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Construction Equipment Dealer - August 2012

From the Chairman
Editor's Note
Inside AED
Groundwork
Industry Beat
Play It Safe
Highway Bill is First Step in National Infrastructure Conversation

Map-21, the result of AED's heavy-hitting lobbying and grassroots efforts, contains many benefits for the equipment industry.
Niche Strategy, Rentals, and Energy Keep Dealers Moving in the Industry's Game of Musical Chairs

AED member dealers report overall positive results for the first half of 2012, but doubts emerge for Qs 3 and 4.
Midyear Pulse Check-AED Directors Sum Up Local Business Activity
Construction Outlook: Some Contractors Do Well(s), Other Go in the Hole
The Changing Force of Contractors

Language and lots of information are ways dealers can create bonds with the growing Hispanic customer demographic.
...Of Tier-4

A new study and an upcoming Executive Panel explore whether the U.S. used equipment market could become 'quarantined' from the rest of the world.
Best Practices
On the Numbers
Business Outlook
Aftermarket
View From the Hill
Advertisers' Index
Dealer Data