CEG - Thu April 25, 2019
Workforce Development Tops Agenda at DVAED Meeting
The Delaware Valley Associated Equipment Distributors, one of the most active local chapters of the AED, held its spring 2019 meeting April 18, 2019, at Norris Sales Company in Conshohocken, Pa. Jason Blake, CEO of the AED Foundation, provided an update to members on his association's trade school accreditation programs, which includes efforts to bring more schools into the construction (and particularly, technicians) workforce development pipeline with dealers and manufacturers....
Volvo - Mon April 22, 2019
Volvo CE's 2018 Uptime Award Recognizes Ascendum's 'Consistent, Timely Support'
Ascendum Machinery, a Volvo Construction Equipment dealer with more than 15 locations across the southeast and North Dakota, is the recipient of Volvo CE's Uptime Award for 2018. The award acknowledges the company's aftermarket and customer-support efforts through consistent, timely, and reliable parts and service support in its service territory....
CEG - Mon February 18, 2019
Celebrating 100 Years: AED Summit Reflects Vibrant Industry
Associated Equipment Dealers celebrated its 100th anniversary the week of Feb. 4 at the annual AED Summit in Orlando, Fla. The Summit presented a whirlwind schedule of educational sessions, panel discussions, committee meetings, receptions and ceremonies that all painted a vivid picture of the vibrant and rapidly changing environment of the construction equipment industry....
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas - Thu February 14, 2019
Hyundai Construction Equipment Hosts Annual Dealer Meeting at the 2019 AED Summit in Orlando
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas held its annual dealer meeting on Feb. 5, 2019, in conjunction with the 2019 AED Summit in Orlando, Fla. More than 80 dealer management attended Hyundai Construction Equipment's annual dealer summit, which was designed to celebrate the continued success of the Hyundai brand and gain feedback from Hyundai dealers across North America, about how to continue growing at a sustained pace year over year....
AED - Tue February 12, 2019
VP of Political Action Stowers Makes the Case for Infrastructure Investment
On Feb. 8, AED's newly appointed Vice President of Political Action Wes Stowers (CEO of Stowers Machinery), participated in an infrastructure panel discussion at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The event was hosted by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and No Labels, an organization dedicated to bringing together both political parties to solve the nation's biggest issues in a non-partisan manner....
AGC, AED and ARTBA - Wed February 06, 2019
Industry Groups Respond to President Trump's State of the Union
Various industry groups have issued responses to President Trump's remarks in his recent State of the Union address. Here is what they had to say:The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E....
AED - Mon November 12, 2018
AED Foundation Welcomes Cory Hayes as Vice President of Operations
Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) recently hired Cory Hayes as vice president of operations for The AED Foundation. The AED board of directors has recommended an effort to aggressively increase focus on the workforce skills gap challenge facing the industry....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Fri November 09, 2018
DVAED Holds Quarterly Meeting at Norris Sales in Conshohocken, Pa.
The Delaware Valley Associated Equipment Distributors (DVAED) held its fall meeting Nov. 1, 2018 at Norris Sales in Conshohocken, Pa. Tim Stevenson, portfolio manager of PennDOT; Daniel Fisher, vice president of government affairs of AED; and Mike Murray, Northeast regional manager of AED, delivered presentations for members during the quarterly meeting....
AED - Thu October 11, 2018
AED Requests Service Truck Exemption, Other HOS Reforms
On October 10, AED submitted comments in response to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) advance notice of proposed rulemaking seeking input about reforms to the federal hours-of-service (HOS) regulations....
CEG - Tue September 18, 2018
Ohio Congressman Gibbs Visits Columbus Equipment
Columbus Equipment Company hosted a visit by Ohio Congressman Bob Gibbs and members of his staff at the company's Massillon, Ohio, branch on Aug. 20. The meeting was arranged by the Associated Equipment Distributors; Michael Dexter, senior manager and director of member engagement also was on hand during the visit....
