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Contractors keep comparing skid steers, excavators, and loaders by horsepower and lift charts. The harder question in 2026 may be whether the right attachment is available, maintained, and matched to the work.
Alta Equipment Group has built one of the bigger dealer platforms in North America by stacking local equipment businesses into a broader sales, rental, parts, and service network. The interesting part is not the acquisition count. It is what happens after the logos get folded into one operating model.
Equipment World's 2026 contractor survey shows most buyers are back in the market, but the real story is more cautious than the headline. Financing is still tight, replacement windows are longer, rental is absorbing risk, and in-house maintenance is now part of the buying decision.
With 45 locations across seven Midwest states, BlueLine Rental has carved out a successful niche between local independents and national consolidators.