Rants, Raves, and Rentals

Rental Management Inc
Rants, Raves, and Rentals Podcast

Get the latest news on the rental industry as we talk with experts, keep you up to date on rental statistics, and remark on current events.

Episodes

  1. 10/02/2021

    Episode 3: Looking Forward Post-COVID - What's the Outlook for Businesses?

    Due to the pandemic as well as New England weather, we apologize for the lower-than-normal quality of the audio.  In today's episode we discuss the stock market, business outlooks, surveys we took from calls we made to business about their experiences, and what a future return-to-normalcy might look like post-COVID-19. We also answer the question of why you are experiencing shipping delays and equipment scarcity.  Resources we used are below: When Will the COVID-19 Pandemic End Stocks Surge in Crazy Year for Financial Markets The Good and the (Potentially) Bad: What Scientists Know About Variants and COVID-19 Vaccines A Covid-19 Vaccine Would Boost the Global Economy, but Not All at Once Peloton Doubled Production Capacity, But Supply Won't Catch Up Until 2021 How Peloton's $420 Million Precor Deal Will Bulk Up Its Business Restaurant Demand for Patio Heaters During Coronavirus Pandemic Could Lead to Shortage Heat Lamps Needed for NYC's Outdoor Dining Are Hard to Find Giant Will No Longer Enforce One-Way Arrows in its Supermarket An email from Mark DePasquale, President of the NPSA titled: Buyer Beware - about the manufacturing and backup of shipping containers. Survey questions asked during our calls: We asked companies throughout various segments of the equipment rental industry about their experiences and thoughts of 2020 during COVID. Do they have plans to return to business as usual? What changes did they make for safety purposes in their retail spaces? Did they have layoffs? Did they utilize loans and grants. What’s their one word that describes what 2021 might look like for their business? What are their thoughts on requiring employee vaccinations?

    47 min
  2. 23/10/2020

    Episode 2: Trailer Leasing - Keeping the Nation Rolling (Guest: Gwen Brown of NTDA)

    In this episode (and every third episode going forward) we will focus on a specific industry that rents, sells, and services their equipment. Today, that is the trailer leasing industry. And we don’t mean U-hauls, we mean the 18-wheelers keeping the nation rolling through this pandemic. Our guest in this episode is Gwen Brown, President of the National Trailer Dealer’s Association (NTDA). We will discuss the current state of the trailer leasing industry. We will ask her about the impact COVID-19 has had on the trailer industry and the NTDA. We will learn about how she got involved in the trailer industry, and finally, will hear her advice for newcomers to the trailer industry. Stay tuned for our next episode that will once again be directed to the rental industry as a whole! The links to the articles and resources we discuss in today’s episode are below: FTR Ups 2020 Production Forecasts, July 6, 2020, by: Kevin Jones of Trailer Body Builders FTR Reports Preliminary North American Class 8 Truck Orders Surge in September to 32,000 Units, Oct 5, 2020, From ForConstructionPros.com Makeup Orders Boost Tractor and Trailer Production – For Now, Aug 21, 2020, by: Alan Adler of Freight Waves NTDA.org – National Trailer Dealers Association Gwen Brown’s contact info: gwen@ntda.org, 1-800-800-4552 Rmiusa.com – RMI’s website. RMI is the creator of this podcast, and the creators of ADVANTAGE 365, software for companies that rent, sell, and service equipment. RMI’s contact info: marketing@rmiusa.com, 1-800-252-5011 x2

    35 min

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