell Global is an international manufacturer of quality equipment & consumables with a broad product line, specializing in equipment for the construction industry. Our success is built on the same principle that Art Bartell established when he started the company: we keep the contractor’s needs as the focus of every product we design and manufacture. Bartell Global has grown to become a powerful brand and industry leader, continuing to lead the way in the field of concrete and construction equipment. They are proud of the heritage of their company, one that has been respected for more than 75 years. Bartell professional concrete equipment includes everything from power trowels, cement mixers, compactors, concrete vibrators and much more.
  

The Graco story begins with two brothers, a garage and the tenacious pursuit for an exceptional solution. For nearly 100 years, Graco has worked to be the industry’s highest-quality manufacturer of fluid handling products. Their success is based on a commitment to technical excellence, world-class manufacturing, and customer service. Graco offers products that set high-quality standards in a wide range of fluid handling applications: spray finishing and paint circulation, lubrication, sealants and adhesives, sanitary processing and power application equipment for contractors. Graco's headquarters are in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and they employ approximately 4,000 people worldwide.
  
Best Trailer, Inc., has been manufacturing a line of high quality, heavy-duty, industrial trailers specifically engineered for the rigorous demands of the rental industry for 30 years. Best Trailer began as a home-based business whose founder had worked in the rental industry for 18 years. His experience inspired him to manufacture a better quality, stronger, long-lasting trailer using only the best materials. Best trailers are engineered to survive the rigorous demands of the rental industry, are durable, and functional. Most of their trailers are “Built Rental Yard Ready,” and Best offers a wide variety of trailers to meet your needs. In addition, Best Trailers can even color-customize or galvanize any trailer they build. 
  

Elevate your projects with Canycom's advanced line of tracked carriers, trusted by industry leaders for decades. From compact walk-behinds to powerful ride-on diesel models, our machines excel in accessing tight areas, conquering challenging terrains, and minimizing downtime. Experience unparalleled reliability, efficiency, and versatility with Canycom tracked carriers and buggies, the ultimate solution for concrete, earthwork, trail building, and landscape contractors. Canycom is not only one of the oldest manufacturers but is also a leader in the carrier market. Canycom has over 30 years in the exporting business and currently supplies 54 countries worldwide.
  

EPIC is a unique and innovative retail risk management and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consulting firm, founded in San Francisco, California, in 2007 with offices and leadership across the country. EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants has a depth of industry expertise across key lines of insurance, including risk management, property and casualty, employee benefits, unique specialty program insurance and private client services. As EPIC's growth continues across the country, they remain focus on delivering service excellence to clients as well as maintaining the “people first” culture that helps employees thrive. EPIC is committed to giving back to the communities that they live and work in.
  
 
Commercial carpet and floor equipment. Sandia Products, Inc. specializes in state-of-the-art manufacturing of floor and carpet care equipment, including carpet and hard surface extractors, backpack vacuums, automotive detailing equipment, carpet dryers, and more! Sandia is a sister company to both Mercury Floor Machines, Inc. and Ultimate Solutions, Inc. Mercury Floor Machines specializes in high-performance cleaning equipment and ultimate solutions in odor control, hand soaps and metered sprays, and both deliver unmatched service excellence with the “Best Warranty on the Planet.” Sandia has announced the consolidation of their family of brands, re-branded as Ultimate Solutions or “Us”!
Point of Rental Software
Business News
California plans to erase parts of a rule created to clean up the state’s dirty air from truck pollution. The action comes in response to a lawsuit from the California Trucking Association and strong headwinds from the Trump administration. The Advanced Clean Fleet rule, adopted in 2023, would have phased out diesel trucks used by large companies, state and local governments, as well as ports and railroad yards. It would have eliminated new gas-fueled truck sales by 2036 and mandated that large trucking fleets go electric or hydrogen-powered by 2042.
    In response to the trade group’s lawsuit, the California Air Resources Board plans to propose repealing parts of the rule that applies to trucks serving ports, rail yards and large companies this year. California’s requirements that state and local governments increasingly move towards all-electric vehicles — and that all new truck sales be electric by 2036 — will remain, so long as the federal government approves that policy.
Source: kqed.org
CRA UPDATE
  
Contact Jeff, Katie, and Connie with questions or ideas for the continued growth of our association. Visit the CRA website at www.calrental.org and see the opportunities available to help sustain and grow your business. Stay engaged with CRA!
 
Jeff Roberts, Executive Director
Cell: (909) 821-5998
 
Katie Marrs, Executive Assistant
 
Connie Roberts, Controller
 
Address: P.O. Box 757, Upland, CA 91785
Phone Number: (800) 272-7400