Today the Equipment Dealers Association (EDA), announced the launch of its newest workforce development resource, the EDA Women in Industry initiative.

The Equipment Dealers Assn. has announced its next COVID-19 related webinar, Returning to Work and Establishing a New Normal on Tuesday, May 5th at 1:00 p.m. central time.

The current crisis has complex and special issues unique to dealerships. Every dealer has questions relating to employment matters and the new government loan/grant programs. Register for this webinar hosted by the HBK Dealership Solutions Group.

The Equipment Dealers Assn. will host a free webinar for equipment dealers Wednesday, April 1, at 2 p.m. Central to discuss the Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES).

Industry expert Rex Collins, principal with HBK CPAs and Consultants, discusses how to address the many operational issues surrounding this crisis, how to apply for the new loans and relief packages and more.

President Donald Trump signed a $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress to aid the nation during the deepening COVID-19 epidemic.

The company is making short-term accommodations to its financing programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

For dealers in jurisdictions that qualify as essential or exempt businesses, the Western Equipment Dealers Assn. has prepared a “safe passage” letter for dealers to provide to their essential employees who will be asked to continue working in dealership facilities in locations that are covered by these orders. 

You might not consider the Coronavirus a traditional disaster the way we think of tornadoes or floods, but it is having an impact on dealerships — and all dealers need to have a plan. Register for this webinar from the HBK Dealership Solutions Group, set for 11 a.m. Eastern, Thursday, March 26.

Illegal tampering by customers, such as engine “chipping” or tuning, has legal and financial repercussions for dealers.