TELEHANDLER
30
25
APRIL-MAY 2014
ACCESS, LIFT&HANDLERS
Telehandler surge
The annual
T
30 represents
a bustlingmarket.
Lindsey
Anderson
reports onmajor
activity frommid-sized and
smaller independents all the
way up to the big boys.
T
heNorthAmerican telehandlermarket is
thriving according to data collected for
ALH’
s annual TELEHANDLER
30
listing.
Of the companies listed on the T
30
, rental
fleet numbers increased a total of 9.2percent
this year to49,038units from44,878 in2013.
Comparing2012 figures (39,094 total units) to
2014’s, the growth is even larger at 25percent.
Perhapsmost notable, though, are the
number of double digit surges in fleet size. Six
companies on the T
30
have20percent or higher
increases in their telehandler fleets, including
Sunstate Equipment Co., which saw a38
percent increase inunits (from1,800 to2,500).
“This rate of growth is relatively in linewith
our growth rate as a company,” saysBenno
Jurgemeyer, CEO of Sunstate Equipment Co.
“Telehandlers have become a staple piece of
equipment on almost every jobsite. Inmost
cases they are the first piece of equipment on a
jobsite, and then one of the last pieces to come
off.”
Topping our list, as it has since the T
30
’s
inception, isUnitedRentalswhichhas 16,935
telehandlers in its fleet. In second, but by nearly
half the figure of United’s, is Sunbelt Rentals
whichhas an estimated telehandler fleet of close
to8,890, industry sources tell
ALH
. Rounding out
our top five companies includesHertz Equipment
Rental Co. with4,700units, AhernRentalswith
2,850units andH&EEquipment Serviceswith
2,510units.
It’s themid-sized companies that sawmajor
growth, however, andgettingback to those
double digit increased figures, we seeNew
Jersey-basedTrico Lift and Florida-basedHigh
ReachCo., LLCbothwithmassive gains; Trico
seeing a29percent increase in its telehandler
fleet size andHighReach a20percent jump.
ChrisCarmolingo, Trico’s chief executive
ALH
T30
TELEHANDLERS
Changes in telehandler fleets
2013-2014
2014
2013
%CHANGE
2012
TOP 5
35,885
33,020
8.64%
28,525
TOP 10
44,413
40,695
9.13%
35,833
TOP 30
49,038
44,878
9.26%
39,094
Survey details
Research for the TELEHANDLER
30
was
carried out during the spring of 2014.Where
companieswere unwilling to provide figures,
wemade our own estimates based ondata
from annual reports and advice from industry
contacts. Thank you to everyonewho
contributed.
If youwould like to be included innext
year’s list orwould like to get a head start on
our upcomingAERIALS
20
list, please contact
editor Lindsey Andersonby calling (312) 929-
4409 or emailing
Please include the size of your current aerial
or telehandler fleet, last year’s number and
your company’swebsite address.
Bigge is a newcomer
to the
T
30 this year.
The company hasmade
a number of Xtreme
telehandler purchases
in the last few years.
Skyjack’s VR1056 is the longest reach
telehandler in Sunstate Equipment’s
fleet. Sunstatemoved into the top 5
on the
T
30 this year after a 38 percent
increase in telehandlers.
