The August 12th San Francisco Bay Area Territory Yard Party was hosted at the new AAA Rentals location in Fremont. The gathering featured great food, new equipment, raffle prizes and, most of all, a chance to catch up with old friends. Thank you, EPIC and MEC, for your sponsorships!

 

The August 19th Inland/Greater LA Orange Territories along with ARA of CA held a Joint Yard Party at Hometown Rentals in San Dimas. ARA of CA provided Carol Marzouk the “Executive Lion Tamer®” as the speaker for the evening. RSIF recipients Gabriel Hughes and Mark Garcia, both from Hometown Rentals, thanked RSIF & CRA for the scholarships they received. Thank you, Alliance for North America, for your sponsorship!

Once a year, we need to update your contact information. We want the printed Membership Directory and the Online Membership Directory to be accurate. We encourage you to log into the Members Only section of www.CalRental.org and review your membership information in the “My Profile” section. Visit the Online Directory under the Members Only tab to see your listing. If you have not logged into the new website yet, you will need to click the “Forgot your Password?” link under the login fields and get a temporary password emailed to you. We will be sending the data to our publisher in October, so please log in and review. And if you haven’t updated your contact, please do so by Sept. 17. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Sincerely, CRA Staff
(800) 272-7400, Info@CalRental.org

This year will be the sixth annual tournament, and the tournament continues to grow each year! Isn’t it time for you to join in the fun and play? If you don’t play, how about rewarding your golfing employees with a day of golf? You don’t need to send a team of four golfers; we will pair singles with other golfers. Equipment vendors and their distributors will display their equipment onsite and, of course, offer refreshments and snacks.

 

Each year CRA hosts a fundraising golf tournament for the benefit of its foundation, RSIF (Rental Services Industry Foundation), a nonprofit organization whose purposes are to provide college scholarships to students interested in the rental industry, to help support members in need of disaster relief, and to provide rental-related educational projects.

 

The Tournament is held in Corona, CA, at the Eagle Glen Golf Course, a spectacular course that gives the impression of playing at a private club. Located in the hills, the course provides elevated tees and spectacular views. Register online or download a registration form.

 

Guy Rents Inc., dba Rental Guys, a Chico, CA-based equipment rental company, has closed a transaction to acquire the assets of Reno, NV-based America Rents Inc. The new locations in Reno and Carson City, NV, will be Rental Guys’ 10th and 11th locations, respectively, and their first Nevada locations. “The new locations complement our existing facilities in Northern California and will serve as a strong footprint as we enter the Northern Nevada market," said CEO Alex DuBose. "We will be investing significantly in new rental fleet in both locations and will re-open the currently closed Carson City facility.”

 

Paul and Cathie MacDonald, founders of America Rents, said: “We had many offers, including some from large companies, but felt Alex and his family-owned business was the best fit for our employees.” Paul and Cathie would like to thank their customers and employees for their loyal support over the years.

 

Powers Associates LLC was the exclusive advisor for the transaction. Rental Guys is a contractor, industrial and homeowner rental company based in Chico, CA, with a focus on the Northern California and Nevada markets for equipment rentals, sales and service. Learn more at rentalguys.com.

Short-lived or infrequent episodes of stress pose little risk. But when stressful situations go unresolved, the body is kept in a constant state of activation, which increases the rate of wear and tear to biological systems. Ultimately, fatigue or damage results, and the ability of the body to repair and defend itself can become seriously compromised. As a result, the risk of injury or disease escalates.—NIOSH

 

We all know that continuous exposure to stress damages health. NIOSH, the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, reports that it also creates increased risk of injury at work.

 

Covering more than 30 acres, the Utility Expo is the largest event for utility professionals and construction contractors seeking the latest industry technologies, innovations and trends.

Top 5 Reasons to Attend the Utility Expo 2021
1. See, touch and experience 30+ acres of new equipment, safety products and technology.
2. Network with 19,000+ industry peers from all utility sectors.
3. Test-drive and compare the latest equipment before you buy or rent.
4. Attend education right on the show floor to learn about the latest best practices from industry experts.
5. Talk to product experts from over 900+ manufacturers and hear firsthand how to get the most out of your equipment.

 

Putnam International has joined the list of exhibitors who will be showing their products at the January 2022 Rental Rally Tradeshow. Putnam offers WANCO - Light Towers, CLARKE - Floor Care, and WYLIE - Water Trailers.

Insurance for Rental Industry — Robert Bell Insurance Brokers was founded in 1983 by Bob Bell to be the independent leader representing the equipment and party rental industries. Over the next decade, Robert Bell Insurance became that innovating force to provide the best price, industry knowledge and service to the rental industry. Like all great companies, Robert Bell Insurance evolved and expanded into offering the same level and type of knowledge and service to a wide array of companies, ranging from construction to nursing homes to manufacturers.

No matter the power need or application demands, Vanguard delivers power you can trust. With nearly 35 years in commercial power and over 110 in power application, they’ve stayed at the forefront of delivering power solutions for your equipment. As power needs and power solutions have evolved, they too have evolved beyond just an engine and battery brand — they are power-application experts who create a powerful experience working side by side with customers to develop, innovate and solve problems. With flexible manufacturing and vertical integration — including design, manufacturing, application and testing, plus their full-system expertise — Vanguard is the right partner for you.

Pneumatic hammers are still thriving, but not all the users are. Demolition work is no joke. It’s hard on your body, hard on your equipment, and just an overall hard day of work no matter what way you look at it. The average pneumatic hammers operate at 1200+ blows per minute. One can only imagine the fatigue that can lead to injuries on the job. Providing solutions to these inefficiencies and safety concerns is something Makinex has always excelled at. Makinex has just proudly launched the Lift Assist. The Makinex Lift Assist is a simple, easy-to-install attachment for 60-90 lb. pneumatic hammers. The ergonomically designed Lift Assist reduces operator stress and fatigue, dramatically resulting in high productivity, all while keeping safety at the forefront.

Service Over Sales
Allen Buck
1280 Goodenough Rd., Fillmore, CA 93015
(805) 657-0392
ABuckCA@Yahoo.com

Once a year, we need to update your contact information. We want the printed Membership Directory and the Online Membership Directory to be accurate. We encourage you to log into the Members Only section of www.CalRental.org and review your membership information in the “My Profile” section. Visit the Online Directory under the Members Only tab to see your listing. If you have not logged into the new website yet, you will need to click the “Forgot your Password?” link under the login fields and get a temporary password emailed to you. We will be sending the data to our publisher in October, so please log in and review. And if you haven’t updated your contact, please do so by Sept. 17.
 
We will again be offering the “Enhanced Online Directory Option,” which sells for $50/year and may be purchased in the “CRA Store” under the Members Only tab. The additional features of the Enhanced Online Directory Listing include: 
• Your Listing will appear at the top of the search results.
• Organization Name in larger bold font.
• A 1,000-character product/service description.
• Organization logo.
• Map
 
As a bonus, the 1,000-character product/service description will also appear in the printed directory. Please let us know if you have any questions.
 
Sincerely, CRA Staff
(800) 272-7400, Info@CalRental.org

Each year CRA hosts a fundraising golf tournament for the benefit of its foundation, RSIF (Rental Services Industry Foundation), a nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is to provide college scholarships to young students interested in the rental industry. This year will be the sixth tournament and will continue to draw rental-industry golfers to the event. Numerous sponsorship opportunities are available, ranging from tee sponsorships to co-sponsoring the tournament with CRA. Click here to sign up as a sponsor online! Please consider this request as another avenue for your organization to demonstrate its support of the rental industry. Click on the CRA Golf Tournament link for additional information. And please see our current list of tournament sponsors:

 

Snorkel™ is pleased to announce that its latest electric-slab scissor model has made its European debut at Platformers’ Days in Germany. Launched at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020, the Snorkel S4740E entered full production in North America in January 2021, with European production at Snorkel’s manufacturing facility in the U.K. commencing earlier this month. The S4740E is the largest electric-slab scissor lift offered by Snorkel, with a maximum working height of 45 ft. 5 in. (14.0 m), measuring just 47 in. (1.19 m) wide. Ideal for working in tilt-up warehouse spaces and confined high-rise indoor spaces, the Snorkel S4740E is the company’s first lift to be offered with a choice of either hydraulic or electric drive.

We all know what a job box is. Don’t you wish it could do more? Introducing the latest innovation from Makinex: The Mobile Charging Pod (MCP). This innovative, secure storage pod provides a safe way to store power tools, chargers, battery banks and more. In addition to providing secure storage preventing theft, each of the 6 lockers has its own GFCI compliant outlets, providing power to safely charge batteries while storing them. It’s hard enough to keep up with growing cost of labor, let alone noncompliance fines. Utilizing the Mobile Charge Pod on a jobsite effectively eradicates possible fines that can be related to electrical installation standards, an overloaded switch board, and of course, trip hazards with cords. But wait, there’s more...

Regulatory Up-date: CARB is working on a rule to eliminate all forklifts with internal combustion engines because of the Governor's executive order. Their current timeline is to have the rule designed and submitted to the CARB Board in 7 months. The California propane industry is actively opposing this since propane is cleaner for the environment than electricity. We need your help!

Whether you’re looking at historic election results or recent polling, it’s clear beyond any doubt that Californians hate death taxes. Back in 1982, voters overwhelmingly approved two ballot measures to abolish state inheritance and gift taxes — not only abolish them, but ban them permanently. A few years later, rising property values had created a new kind of death tax. Property that was transferred within families was being reassessed to market value at the time of transfer. And because real estate prices had gone up so sharply, property that was transferred at the time of death brought with it a new annual property tax bill that was often unaffordable. Grieving families that were unable to pay the new tax bills were forced to sell family properties.

 

The political heat became so intense that the Legislature passed, by a unanimous vote in both houses, a measure that said homes and a limited amount of other property would be excluded from reassessment when transferred between parents and children. This measure was Proposition 58 on the 1986 ballot. It was approved by more than 75% of voters. Ten years later, voters approved Proposition 193 to extend the same tax rules to transfers of property between grandparents and grandchildren when the children’s parents were deceased.

 

Sadly, all these protections for California families were swept away by Proposition 19 in November. Many voters did not realize that this measure, presented in a costly ad campaign as something that would help wildfire victims, disabled people and seniors, also took away the constitutional protections that for decades had helped families climb the economic ladder by building generational wealth through property ownership.

Thank you to all who take 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 trailer rentals.

Tom Friedman from Got You Cover’d, Inc. in San Luis Obiso is the winner of the September Survey Raffle. Congratulations Tom!