National Equipment Dealers Acquires Crosby Equipment

On Feb. 22, 2023, National Equipment Dealers LLC finalized the acquisition of Crosby Equipment Company, a fellow Hyundai Construction Equipment dealer based in middle and south Georgia.

Crosby Equipment Company is a family-owned business with locations in Douglas, Ga., and Macon, Ga. In September of 2012, Jerome and Tammy Crosby purchased a well-established Kubota tractor and compact equipment dealership, located in Douglas, Ga. They changed the name to Crosby Equipment Company, and over the years, they expanded their product offerings to include brands that catered more to the heavy construction and forestry equipment businesses.

In 2014, Crosby Equipment took on the Hyundai Construction Equipment line. Currently, Crosby Equipment Company supports customers across multiple industries including general contractors, land clearing contractors, full site developers, forestry and mulching companies, farmers and others.

“It’s a major undertaking, about a roughly 2-mi.-long area from the Georgia Welcome Center going all the way to Exit 1 at West Martintown Road across the state line,” he explained to WRDW/WAGT. “The contractor has done a great job dealing with the challenges that [all] businesses have dealt with the last few years in terms of material availability, workforce, fighting through weather, but they’ve been good with us trying to stick to some of the milestones.”

Besides replacing the old bridges over the Augusta Canal and Savannah River and expanding I-20 with an extra lane in each direction, GDOT and the contractor are adding 12ft.-wide shoulders on the inside and outside of the roadway. Collins said the improved shoulders will add much more roadway capacity and increase safety in the area when first responders must deal with accidents.

Milestone to Come Ahead of Masters Week

Hanging over the entire project for the next month, as it has for each of the last three years, is that the Masters golf tournament will be held during the first week of April — an event that always increases traffic throughout the region.

Collins noted that the contractors are pushing to complete the final alignment of I-20 westbound bridge prior to Masters week.

Whenever the I-20 bridge project is done, though, he believes the bridge replacement will be a tremendous upgrade for the Augusta region. 

“Over the years we enjoyed building our business by developing loyal relationships with people we know in our communities. We are a family-owned business and we have enjoyed being able to sell to our neighbors, friends, and family,” said Jerome Crosby, owner and CEO of Crosby Equipment Company

Now part of NED LLC, Crosby Equipment will change its name to National Equipment Dealers LLC, also recognized as NED.

“NED will expand the current Crosby Equipment business model to include a significant rental equipment fleet, as well as several new brands that will round out their product offering,” said Will Blackerby, VP of Fleet, NED LLC.

In addition to the Hyundai Construction Equipment line, the new NED Douglas and NED Macon branches will now represent Bell articulated dump tucks and track trucks, Fiori dumpers, Sakai soil compaction products, XCMG construction equipment, Manitou compact equipment, Fuchs material handlers, BTA hammers, Prinoth mulching equipment, Barko forestry mulching equipment, and other brands and attachments represented by NED across the company.

“I am excited for the future of Crosby’s employees and customers. Like Crosby Equipment, NED is also a familyoriented company, with many new brands and resources that will expand and improve the company’s product offerings and customer support throughout Georgia,” Jerome Crosby continued.

For more information, visit nedealers.com. 