IEDA - Mon May 06, 2024
IEDA Awards Three Student Technician Scholarships
The Independent Equipment Dealers Association (IEDA) has awarded $5,000 scholarships to three students enrolled in three different post-secondary heavy equipment repair programs this spring. This year's recipients are Joseph Briseno at Texas State Technical College in Waco; Sam Horstman at Western Technical College in LaCrosse, Wisconsin; and Caleb Tripp at Southeastern Illinois College — Diesel Technology in Harrisburg....
CEG and IEDA - Wed February 28, 2024
IEDA Annual Meeting, Auction Soars Past Its Own Records
The February Annual Meeting of the Independent Equipment Dealers Association's theme was "Soar in 24" and that was on full display at the three-day conference in Kissimmee, Fla., Feb. 16-18. Attendance was nearly 20 percent higher, with approximately 200 paid attendees, and registered golfers for the annual tournament nearly doubled over 2023's players....
CEG - Thu October 19, 2023
Dealers Gather at IEDA's Mid-Year Event in Colorado
The Independent Equipment Dealers Association (IEDA) cares passionately for the used equipment industry. The national association stringently vets its members, offers guidance for best business practices, provides scholarships to aspiring diesel technicians, espouses ethical business practices and much more as it works to promote the business of buying, renting and selling heavy equipment....
IEDA - Tue March 28, 2023
IEDA Celebrates Record-Breaking Annual Event in Florida
If Oscars were handed out for events that produce the best networking and business learning experience, the Independent Equipment Dealers Association's 2023 Annual Meeting would walk away with the show — including categories of best directed, best scenery, best attended and best cast....
CEG - Wed February 22, 2023
Bryan Auction Company Hosts First IEDA Florida Live Auction in Orlando
Bryan Auction Company of Oelwein, Iowa, held its inaugural IEDA (Independent Equipment Dealers Association) Florida auction Feb. 17 in Orlando, Fla. Thousands of bidders were registered online. Those who attended in Florida were treated to a free lunch and giveaways throughout the day....
Bryan Auction Company - Wed December 28, 2022
Bryan Auction Company to Hold First Annual IEDA Sale
On Feb. 17, 2023, Bryan Auction Company will be hosting its first annual IEDA (Independent Equipment Dealers Association) Orlando Live Auction. The purpose of this sale, billed as "IEDA Florida Live Heavy Equipment & Transportation Auction," is to help grow and support IEDA, according to Bryan Auction Company....
IEDA - Tue February 15, 2022
At 20 Years Young, IEDA Throws a Conference to Remember
The 20th Anniversary annual meeting of the Independent Equipment Dealers Association (IEDA) welcomed 130 dealer- and associate-members to the Reunion Resort in Kissimmee on Feb. 11 to 13. A Friday evening welcome party in the resort lobby and verandah kicked off the group's biggest face-to-face, members-only gathering since February 2020....
IEDA - Fri December 17, 2021
IEDA Awards Scholarships to Three Heavy Diesel Tech Students
The Independent Equipment Dealers Association's (IEDA) 2021 President James Rinehart and IEDA Executive Director David Gordon presented $5,000 scholarships to three students Dec. 15, at Western Technical College in Lacrosse, Wis., during a short ceremony at the school's heavy diesel program shop....
IEDA - Tue June 01, 2021
IEDA Welcomes Kim Phelan as New Marketing Director
The Independent Equipment Dealers Association (IEDA) has hired Kim Phelan as its new marketing director, effective June 1. An association publishing professional, Phelan has a long history in the construction equipment industry and the rental business....
CEG - Tue February 16, 2021
IEDA Holds Networking Event During Florida Auctions
Members rocked the IEDA Networking Event Feb. 4 in Kissimmee, Fla. Approximately 30 distributors flocked to the Rock and Brews following a day at the Alex Lyon & Son Auction. IEDA President James Rinehart, Vice President Steve Udelson and IEDA Executive Director David Gordon were there to welcome the crowd and were wowed by what proved to be a fantastic get-together....
