The single biggest personnel cost in a farm equipment dealership is in the service department. Of course, most dealerships will have more personnel in service than other departments. But if this cost is more than 20% of your service revenues, you need to closely examine it to determine if some things are out of line.
Birkey's Company-wide Parts and Service Operations Manager shares insight into the role of product support meetings and benchmarks in the success of Birkey's farm stores.
Mike Carley, general manager of the company’s Gibson City store, explains that in 2009, a drawn-out harvest season helped keep the service department busy through December.
If your business causes you to toss and turn on occasion, you're no different than the Birkey's Farm Store managers. Here are their biggest causes of insomnia.
A new nationwide program - SnowCare for Troops - underwritten by THE BOSS Snowplow and coordinated by Project EverGreen will bring together snowplow professionals and volunteers to provide free snow removal services for military families with a spouse or family member serving in the armed forces.
KIOTI Tractor Division of Daedong-USA, Inc. is pleased to announce the continued expansion of their dealer network with the appointment of seven new dealerships across the United States.
AGCO Corporation announces that Connect Equipment Corporation has expanded its offering of AGCO brands as a provider of sales, parts and service for the full-line of Challenger ag equipment throughout central and parts of southwestern Ontario.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at President Trump's tariff reduction on ag equipment, the latest dealer sales forecasts, and how high input costs are keeping farmer sentiment down.
Since 1980, A&I Products has become a leading manufacturer and wholesale distributor of aftermarket replacement parts for the agricultural, turf, and industrial equipment markets. A&I Products' experience and expertise has greatly contributed to the company's reputation as a top supplier of quality, reasonably priced parts. Founded with roots as a small machine shop and repair facility, the company made the transition by manufacturing new parts to replace those that were identified as commonly needing repair. Throughout the 1980s, the company quickly garnered a reputation for offering quality parts at a reasonable price.
Built on 90 years of expertise, Yetter Farm Equipment leads the agriculture industry in designing effective and innovative equipment for residue management, seedbed preparation, precision fertilizer placement, harvest attachments, strip-tillage, and more.
At Machinery Scope, we believe you deserve the best risk management solutions for your investments in heavy equipment. Since 2013, we have been proud to offer extended warranty, appraisals, and inspections. Machinery Scope is a family-owned business built on our experience in farming and equipment dealerships. We understand your business and provide a personalized and professional level of customer service. Machinery Scope has built a strong warranty product with our customers in mind, offering the same professional level of service from the time you get a quote, through the processing of a claim.