Starting Thursday, Dec. 1, students enrolling at trade schools, community colleges, undergraduate colleges and graduate schools for courses that support a career in the equipment and event rental industry can apply for a share of more than $128,000 in scholarships through the ARA Foundation and its affiliate partners.

The American Rental Association (ARA) has updated its popular Professional Driver Education Program (PDEP) online certificate program designed for equipment rental drivers.

When the thermometer dips below freezing, there are a lot of things that equipment and event rental operators need to be concerned about for both staff and customers including snow removal, slips and falls on the ice, frostbite danger and hypothermia risk. Some can be a nuisance; some can cause injury or worse.

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a poisonous, colorless, odorless and tasteless gas. Although it has no detectable odor, CO is often mixed with other gases that do have an odor.