Shop Talk

Josh Nickell, John Durante, and Elliott Vigil discuss how independent equipment rental stores should navigate the next five years amidst mergers and acquisitions, economic challenges, and more.

4 minutes - The guys discuss the most recent acquisitions in the equipment rental industry.

6 minutes - ARA sees record number of members.

10 minutes - Josh brings up the 2024 Rental Management Market Movers list.

14 minutes - Can independent rental stores buy fleet similar to the large equipment rental stores?

22 minutes - Josh shares industry data about contractors' renting habits.

30 minutes - The guys talk about The ARA Show 2025 and if they should utilize new manufacturers to increase margins.

Listen as Josh Nickell, Elliott Vigil, and Jeff Lignugaris talk about the possibility of completely removing humans from the rental process, how technology adoption in the equipment rental industry could be costing you thousands, and how ChatGPT can make your life easier.

3 minutes - The rental industry's technology adoption rate

5 minutes - Can you remove humans from the rental process?

17 minutes - Can you outsell a bad website?

22 minutes - Can a GPT have a conversation with your customers?

30 minutes - How much money are you losing being inefficient with technology?