It is with great sadness that we must cancel Dale Blackwell's funeral mass and send off. He was well-loved by many, and maybe someday we can gather again to give tribute to a great man. Thank you for your love and support. Much love and safety.
 
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Rental Service Industry Foundation (RSIF) or your local animal shelter.
 
The Blackwell Family

In determining the extent of a worker’s injury, doctors evaluate the degree of disability or impairment. The injury may be permanent or temporary. When an employee is injured and cannot work, disability benefits replace a portion of the employee’s lost wages. They are usually calculated based on the worker’s average weekly wage before the injury. There is usually a waiting period before payments begin, and there are usually minimum and maximum payment thresholds. Benefits may also vary widely by state.

 

In determining the extent of a worker’s injury, doctors evaluate the degree of disability or impairment. (Disabilities refer to the limits on a worker’s ability to complete work-related tasks. Impairments refer to how the body functions after an injury or illness and can be physical or mental.) The injury may be permanent or temporary:

 • Permanent disability or impairment, which means the employee has reached maximum medical improvement (MMI) and isn’t expected to change within one year.

 • Temporary disability or impairment includes injuries or illnesses that continue to heal over time. In these cases, the employee’s doctor would not tell them they’ve reached MMI.

Powers Associates
Paul Powers
30 Ryan Court, Suite 210
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 214-0065
Paul@PowersAssociates.US

Ritchie Bros. is a global asset management and disposition company, offering customers end-to-end solutions for buying and selling used heavy equipment, trucks and other assets. They help thousands of people around the world appraise, sell, inspect, buy, refurbish, ship and finance heavy equipment, trucks and other assets every month. With their multiple on-site and online selling platforms and commitment to first-class customer service, Ritchie Bros. is trusted worldwide because they make buying and selling easy, efficient, fair and transparent.

CRA’s 2021 Equipment and Party Rental Tradeshow will be back at the South Point Casino Hotel & Convention Center, where we will be celebrating CRA’s Diamond Jubilee Anniversary! A great venue choice with the convenience of having the convention center and hotel on the same property.

We love our vendors! They are our partners that assist in our successes. Due to this unprecedented business environment and trying times, the CRA Executive Committee has decided to roll back our 2021 Rental Rally Booth Rates to our 2018 level. Visit www.RentalRally.com for more information. Thank you to the exhibitors that have already signed up for the tradeshow. Click on “Learn more” to see the list of exhibitors signed up for the show to date. And check back often — new exhibitors are being added daily!

At Apex Rentals, you will find a wide selection of clean, well-maintained equipment ready for your use. Our friendly, knowledgeable and courteous staff is eager to assist you with your equipment needs. We rent, sell and service industrial, homeowner and contractor equipment to do a wide range of jobs in your home, office, warehouse, factory or shop.

Self-propelled road broom: The leader in producing superior construction and road sweepers. Broce Manufacturing is the leading producer of construction and industrial style street sweepers. Founded in 1963 in Dodge City, Kansas, we have been serving the construction industry for over 55 years as a family-owned business. Our sweepers range in size to accommodate any milling and surface treatment project.

Skidsteer and compact excavators: Coastline Equipment leads our industry by providing world-class equipment solutions, including brands like John Deere, Wirtgen and Hitachi. Our goal is to partner with our customers and deliver best-in-class solutions, helping them be more efficient and successful, ultimately enriching the communities in which we serve.

Construction and agricultural equipment: Diamond A Equipment has been a trusted companion to agricultural, construction and turf equipment operators. Established since 2008, the agricultural and construction equipment dealer is locally owned and operated. Five convenient locations serve the Southern California and Southern Nevada regions. Local branches Oxnard, Santa Maria, Pacoima and Long Beach in California, and Las Vegas, Nevada.

Auger, trencher, sweeper, rake attachments, Australia's leading machinery attachment manufacturer, est. 1981: With over 80 different attachments, extensive wear part and spare parts servicing, Digga has the solution to all your attachment needs to suit most machine types. Incorporating Digga’s Australian-made planetary gearboxes, our extensive product range is designed and manufactured for Australian conditions, providing you with quality, versatility, competitive pricing and a factory-backed warranty.

Stayed in America! Manufacturer of removal tools: floor grinders, core drills, brick saws, flat saws, self-propelled saws. Providers of vacuum system and technology to solve contractor and rental applications. For more than 55 years, Equipment Development Co. Inc. has been the leader in surface preparation, repair, restoration and professional sawing equipment. EDCO products are American-made and built rental tough.

Essex Silver Line West has been supplying industrial equipment to Northwest rental companies since 1982 – floor sanders, polishers and carpet machines. 

Compact construction equipment: “For Earth, For Life” is much more than Kubota's brand statement. It's a mission we dedicate ourselves to as a global company. We are committed to engineering excellence so that our customers can focus on planting, feeding, building and caring for our world. We welcome you to explore and learn more about Kubota.

Makita power tools: “Rental Proven Rental Strong.” Makita Corp. was founded in 1915 as an electric motor sales and repair company. Today, as a global brand in over 40 countries, Makita is an innovation leader, manufacturing best-in-class products at 10 plants operating in eight countries. The unmatched quality and durability of Makita products is driven by the company’s strong R&D capabilities and have earned the trust of professional users worldwide. Every day, on job sites around the world, Makita delivers the power, performance and durability that professional users demand with products that are more compact, have less vibration and feel better.

Compaction & concrete – plates, rammers, wet screeds: MBW of Slinger, Wisconsin, began operations over 50 years ago with its introduction of a lower maintenance vibratory plate compactor. Today, the company's product line encompasses a full line of soil compaction products, equipment for mixing, vibrating, screeding, finishing and slipforming of concrete, as well as a number of specialty products for construction applications. All MBW products have been designed and manufactured with one mission in mind: to advance the state of the art in product design while providing reliable and reasonable relationships with its customers.

Pressure washers, air compressors, generators: Mi-T-M Corp. is a leading designer and manufacturer of high quality industrial equipment. Our equipment is engineered by one of the leading engineering teams in the industry. This team consistently establishes industry standards through the development of patented technological designs and, through years of hard work and dedication, has helped Mi-T-M become a certified testing facility for CSA. Performance under pressure … it's everything we stand for. It is who we are and what we do. And it goes into everything we build.

Construction and excavation equipment: With locations across Oregon, Washington, California and Nevada, Papé Machinery Construction & Forestry is your destination for premium equipment and services throughout the West. Call or visit a Papé dealership today to grow your business with the help of our expert team.

Robinson Oil’s Commercial Fueling Fleet Card Program offers savings from $0.15 to $0.50 per gallon or more. Robinson Oil Corp. owns and operates 34 retail convenience stores under the flagship brand Rotten Robbie. We are members of the nation’s largest and most progressive commercial fueling networks, Pacific Pride, CFN and Fleetwide offering thousands of fueling stations nationwide. ROC specializes in commercial fleet fueling programs customized to fit your organization's specific needs.

Parts and accessories for the material handling and industrial equipment industries: From the simplest maintenance product to the heaviest forklift, from the smallest nut to the complete chassis: You will find it all at TVH. Irrespective of the brand, the type and the year of construction of your material handling or industrial equipment machine, TVH always has the solution: 42,000,000 known references, 775,000 parts on stock.

Western Tree Equipment & Repair has been providing quality equipment, tools and supplies for the green industry for over 20 years! We are an authorized dealer, warranty and repair facility for Dosko, Echo, Honda Engines and Kohler Engines. We are committed to you — our customer. If there is an item you don't see in our store, just give us a call at 800-942-7267. If we don't have it, we will do everything we can to locate it for you.

Barreto Manufacturing is thrilled to announce that the company has launched its new website! Over the next few weeks, the company will share details of special new features and highlight some of the changes made. Click on "Learn more" to see the new site.

 

ASV Holdings Inc., an industry-leading manufacturer of all-purpose and all-season compact track loaders and skidsteers, explores remote-control technology on its machines as part of the company’s mission to consistently push the limits on innovation. ASV displayed a test model at a recent dealer meeting, allowing dealers to experience the feature hands on. ASV dealers had an opportunity to try the feature for themselves on ASV’s RT-120 Posi-Track® loader, the industry’s most powerful compact track loader. Dealers stood outside the enclosed operating area and directed the machine through many common tasks, such as avoiding obstacles and digging and hauling material.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has reached a settlement of $1,927,800 with American Honda Motor Co. Inc. (Honda) to resolve clean-air violations related to the sale of small off-road engines in California. The violations involved small off-road engines used in generators and lawn and garden equipment. Through extensive tests in its lab, CARB discovered that this equipment did not meet the evaporative control emission standards that Honda had originally agreed to during the certification process. Evaporative emissions of raw fuel, which occur both while an engine is being used and at rest, are known as volatile organic compounds and are a significant precursor of smog. Honda is located in Torrance, California, and is a North American subsidiary of the Honda Motor Company Ltd.

Hy-Brid Lifts, the industry leader in high-quality, low-level access equipment, announces updates to its sales team. Nik Fleischfresser, formerly Hy-Brid Lifts’ national accounts manager, has been promoted to director of sales, covering western North America. Dave Wanta has been hired as director of sales, covering eastern North America. Fleischfresser and Wanta will provide service and support for Hy-Brid Lifts’ customers, salesmen and sales representative groups. They will promote the full line of lifts, including the new PS-1930, which offers non-folding rails, LeakGuard™ and other features customers have quickly come to appreciate. Wanta is based out of Fort Mill, South Carolina, and Fleischfresser is based out of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.

Superior Rents, a Missouri-based construction equipment rental center, sees customer success with the non-folding rails of Hy-Brid Lifts’ PS-1930, leading to an increase in unit rentals. This included one specific request for the models on a retail construction job. “Hy-Brid Lifts have features that make them a top choice for customers,” said Andy Galle, equipment sales specialist for Superior Rents. “The non-folding rails are just the beginning. Operators love the lightweight aspect and the high lifting capacities of the PS-1930, along with the improved drive system and the LeakGuard™ system. We can’t keep these units stocked; they’re always out in the field.”

Mecalac, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of compact construction equipment for urban environments, introduces its innovative line of crawler skid-excavators — the newly updated MCR Series. Comprising three models, the 6MCR, 8MCR and 10MCR, Mecalac’s line of compact skid excavators offers superior speed, productivity and compact operation over traditional mini-excavators. The machines provide the swiftness of a skidsteer with the 360-degree rotation of an excavator for versatility and travel speeds two times faster than any small excavator. A compact footprint brings Mecalac’s signature end-user-focused design to new applications and industries for increased safety, sustainability and efficiency.

MTA Distributors LLC has acquired Tru-Power Inc. in Corona, California, and assumed operations of the West Coast facility on July 1. Tru-Power has been a longtime industry leader in distributing Honda Engines and Power Equipment as well as other well-known manufacturers such as Maruyama and Ground Hog. In 1984, MTA became a part of the Honda Engines and Power Equipment distribution network, servicing the state of Tennessee. With this recent acquisition, MTA now represents Honda in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Southern California, Southern Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico.

Legislation that will discourage hiring and job growth by imposing an employee “headcount tax” on certain employers has been added to the California Chamber of Commerce job killer list. The bill, AB 398 (Chu; D-San Jose), institutes a tax of $275 per employee for “an entity, including, but not limited to, a limited liability company, corporation, or limited liability partnership, that has more than 500 employees that perform any part of their duties within the state.” Employers who have weathered the COVID-19 storm are struggling to survive while other businesses have been forced to close their doors. In its opposition letter, the CalChamber cautions that unemployment rates are soaring and AB 398 will strongly disincentivize employers to hire beyond 499 employees since employee 500 will trigger $137,500 in additional taxes.

2020 has brought a great deal of hardship to many parts of the U.S., but particularly to Nashville, Tennessee. Music City was hit with an early March tornado outbreak that devastated property across swaths of the city. That was followed by the pandemic that shuttered businesses, some permanently, and tanked the economy. Mayor John Cooper (D) and Nashville Metro Council members are now piling on with a 34% property tax hike, which was approved shortly after midnight on Wednesday, June 17.

In a recent article in the Orange County Register, Jon Coupal updates taxpayers on Proposition 19: The assaults on California property owners and taxpayers never stop. And once again the California Legislature has advanced a massive tax increase at the last possible moment when they thought no one was paying attention. Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 11 (ACA11), approved by the California Legislature, takes away Proposition 13 protections that California families have under current law and replaces them with a billion-dollar tax increase. Voters will have an opportunity to reject this scheme come November, as ACA11 will appear on the ballot as Proposition 19. After the historic passage of Proposition 13 in 1978, Californians finally had certainty about their future property tax liability because increases in the “taxable value” of property were limited to 2% per year. Property would be reassessed to market value only when it changed hands. To prevent families from getting hit with huge tax increases, voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 58 in 1986, changing the state constitution to ensure that transfers of certain property between parents and children could occur without triggering the sticker shock of reassessment.

The California Air Resources Board recently adopted a first-in-the-world rule requiring truck manufacturers to transition from diesel trucks and vans to electric zero-emission trucks beginning in 2024. By 2045, every new truck sold in California will be zero-emission. This bold and timely move sets a clean-truck standard for the nation and the world and marks the Newsom administration’s most important air pollution regulation to date. It zeroes in on air pollution in the state’s most disadvantaged and polluted communities. "California is an innovation juggernaut that is going electric. We are showing the world that we can move goods, grow our economy and finally dump dirty diesel," said Jared Blumenfeld, California’s secretary for environmental protection.

  

Thank you to all who took time to participate in our surveys. CRA uses the information we gather to better serve you. If you have an idea for a survey for CRA members, please send your request to CRA at Info@CalRental.org. This month, we asked members about their travel plans as the COVID-19 lockdown ends.

Kathryn Mitchell from All Star Rents in Fairfield, California, is the winner of the July Survey Raffle. Congratulations, Kathryn!