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June 1, 2013 • Vol. IX • No. 11 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
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Obama Offers Federal Support to Oklahoma By Nedra Pickler ASSOCIATED PRESS
Holt CAT Celebrates Warri ors Weekend.. .8
MOORE, Oklahoma (AP) President Barack Obama visited tornado-devastated Moore, Okla., consoling people staggered by the loss of life and property and promising that
the government will be behind them “every step of the way.” The extraordinarily powerful twister that struck Moore was known as an EF5, ranking it at the top of the enhanced Fujita scale used to measure tornado strength. see TORNADO page 52
(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Michael Tackett pushes tornado debris to the curb as he helps clean up the home of Brian McAlister, May 26, in Moore, Okla. Cleanup continues after a huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb May 20, flattening a wide swath of homes and businesses.
Temporary Fix Set for Crumpled I-5 Bridge By Mike Baker and Manuel Valdes ASSOCIATED PRESS Wheeler Employees Tr avel, Battle Poverty...10
RDO Attr acts Guests With Total Solut ions Clinics...18
Table of Contents ..................4 Attachment & Parts Section .... ........................................ 11-15 Truck & Trailer Section ............ ..........................................25-27 Recycling Section............33-43 Auction Section ..............47-55 Business Calendar ................50 Advertisers Index ................54
SEATTLE (AP) Washington state plans to install within weeks a temporary fix for an interstate highway bridge that crumpled after being hit by a truck, tossing cars and people into a chilly river but causing only minor injuries. Gov. Jay Inslee announced May 26 that the temporary spans for the Interstate 5 bridge will be installed across the Skagit River by around mid-June, if plans go well. Barges with equipment to remove the mangled bridge and cars in the water arrived at the site and work was expected to start during the early hours of May 27, the (AP Photo/Skagit Valley state Department of Transportation said. Herald, Frank Varga) The announcement came as investigators used 3D laser scans to study what remained A portion of the Interstate 5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit River, dumping vehicles and people into the water in Mount Vernon, Wash., May 23, according to of the collapsed bridge. the Washington State Patrol.
see BRIDGE page 32
Equipment Rental Revenue to Top $38B in 2013 The equipment rental industry in the United States is expected to generate $33.6 billion in revenue in 2013, according to the American Rental Association’s (ARA) latest forecast from the ARA
Rental Market Monitor updated in May. This figure represents a 7.3 percent increase over 2012 with revenue growth reaching 7.9 percent in the fourth quarter according to the latest quarterly forecast.
In the United States, the construction market and consumer spending are expected to be the most important drivers of growth of the equipment rental market in 2013. “The U.S. equipment
rental market is expected to continue its upward trajectory and show significant growth through 2017. Strong growth in real residential construction through 2015 will fuel the construction and industrial
equipment segment, which is projected to grow 9.8 percent in 2014 and 11.8 percent in 2015,” according to the U.S. economic analysis from the ARA Rental Market Monitor. see REVENUE page 52