Marcus Dunbar, general manager of Titan Machinery’s dealerships in Holdrege and Kearney, Neb., shares what the stores are doing – working with Titan’s resources – to attract and train badly needed manpower in the face of anticipated retirements.
In Part 2 of our Boots on the Ground series, parts and service are the bread-and-butter for Titan Machinery’s Holdrege dealership. General Manager Marcus Dunbar explains the how and why behind it, and the challenges his dealership tackled with supply chain issues last year and the outlook for 2025.
In Part 1 our Boots on the Ground Series, Marcus Dunbar, general manager of Titan Machinery’s Holdrege and Kearney locations, talks with Farm Equipment about Titan’s acquisition of the stores in 2009 and the changes his local market has seen over the years.
United Ag & Turf, NE, which operates John Deere dealerships throughout New England and eastern New York, has added John Deere agriculture and turf products to their current United Construction & Forestry locations in Houlton and New Canada.
Since acquiring the business 10 years ago, owners Ron and Don Parks have expanded the business from 1 location to 6. All locations have either gone through a renovation process or have been built from the ground up.
Livingston Machinery, an AGCO dealership in Oklahoma and Texas, is expanding its service area with a new dealership in Liberal, Kan. An existing facility is being renovated and is expected to open in April.
On Feb. 4 Beverage Tractor and Equipment, based in Stuart’s Draft, Va., opened the doors of its 2nd location in Blacksburg, Va., and on March 1 completed the acquisition of Collie Equipment Co. in Danville, Va.
Claas of America recently announced the addition of Shoemaker Irrigation Supply and Southern Sales and Rentals as long line Claas dealers in Georgia and South Carolina. The dealerships are both owned by Wireless Irrigation Technologies LLC.
Executive editor Kim Schmidt checking in from Farm Equipment headquarters with an update on 2025 Dealership Minds Summit set for July 29-30 in Iowa City.
The program is out. Check it out at DealershipMindsSummit.com.
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