WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation recently released the February 2015 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $903-billion equipment finance sector. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 66.3, a slight increase from the three-year high level reached by the January index of 66.1. When asked about the outlook for the future, MCI-EFI survey respondent William Verhelle, CEO, First American Equipment Finance, a City National … Read more

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers initiated the campaign as an industrywide collaborative effort to: Promote best practices for jobsite preparation and equipment operation Demonstrate underground utility installation and repair as safe, efficient and effective The Underground Utility Damage Prevention Campaign seeks to: Dispel common myths and negative perceptions associated with underground utility installation Provide tools for improved worker skills, knowledge and awareness Machinery covered includes horizontal directional drills, vacuum excavators, trenchers and related underground equipment. Several AEM working committees of manufacturer members helped develop campaign ideas and scope. “We want to involve the widest possible scope of industry groups and … Read more