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Read Bros. Ambulance to the Rescue

A converted ambulance serves as a roving service truck for this Illinois dealership.
July 6, 2012
The Case IH dealership is impressive to say the least, but the biggest surprise can be found on the shop floor or driving somewhere in the Read Bros. 60-mile service area a 1995 4700 Navistar ambulance that has been redesigned and outfitted as a service truck for the dealership.
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AGCO Urging Heartland Dealers to Get Bigger

June 25, 2012
Despite the "high times" the ag equipment business is enjoying these days, one shortline equipment manufacturer told Ag Equipment Intelligence that he's seeing signals that indicate a slowdown isn't too far down the road.
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Dealership of the Year 2012: Johnson Tractor

June 14, 2012
Spend some time at either of Johnson Tractor's two Case IH dealerships (Janesville, Wis., or Rochelle, Ill.), and you'll quickly surmise that the 2012 Dealership of the Year is indeed a "dealer's dealer"? Leo and Eric Johnson are as "blue-collar"? in approach as any dealer-principals you'll find these days, yet they still approach their three-site operation from a very high "thought level."
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Dealership of the Year: Kennedy Implement

June 14, 2012
No one is discounting the fortunate set of circumstances that resulted in Kennedy Implement nearly doubling (+98.5%) its revenues between 2010 and 2011, least of all Mark and Kent Buchholz. On the other hand, credit for managing those circumstances to best advantage falls directly on the shoulders of owner Mark with more than a little support from his son Kent and nine other dealership employees.
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Ag Equipment Dealership Bill Moves in Pa. Senate

April 3, 2012
Source: FarmDairy.com
The Pennsylvania Senate has passed S.B. 1169, sponsored by Sen. Mike Waugh, R-York, which amends the Pennsylvania Fair Dealership Law to provide free-market protections for small agricultural equipment dealers selling agriculture equipment in Pennsylvania.
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Hiawatha Implement's New Store Combines Form with Function

April 1, 2012
To say that Larry Roeder and his wife Susan Sommers were thinking outside of the box when they designed and built the new Hiawatha Implement store in Hiawatha, Kan., would be an understatement. The new John Deere dealership combines decorative elements unlike any typically found in an equipment dealership with the utility of a high functioning facility aimed at improving the overall efficiency of the business.
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Torgerson's New Shop Aims at Improving Service Metrics

April 1, 2012 | Posted in Technology
If you were to ask any of Torgerson's top management about the most important aspect of farm equipment retailing these days — those operations that, if not given particular attention, can spell dealership failure — to a person they'll point directly at two things: turning used equipment and service and parts absorption rate.
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