Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed April 16, 2025
AED Sets Visionary Goals for Equipment Technology Careers
Working with dealers and manufacturers, the distributors of the heavy equipment industry are on a mission to make careers in equipment technology more attractive to a younger pool of workers. Through its Vision 2025 initiative, the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) Foundation believes it can draw a large number of workers willing and able to take on more significant roles while creating a pipeline for the industry's next generation of qualified technicians....
CEG - Wed January 29, 2025
AED Members Gather in Orlando, Fla., For Annual Summit/CONDEX
The Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) gathered at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 15-17, 2025, for its annual Summit/CONDEX. The event was an opportunity for members to network, attend seminars, fundraise and see what's new in the industry....
AED Foundation - Mon January 20, 2025
AED Foundation's Gala, Auction Raises Over $165 Thousand
The Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation (AEDF) announced the success of its 9th Annual Gala & Live Auction presented by AEDF & RB Global, held Jan. 15 during the AED 2025 Summit taking place at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Fla....
AED Foundation - Mon January 20, 2025
Report Shows Necessity for New Labor Mobility Pathways
Workforce challenges for the equipment industry — and potential solutions — are the subject of a report the National Immigration Forum and the Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation (AEDF) released during its 2025 Summit held in Orlando, Fla....
AED - Thu January 16, 2025
Associated Equipment Distributors Welcomes New Chairman for 2025
Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) announced Jerry Donlon of Standard Equipment in Elmhurst, Ill., is the association's 2025 chairman. Donlon was sworn in as chairman in front of an audience of industry leaders, partners and fellow AED members during the 2025 AED Summit taking place in Orlando, Fla., from Jan....
AED - Thu January 09, 2025
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to Speak at AED Summit
AED announced that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will speak to AED members during the General Session at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16. In 2018, DeSantis was elected the 46th Governor of Florida. As Governor, he has led across a wide range of issues by successfully navigating Florida through the COVID pandemic, protecting Floridians from the harmful impacts of illegal immigration, expanding school choice, promoting public safety (with a record 50-year crime low in the state), keeping Florida's economy strong, ensuring road improvement projects are fully funded and ahead of schedule, and making historic investments in environmental conservation and stewardship....
AED - Wed October 16, 2024
AED Outlines Tax Policy Priorities to Ways & Means Committee
On Oct. 15, Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) submitted its priorities to the House Ways & Means Committee's Republican Tax Teams that are charged with studying key tax provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and preparing for next Congress' expected reform debate....
AED - Thu October 10, 2024
Associated Equipment Distributor's Former Chairman Craig Drury Urges Senate to Reconsider Broad Approach to Right to Repair
On Oct. 9, Craig Drury, vice president of operations at Vermeer Canada and Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) 2021 chairman, testified on behalf of the association before the Senate of Canada's Banking, Commerce and the Economy Committee during a hearing on Bill C244, an Act to amend the Copyright Act (diagnosis, maintenance and repair)....
AED Foundation - Wed October 09, 2024
AED Foundation, SkillsUSA Illinois Bring Students to Apprenticeship Pathway Event
On Oct. 8, high school students from across Chicagoland took significant steps toward careers in the equipment industry by learning essential diesel engine repair skills, trying their hand at operating equipment, polishing their interview techniques, and connecting with industry leaders....
AED - Mon September 30, 2024
Record-Breaking Attendance at AED's Fifth Annual Women in Equipment Conference
Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) successfully hosted its fifth annual Women in Equipment Conference, held from Sept. 25-27 at the Limelight Hotel in Denver, Col. This year's event saw a record-breaking turnout with more than 125 attendees....
