The American Rental Association (ARA), organizers of The Rental Show, will offer the opportunity for those on the exhibit floor to discover the breadth and depth of the association’s efforts to promote the success of its members and advance the growth of the equipment rental industry by visiting the ARA Member Resource Center. The booths of the Member Resource Center include:

ARA Member Services - Booth No. 4234

By visiting this booth, you can learn about ARA products, services and tools that will help members save money and make money. The learning opportunities are too numerous to list, but a few featured programs will be:

• The ARA Professional Driver Education Program.
• ARA’s Rental Market Monitor.
• ARAPAC, ARA’s political action committee.
• ARA’s risk management and profit-growth programs.
• Canadian Rental Association (CRA) programs.

ARA staff members will be on hand to explain how these programs and many more like them can make a positive impact on the equipment rental industry and your bottom line. Attendees can order products — except the Ready-to-Rent tags — at The Rental Show and pay no shipping.

You also could be a winner of an Apple iPad, featuring 32GB of storage with Wi-Fi capability just for stopping at the ARA Member Services booth and dropping off the ticket that is included in The Rental Show registration materials.

ARA Insurance - Booth No. 4229

ARA Insurance preferred agents and experts will be available to discuss your past, current and future insurance needs and there will be live demonstrations of the ARA Insurance ReSource website. As the official insurance company of ARA, the sole focus of ARA Insurance is the rental industry. In addition to providing coverage for ARA member equipment rental businesses, ARA Insurance takes pride in helping to educate rental businesses on how to minimize risk and offers insured members free or significantly discounted risk management products. In addition, those who visit the booth will receive a counter mat with a variety of safety information inserts. The inserts provide tips to rental customers for the safe use of equipment in all segments of the rental industry.

ARA Foundation - Booth No. 4634

The ARA Foundation serves the rental industry in several key ways. The booth at The Rental Show will feature the list of key donors and scholarship award winners as well as highlight how a Rental Executive Advisory Program (REAP) advisor can assist you and your business. Also, visitors can learn how to be a part of the ARA Foundation and support the growth of the equipment rental industry.

Rental Management Group - Booth No. 4629

The Rental Management Group, the leading group of publications serving the equipment rental industry, is dedicated to the success of your rental business. Staff members will be available at the booth to discuss topics of interest that will assist in advancing your professional growth. You also can learn how you can add key people in your organization to the subscription list for Rental Management, the award-winning official publication of the ARA, and Rental Pulse, the industry’s leading weekly e-mail newsletter. Visitors also can learn more about the RM DIGITAL option for ARA members, special supplements and the RMGroup’s partner publishing program. If you’re not already receiving Rental Pulse, be sure to subscribe now to receive the special editions of Rental Pulse Daily from the show floor in your e-mail inbox on Feb. 28, March 1 and March 2. If you don’t have access to e-mail at the show, then stop by the booth to pick up a text-only printed version of Rental Pulse Daily from the show floor to get up to date with the latest news.