This year’s theme, Moving Foward: Business at its Best, includes forward-thinking speakers and topics. Speakers will look at our industry today and what might lay ahead.
The Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers joined the Equipment Dealers Assn. in a commitment to provide comprehensive service information tools to end users of farm equipment for tractors and combines in model year 2021.
The Equipment Dealers Assn. (EDA) is preparing to conduct its annual Dealer-Manufacturer Relations Survey. Responses are compiled anonymously and distributed to EDA dealer members and all manufacturers who received a sufficient number of ratings for inclusion in the report.
The ELD rule will require equipment dealers to install ELDs in all their commercial vehicles in place of written logs for tracking hours of service (HOS) for each 24-hour period beginning Dec. 18, 2017.
The Equipment Dealers Assn. and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce welcome the government’s plans to revise its proposed tax reforms and to reduce the small business tax rate as a result of the comments and concerns expressed through the national #ProtectGrowth campaign and in consultations.
Rosztoczy has served on EDA’s board since 2015 and was most recently treasurer and a member of the audit and finance committee. His term as chairman is 2 years.
Ten trade associations representing approximately 6,000 farm, industrial and outdoor power equipment dealers in North America have requested a 5-year renewable exemption from the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) rule for equipment dealers.
EDA’s latest report — conducted every 2 years — provides a benchmark-type view into dealership compensation, commissions and benefits. This article highlights a sampling of the positions of interest to dealership managers.
The Equipment Dealers Assn.’s (EDA) Compensation & Benefits Survey questionnaire was revised in 2016 to include wage data relative to office/personnel staff, sales, parts and service departments. In total, more than 30 different job descriptions were analyzed in the survey report.
EDA’s dealership survey revealed that currently 43% of their dealers feel that their new equipment inventory is too high, 43% say it is just right and 14% feel it is too low. This is an improved perspective from 2016, where 62% thought that new equipment inventories were too high, and only 30% felt it was just right.
Built on 90 years of expertise, Yetter Farm Equipment leads the agriculture industry in designing effective and innovative equipment for residue management, seedbed preparation, precision fertilizer placement, harvest attachments, strip-tillage, and more.
Montag is the industry’s innovative leader for precise, accurate metering of fertilizer, seed and other nutrients. The Montag system has become the standard for deep banding of fertilizer. Montag is also pioneering the technology for cover crop seed application. The new Cover Crop+ is able to meter the smallest seed, and can be mounted to tillage implements, combines, plus Hagie sprayers and detasselers.
At Machinery Scope, we believe you deserve the best risk management solutions for your investments in heavy equipment. Since 2013, we have been proud to offer extended warranty, appraisals, and inspections. Machinery Scope is a family-owned business built on our experience in farming and equipment dealerships. We understand your business and provide a personalized and professional level of customer service. Machinery Scope has built a strong warranty product with our customers in mind, offering the same professional level of service from the time you get a quote, through the processing of a claim.