Highway Equipment Company Celebrates Milestone

son, Thom Reynolds, at the helm. Thom Reynolds’ father, Dan Reynolds Jr., joined Highway Equipment Company in 1954, eventually taking over the reins to lead the dealership for more than 50 years. He continued to be actively involved with the company, stopping by to catch up with employees and offer insights and advice, right up until his passing in August of last year.

From its beginnings as anAllis-Chalmers dealer working from a one-room building in the Pittsburgh area, the company has continuedtogrowbyfollowingitsthree-pointmission statement while keeping an eye on the road ahead to anticipate and address changing market dynamics and customer needs. The company has expanded beyond its Western Pennsylvania market with locations in New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio and

Virginia.

Highway Equipment Company offers equipment sales and rentals, along with parts and service geared to the construction, landscaping, demolition, oil and gas, mining, quarrying and industrial material-handling industries. Equipment lines the company represents at its various locations include Allmand Bros., Anaconda, Astec, Avant, Bell Trucks, Finn, Geith, Gradall, Hitachi, Hyundai, KATO, Kobelco, Koshin,

Kubota, New Holland, Orangeline, Rammer, Sakai, Screen Machine. In addition to its dealership locations, the company’s rental division, Machinery Rental Company (MRC) began operations established in 1951 and continues to thrive as sourceofrentalequipmentthroughoutwestern Pennsylvania.  CEG

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