RDO Equipment Company

Fri May 25, 2001

RDO Equipment Co. Announces Its Fiscal First Quarter Results

RDO Equipment Co. recently announced that revenues for the first quarter of its fiscal year were $154.7 million, compared with $185.9 million reported for the same period last fiscal year. Construction and truck division revenues were down compared with prior year levels, while agricultural revenues increased year over year....

Mon January 29, 2001

RDO Initiates Restructuring

Construction equipment retailer RDO Equipment Co. said it was initiating a company-wide restructuring, starting with management. The Fargo, ND-based company said it named Christi Offutt, senior vice president of the Midwest Agricultural Division, to the post of chief operating officer....

Mon January 22, 2001

RDO Sees Q4 Loss, Exits Truck Operation

Construction equipment retailer RDO Equipment Co. said it expects to incur a fiscal fourth-quarter loss from operations of about $6.5 million and a one-time charges of about $7.5 million. The company said the losses reflect a decrease in demand and inventory value for trucks and construction equipment and said it had an agreement to sell its truck operations. The Fargo, ND-based company said the losses include those on its truck operations....

Mon January 08, 2001

RDO and John Deere Construction Reach Settlement, Renew Pacts

RDO Equipment Co. said John Deere Construction Co. renewed contracts with RDO’s construction unit, and also said both companies dismissed all claims pending in arbitration. In July, RDO filed suit in a Minnesota state court alleging that John Deere Construction, a unit of heavy equipment maker Deere & Co., violated a Minnesota law by planning to terminate its dealership agreements....

Sat April 22, 2000

Indeco Honors RDO

Indeco honored RDO Equipment, Manor, TX, as one of its top ten dealers for 1999. The annual top ten awards are presented to Indeco dealers who have demonstrated excellence in the sales, applications and parts and service support of Indeco boom-mounted breakers, compactors and pedestal mount breaker systems....

Sat April 22, 2000

Kids Look to Future With Career Days

Thousands of students recently were introduced to the exciting career opportunities within the construction industries. Approximately 3,200 career and technology students from 45 schools representing 32 independent school districts were transported out to the Eagle Mountain Lake Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) Field Day site....

Sat February 26, 2000

RDO Sold to United

RDO Equipment Co. and United Rentals Inc. jointly announced that United Rentals has acquired all of the shares of RDO Rental Co., a construction equipment rental operation located in the southwest. RDO Rental had been 80 percent owned by RDO Equipment....

Wed February 23, 2000

J.W. Burress Earns Accolades

Hitachi dealers were the stars at the annual dealer recognition meeting held in conjunction with AED at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago on Jan. 26. Awards honoring achievements in 1999 were presented in a number of categories....

Sat January 22, 2000

RDO Names CEO

RDO Equipment Co., based in North Dakota, which operates the largest network of John Deere construction and agricultural stores in North America, announced that Gary L. Weihs has joined the company as chief operating officer....