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• 24 Business Management Expand/Collapse
  • • View from Washington, D.C.: Making sense of the midterms
    • Equipment rental industry to grow despite a recessionary environment
    • ARA Regional directors offer insight and expectations
    • 12 to watch under 40
    • Improving the bottom line
    • Allied Equipment Services receives Veteran-Owned Business of the Year award
    • Equipment rental: Putting the subrenting formula into practice
    • Event rental: Putting the subrenting formula into practice
    • Deciding when to subrent vs. purchase
    • Inside Ukraine: A rental report from the war zone
    • Lighting up events in Ukraine
    • Understanding Incoterms
    • Getting off the ‘wheel’
    • Enforcing payment for goods, services and rentals
    • Buying assets or equity
    • The case for a bill of sale
    • ARA Job Board supports workforce development efforts
    • Avoid ruling out the best talent
    • Finding rental potential in trade students
    • Improving your image
    • Understanding COVID-19 restrictions
    • Understanding your repossession rights
    • Movement is gaining momentum
    • Legally Speaking: What changes in tax laws can mean
• 28 The ARA Show Expand/Collapse
  • • Planning for The ARA Show
    • Daymond John to headline The ARA Show keynote
    • The ARA Show provides numerous networking opportunities
    • Sunday education offers something for everyone
    • The ARA Show kicks off with a new day of education
    • The ARA Show offers new registration options
    • Show off your team’s talent
    • Preparing for The ARA Show
    • The ARA Show: Get ready for new unique learning opportunities
    • The ARA Show returns to Orlando
    • The ARA Show heads to Orlando in 2023
    • The ARA Show attendees get back to buying and selling
    • Honoring industry leaders
    • Show activities raise $140,000 for the ARA Foundation
    • Fighter pilot shares her challenging story
    • The ARA Show comes to Las Vegas
    • Discover what ARA resources can do for your rental company
    • New ways to support your industry at the show
    • Show details are just a click or page turn away
    • Celebrating the industry’s leaders
    • Getting ready for Las Vegas
    • Ahern, Kneeland, Latek, Maloney and Shea to be inducted into the Rental Hall of Fame
    • Connecting with the rental industry
    • Experience the newest Las Vegas additions at The ARA Show
    • Connect with The ARA Show to stay up to date on news and updates
    • Book a room now and save
    • Carey Lohrenz to headline The ARA Show keynote
    • Joining together in Las Vegas
• 10 Government Affairs Expand/Collapse
  • • Vote 2022: Being prepared and informed
    • Your Vote. Your Voice.
    • Taking on the issues
    • Pushing for additional support
    • Pushing for additional support
    • Government affairs year in review
    • Infrastructure spending is about to begin
    • Helping small businesses
    • Filling the need for seasonal workers
    • Increasing advocacy and pushing for more support
• 1 COVID-19 management Expand/Collapse
  • • Finding positives from an industry-altering pandemic
• 11 Tech talk Expand/Collapse
  • • Rental Software Series
    • A high-tech addition to the event rental toolbox
    • Taking 3D printing to multi-story heights
    • New costly cybercrimes hitting rental companies
    • ZTR, Trackunit join forces
    • Be ready to recover from ransomware
    • Embracing generation ‘one-click’
    • Turning to rental-specific software
    • JLG takes equipment into the digital world
    • AR/VR provides new opportunities for equipment manufacturers
    • Serving aerial justice
• 60 Cover story Expand/Collapse
  • • ARA delivers your offseason education and training
    • Investing in your workforce
    • Understanding rental software features
    • Choosing health insurance options and providers
    • Diving deeper into the ARA Healthcare Solution
    • Providing a health care solution
    • Making a fast recovery
    • ARA members to vote to approve slate of nominees for ARA board
    • Growing Fast
    • Attracting employees
    • Reducing or eliminating hiring requirements
    • ARA workforce development initiatives are full speed ahead in 2022
    • Attracting and retaining talent in 2022
    • ARA unveils new health care solution
    • Online training offers plenty of benefits
    • Adding new realities to training
    • Winning online in a digital world
    • Keeping customers and employees safe
    • Solving problems with RFID
    • Making sense of telematics data with rental-specific software
    • Finding the right track
    • Simplifying fleet health and security
    • Improving efficiencies
    • Learning more about telematics
    • Managing Technology
    • Dan Hooks
    • Beth Hoff Blackmer
    • Getting the lowdown on ARA Certified
    • ARA Certified is here
    • Succession planning
    • Legacy Plan Worksheet
    • Employees’ dreams are becoming reality
    • What to expect with an equity investor
    • Shifting plans due to the pandemic
    • Understand your ‘non-negotiables’
    • Benefiting the team
    • Meeting everyone’s transition timetable can be tricky
    • Setting a value for a business: It’s more than just profit and loss
    • What you need to consider before entering the rental industry
    • Planning for an exit strategy
    • Planning ahead
    • Beam Global sees opportunity in the equipment rental market
    • Energizing rental fleets
    • State of the event rental industry
    • State of the equipment rental industry
    • Scott Irwin, ARA’s 60th president
    • Preparing for 2022
    • A banner year could be ahead
    • Being a good steward of the earth
    • It's all about the long term
    • Sunbelt Rentals is dedicated to reducing its carbon footprint
    • Reducing unnecessary consumption
    • Shining a light on sustainability
    • 12 to watch under 40
    • Help still wanted: Trying to hire people isn't easy
    • ARA addresses all levels of workforce development
    • Finding employees in a post-pandemic world
    • Rebuilding after a disaster
    • Helping in the 'event' of disaster
    • Ready to Respond
• 40 Equipment rental Expand/Collapse
  • • Ready to adapt to a changing and growing marketplace
    • Equipment rental revenue poised to continue growth in 2023 and beyond
    • BOMAG Americas debuts new products
    • Flannery explains the United Rentals recipe for success
    • United Rentals goes from zero to $11 billion in revenue
    • Equipment Rental Insider: How to survive a recession
    • On Location: Case Construction Equipment, North America – Aug. 2, 2022
    • Taking 3D printing to multi-story heights
    • Building out the Talisman Rentals brand
    • Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas introduces new excavators at media event
    • Lew Hudson Sales strives for customer satisfaction
    • It's all in the family at ABLE Equipment Rental
    • Building and expanding in North America
    • ARA helps company grow by expanding its view and way of operating
    • Member profile: ‘Just go do it’
    • Member profile: Never underestimate the power of a handwritten letter
    • Member profile: The ‘grit of showing up’ in the rental business
    • Member profile: It’s all in the family at ABLE Equipment Rental
    • Never quit and focus on what is next
    • LiuGong North America poised for growth
    • Equipment Rental Insider: Starting your sales engine
    • Ohio sales rep finds her calling in rental
    • Prettying up the job site
    • A new woman-owned equipment rental business hits the ground running
    • Stemar Equipment & Supply Co. celebrates milestone
    • The value of the morning huddle
    • A.C. Equipment Rental keeps customers happy
    • On Location: Doosan Infracore North America — Dec. 1, 2021
    • Experiencing intact stability
    • Looking at a bright future for construction equipment rental
    • Optimizing the charging process
    • The ongoing evolution of electrification and battery-powered equipment
    • Alternatives in power
    • Beyond the labor shortage
    • Helping with water restoration
    • Helping communities recover
    • Growing a rental footprint
    • Working on your business at The ARA Show
    • Managing your fleet in today's marketplace
    • Special Report: Lifting assistance equipment delivers safety and efficiency
• 48 Event rental Expand/Collapse
  • • Hooks looks back on the lessons learned since 2020
    • Embracing optimism for the event segment
    • "Game Day gala" ready
    • Whites Location Equipment Supply is on set
    • Processing and caring for linens
    • What to do with damaged linens
    • Making a plan to outsource linens
    • Moving everything in-house
    • How to have a successful linen integration
    • Got linens?
    • Celebrating 75 years in business
    • It's all about making the clients happy
    • Event Rental Insider: Shifting the focus from people to products online
    • Event rental industry legend Bick Jones retires
    • Being the 'architect of events'
    • Member profile: Setting the table with elegance
    • Flooring provides more than a stable foundation
    • Event Rental Insider: Kickstart your business into overdrive
    • Alpine Equipment adapts to boulders, pandemics and more
    • From receptionist to vice president of sales and marketing
    • Galindo proves a career in rental is limitless
    • Airstreams aren’t just for camping anymore
    • Lessons learned from the pandemic
    • Green thumbs are ready to rent
    • Designing a COVID-era wedding
    • Niche rentals propel CaterRent for more than 35 years
    • Renting from the “Next Door” neighbors
    • Sully’s Tool & Party Rental, Bunce Rental and Tates Rents surpass 75 years in business
    • Keeping up with event furnishing trends
    • Keeping up with trends and innovation at Modern Event Furniture
    • Addressing key issues
    • Creating a mood
    • Event rental industry leader retires
    • Renewing key customer relationships
    • Building on pandemic standards
    • From silver polisher to general manager
    • Delivering pre-event peace of mind
    • Tales from the road
    • Creating ultimate fan experiences
    • Customer service is a marathon, not a sprint
    • Controlling costs and tent cleaning tips
    • Benefits of cleaning with a machine
    • Keeping it clean
    • Turning a tent into a hot night club
    • Demand for tents continues to grow
    • Delays couldn’t stop the big unveil
    • Take truck branding to the next level
    • Down, but definitely not out
• 45 Tip and advice Expand/Collapse
  • • Culture Shift: Delivering feedback harshly
    • Money Matters: Two ways to think about interest rates over the next year
    • Ask the HR Pro
    • Culture Shift: Going from coworker to leader
    • Money Matters: Slow down before taking funding for your business
    • Ask the HR Pro
    • Culture Shift: Can you change culture if leaders are the problem?
    • Money Matters: Determining how big you want your business to become
    • Ask the HR Pro
    • Money Matters: Three ways to fund growth in a recession
    • Ask the HR Pro
    • Culture Shift: How to deal with toxic high-performers
    • Culture Shift: Are younger employees entitled?
    • Money Matters: Three SBA programs you probably haven’t heard of and could be taking advantage of
    • Ask the HR Pro
    • Culture Shift: Leaders, are you holding a high bar?
    • Ask the HR Pro
    • Money Matters: Debt, used well, is not evil
    • Culture Shift: Is anonymous feedback good or bad?
    • Money Matters: Growing with alternative financing methods
    • Ask the HR Pro
    • Culture and employee experience: Explained
    • Money Matters: Innovating your business model
    • Ask the HR Pro
    • Culture Shift: How to recover from a heated argument
    • Money Matters: Business partners can grow apart
    • Ask the HR Pro
    • Culture Shift: How to deal with conflict at work
    • Money Matters: Tips to beef up your supply chain
    • Labeling: Good for moving boxes, bad for communication.
    • It’s still a great time to get an SBA loan of $350,000 or less
    • Ask the HR Pro
    • Money Matters
    • Ask the HR Pro
    • The 5 tenets of a ‘Yes, And’ culture
    • Peer Advice
    • Money Matters
    • Ask the HR Pro
    • The easiest tip for customer retention
    • Leaders, stop treating employees like cars
    • Money Matters
    • Ask the HR Pro
    • Peer Advice
    • Ask the HR Pro: How can my job application cross the legal line?
    • Culture shift: The impact of ignoring toxic behavior on your team
• 13 ARA Foundation Expand/Collapse
  • • Applications for more than $128,000 in scholarships will be available Dec. 1
    • Third quarter donations to the ARA Foundation remain strong
    • Community Impact project in Pittsburgh improves Family House space
    • $113,000 in scholarships awarded to industry students by the ARA Foundation
    • ARA Foundation sees generous industry support during second quarter
    • Rental volunteers make California’s Community Impact project a success
    • The industry’s generosity continues in 2022
    • Learning from others
    • Community Impact Program makes a positive difference in Texas
    • Deadline to apply for $128,500 in scholarships is March 7
    • Applications for $123,500 in scholarships will be available Dec. 1
    • 5K and auction offer chance to support ARA Foundation programs
    • Second Community Impact project makes a difference in Denver
• 30 Association news Expand/Collapse
  • • ARA updates the Professional Driver Education Program
    • Rental Recruitment Kits
    • Combat theft — register your equipment
    • Rental done down under
    • Heading to the desert
    • Handwritten letter makes a difference
    • Get financial assistance for essential training
    • New ARA health coverage program is live
    • In Memoriam: Frederick ‘Fred’ Dupy
    • Accessing the archived recording of ARA’s ‘The Future of Rental’ webinar
    • ARA Rentalytics provides rental-specific economic data
    • Outpacing inflation
    • Ready-to-Rent Tags provide coverage from check in to check out
    • Exploring the future of rental
    • Are you among the fastest-growing Market Movers?
    • ARA Job Posting Portal created exclusively for members
    • Women in Rental Summit offered the right ingredients
    • Young Professional Network Conference in San Antonio sparks industry connections
    • ARA Foundation increases training assistance awards to $2,500
    • For the love of equipment
    • Top rental news stories of 2021
    • Mau named ARA president-elect
    • Girl Scouts look to partner with ARA
    • Serving ARA members
    • Looking ahead to the 2022 midterm elections and taking on state issues
    • Hoff Blackmer helps guide ARA through unprecedented times
    • Rental innovation takes center stage in 2022
    • Leadership Reunion merges ARA’s past, present and future
    • Longtime rental operator is ready to travel and fish
    • In memoriam: James Bruner
• 101 Safety Expand/Collapse
  • • Safety in Motion: Preparation and safety practices — vital for minimizing wintertime risks
    • Checklist: Preventing cold stress
    • Winter creates different risks for your employees, facility and customers
    • Risky Business: Winter weather strikes again
    • Preventing carbon monoxide poisoning
    • Best practices from subzero regions
    • New equipment fact sheets help with the rental process
    • Risky Business: Earth, wind, water, fire and smoke
    • Flammable and combustible liquids
    • Checklist: Fire extinguishers
    • When it comes to fires, the best defense is prevention
    • When fire strikes … California rental operation takes decisive actions
    • Fire preparation and prevention
    • ARA resources can help with trip inspection compliance
    • Reduce claims, improve safety with a few easy steps
    • Excellent record highlights attention to driving safety
    • Importance of wearing a seat belt
    • Trip inspections are more than just a good idea — they are required
    • Risky Business: Bump and run
    • Reducing injuries and first-aid situations
    • Eye injuries
    • Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
    • Checklist: Medical services and first aid
    • Making sure everyone is on the same page
    • Risky Business: Trailer turns truck topsy-turvy
    • Safely backing up a vehicle
    • Setting up trailer maintenance and service schedules
    • Trailer and towing accidents can result in ‘big-dollar’ claims
    • The importance of trailer safety
    • Risky Business: Quitter splitter
    • Exit routes
    • Checklist: Natural hazards
    • Talking about disaster preparedness
    • OSHA creates program to protect workers against heat
    • Dealing with devastation from tornadoes in Kentucky
    • Take safety precautions with rising temperatures
    • Checklist: Resting and staying hydrated
    • Hot weather can be hazardous
    • Dealing with the heat is a continual conversation
    • Protecting yourself in the sun
    • Risky Business: Sliding into summer
    • Getting MEWP Certified
    • Safely operating an aerial lift
    • Checklist: What to do before operating an aerial lift
    • Agent highlights compliance with new standards for MEWPs
    • Compliance will be easier with new ARA Certified MEWP Training program
    • Risky Business: You’ve been served
    • Ri$k Happens: Berserk jerk
    • Ri$k Happens: Chair despair
    • Risky Business: Any way the wind blows
    • Final tent inspection
    • Checklist: Site assessment
    • Event-related safety resources
    • Safety in Motion: Safety drives Connecticut’s Stamford Tent & Event Services
    • Keeping event workers safe
    • Risky Business: No time to react
    • How to respond during an active shooter situation
    • What to do about troubling behavior in the workplace
    • Safety in Motion: Take precautions, have a plan and don’t try to be a hero
    • Surviving an active shooter situation
    • Ri$k Happens: Those tricky customers
    • Ri$k Happens: Water way
    • Risky Business: Dare to prepare
    • Safer facilities help reduce risk
    • Checklist: General safety measures
    • Awareness and adherence to best practices are vital to reducing claims
    • Safety in Motion: Persistent focus and innovative steps pay off
    • How the pandemic continues to impact the insurance industry
    • Risky Business: It was always OK
    • Deterring theft in the rental yard
    • Checklist: Theft prevention
    • Now is the time to be extra-vigilant in theft-prevention measures
    • Safety in Motion: Theft Happens
    • Protecting your equipment from theft
    • Ri$k Happens: Coveted converter
    • Risky Business: Winter is coming
    • Staying warm and preventing falls
    • Checklist: Preparing for wintertime driving
    • Be proactive with cold-weather exposures
    • Safety in Motion: Staying vigilant against cold-weather elements
    • Staying safe in cold weather
    • Firm berm
    • Heater ignites costly fire
    • The four types of fires
    • Fires can be devastating
    • Fire was ‘worst-case scenario’ for Texas rental operation
    • Minimizing fire risk
    • Fire in the night
    • Click here to read the Safety issue
    • All gassed up
    • Risky Business: Some but not all
    • Protecting your business
    • The impact of alcohol
    • Handling marijuana in the workplace
    • Click here to read the Safety issue
    • Wildfires change planning and operations
    • Dealing with the power of natural disasters
    • Nature’s theft deterrent
    • Building safety goes hand-in-hand with aesthetics
    • ARA Insurance Preferred Agent Profile
    • Safety in Motion: Sunstate keeps driver safety top of mind
• 11 The Last Page Expand/Collapse
  • • Supporting small business during a shop-centric month and all year round
    • The Last Page: Rising to the call of National Workforce Development Month
    • Brothers For Bryce fundraiser sees outpouring of support from the industry
    • Dig in!
    • Remnant of the Old West stands in Cincinnati
    • Who said rental isn’t funny?
    • ‘Bikes for Kids’ turns holiday party into an event with a purpose
    • Rental operator comes through for Shop With a Cop
    • Restoration of jeep ends up being more than a simple remodeling job
    • United Rentals employee wins ‘American Idol’
    • Cryptocurrency creeps into rental
• 1 Reporter's Blog Expand/Collapse
  • • For Hubbard, it’s all about helping others succeed