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I'm curious how other companies determine how much heavy equipment to own/purchase vs how much to rent. Our fleet consists of mostly excavators/loaders/backhoes and we target a 50/50 split based on operated hours, just one of the reasons being we in theory could experience a 50% reduction in volume and at that point have mostly owned equipment running. But how do other companies evaluate this? What are the metrics you use? Our rental $ is a big nut and I'm just wondering if we should maybe aim to own even more ... interestingly, our CPA argues the owned % should be even lower than 50%.
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Ron Jacobson
Boudreau Pipeline Corporation
Corona CA
(951) 493-6780
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