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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
  • 102 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
      • Enhanced safety emphasis shows positive results
      • 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
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