Both attendees and exhibitors enjoyed a successful Rental Rally Tradeshow held Jan. 20-22 at the South Point Hotel and Convention Center in Las Vegas! Preliminary numbers show increased attendance from last year’s show, with approximately 400 people from 28 states as far away as Alaska and Hawaii. The show floor was capped out with 32,800 square feet of booth space featuring 152 equipment, party and service vendors.

 

The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), which gathers data, analyzes industry trends, and provides objective workers' compensation rate and loss cost recommendations, asked 100 leaders in the workers' compensation industry about the five most critical trends affecting the future of workers' compensation. Here’s what these industry leaders told NCCI concerning the critical trends affecting workers’ compensation.

 

GOLD SPONSORS
Alert Management Systems, www.Alertms.com
EPIC, www.epicbrokers.com 

 

Barreto Mfg., Inc., www.Barretomfg.com
Coastline Equipment, www.coastlineequipment.com

 

Michigan Pneumatic Tool, Inc., www.MichiganPneumatic.com
Wolff Tools, www.uzin-utz.com 

 

Hatz / UQ-Power, www.UQ-Power.com 

 

Point of Rental Software, www.point-of-rental.com

Alert Management Systems is pleased to announce that it has been officially designated as a certified woman-owned small business by the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce. Alert is now eligible for the WOSB Program, as set forth in 13 C.F.R., part 127 and has been certified as such by an SBA approved third party certifier. Co-owned by Mary Crosslin and Kara Longmire, Alert Management Systems achieved its WOSB designation on Jan. 17, 2020. Crosslin and Longmire were longtime managers with Alert prior to becoming the sole owners in 2016. Mary Crosslin is the co-president and chief operations officer and oversees all of client care and programming. Mary holds a B.S. in political science from Stetson University and began her career at Alert in 1998. Kara Longmire, who began her career with Alert in 2008, has a B.S. in accounting from Oklahoma State University. She is the co-president and chief executive officer and handles sales and finance/administration.

Introducing AMAROK™ — the leader in Ultimate Perimeter Security: Electric Guard Dog®,which has provided electric security fences and perimeter security solutions since 1991, has renamed itself AMAROK. While the name change signifies an adaptive commitment to solving security challenges, the company remains dedicated to their core product, the electric fence.This change heralds an expansion in new and existing industries with product enhancements that continue to deliver robust security solutions to customers.

Brokk, the world’s leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, offers the BCP Planer Attachment for controlled material removal on walls, floors and ceilings for cleaning, renovation and restoration applications. The three models in the BCP series are specially designed to work with Brokk remote-control demolition machines and offer up to seven times the speed of handheld options while providing greater precision and safety for grinding, brushing or removing concrete, glue, carpet, tile and other materials. Hood and vacuum connections are also available, enabling operation in contaminated environments such as asbestos and nuclear applications.

Fortessa Tableware Solutions – a market leader in the tableware industry – announced today that it is consolidating its rental resource partners activity into Fortessa Tableware Solutions (FTS). This streamlining reflects the company’s broader commitment to its core values and goal of complete customer satisfaction. “Transitioning our name within the events industry to Fortessa Tableware Solutions allows us to emphasize what our company is known for: providing our customer’s trend-driven products that help them stand out and delivering approachable elegance at a superior value,” said Scott Hamberger, CEO of Fortessa Tableware Solutions. “When it is all about delivering exceptional experiences, our customers count on us to make them successful.”

The Hilti Group grew sales by 4.3 percent in the 2019 business year to CHF 5.9 billion. In local currencies, growth was 6.3 percent against the previous year. “2019 was another successful year for us with exclusively organic growth. The economic environment has become more volatile while global construction growth has noticeably slowed. Additionally, currencies largely displayed depreciation tendencies against the Swiss franc. Against this background, we’re satisfied with our growth level and are pleased that we gained additional market share,” said Hilti CEO Christoph Loos on the developments in the 2019 business year.

Mecalac, a leading global designer, manufacturer and distributor of compact construction equipment for urban environments, introduces the TA3SH Power Swivel Site Dumper for increased versatility and safety on jobsites. The site dumper is part of the TA3 range, which is designed for the small to medium jobsite and is particularly useful in crowded or confined areas. “We are constantly looking for gaps in the marketplace and innovating products to meet those needs,” said Peter Bigwood, general manager for Mecalac North America. “These site dumpers deliver outstanding power and performance with the flexibility to operate in challenging areas.”

Two California Chamber of Commerce job-killer carryover bills imposing new taxes have stalled in the Senate, the house where they were introduced last year. Both CalChamber-opposed SB 37 (Skinner; D-Berkeley), a staggering corporate tax hike, and SB 246 (Wieckowski; D-Fremont), a targeted tax on oil and gas operators, were scheduled to be considered by the Senate Governance and Finance Committee last week. But shortly before the Jan. 15 committee hearing, the author removed SB 246 from the committee agenda. The hearing on SB 37 proceeded, with several committee members voicing concerns. The bill was amended and referred to the Senate Rules Committee. Less than 10 days after its launch, Impact California, the CalChamber’s rebranded grassroots program, helped bring the reasons to oppose both targeted bills to the lawmakers' attention.

The California legislature reconvened this week, marking the beginning of what is expected to be another busy year at the capitol. Ready to help you stay informed and engage in the legislative process is Impact California, the new California Chamber of Commerce grassroots program.

Impact California provides users with:
• Legislative insight on key lasting/major issues;
• Resources explaining how to engage in the legislative process;
• Real-time legislative updates; and
• Direct links to take action on bills that would affect your community and businesses.

Gasoline

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February 18, 2020

Diesel Fuel

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February 18, 2020

 

 

Thank you to everyone who took time to participate in our surveys. CRA uses the information we gather to better serve you. If you have an idea for a survey for CRA members, please send your request to CRA at Info@CalRental.org. This month, we asked members for their feedback about the 2020 Rental Rally Tradeshow.

Tom Hughes from Hometown Rentals in Pomona, California, is the winner of the February Survey Raffle. Congratulations, Tom!