Today’s News

Air Lease Delivers Boeing 737 MAX 8 Aircraft to Travel Service

Air Lease delivered one new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft on lease to Prague-based Travel Service (SmartWings). read more

MAY 18, 2018 - 2:32 pm

Ritchie Bros. Sells $44MM of Equipment at Fort Worth Auction

Ritchie Bros. sold more than $44 million of equipment and trucks over two days at its live, unreserved auction in Fort Worth, TX. read more

MAY 18, 2018 - 2:30 pm

Scorpio in Sale/Leaseback Agreements for Five Product Tankers

Scorpio Tankers agreed to sell and leaseback three product tankers and two LR2 product tankers to AVIC International Leasing. read more

MAY 18, 2018 - 9:31 am

Marks Named to Head Wells Fargo Commercial Capital, Blakey to Retire

Wells Fargo named David Marks, current head of Capital Finance, the successor to Ed Blakey, who is retiring, as head of Wells Fargo Commercial Finance. read more

MAY 18, 2018 - 7:12 am

Rush Enterprises Reports Passing of Founder W. Marvin Rush

Rush Enterprises announced its founder W. Marvin Rush passed away at age 79. Marvin Rush founded the company in 1965 and serve as the company’s CEO from its founding through 2006. read more

MAY 18, 2018 - 7:08 am

TCF Capital Funding Hires Three to Support Growth

TCF Capital Funding hired Sean Morrissey and Amanda Scott as senior associates and Shondolyn Jackson as a collateral analyst. The new hires will support the needs of TCF’s national client base. read more

MAY 18, 2018 - 7:00 am

China Dominates Global Bank Rankings; Wells Fargo Loses No. 10 Spot

According to a report from S&P Global, Chinese banks collectively hold the largest share of total assets held by the top 100 global banks. Credit Agricole replaced Wells Fargo in the No. 10 slot by $165 million. read more

MAY 18, 2018 - 6:59 am

WTO Rejects Vast Majority of U.S. Claims in Airbus Dispute

The European Commission welcomed a report in the dispute brought by the U.S. on support to Airbus. The report rejected the vast majority of the U.S. allegations that the EU had not complied with the WTO findings. read more

MAY 18, 2018 - 6:43 am

Start-Up Your Leasing Solution Now Live on ASPIRE v5

Your Leasing Solution, a start-up independent leasing company, has gone live with LeaseTeam’s end-to-end ASPIRE v5 system. read more

MAY 17, 2018 - 11:54 am

ACT: April’s NA Class 8 Orders Continue Above-Capacity Trend

ACT Research reported that North American Class 8 net orders totaled 34,735 units in April. read more

MAY 17, 2018 - 11:52 am

Editor's Picks

Sources of Optimism: Maintaining a Competitive Edge in Equipment Funding

Phil Neuffer

March/April 2018

The world of business requires a heavy amount of optimism. Just about every year at this time, optimism is at its peak. Similar to the way a new baseball season instills a sense of hope into fanbases of every team,... read more

Top Five Private Independents: Each Creates a Unique Blueprint for Success

Rita E. Garwood

March/April 2018

Monitor’s Top 25 Independents fared well in 2017, reaching a new record of $6.5 billion, thanks to a 12% year-over-year increase. But even the best years come with challenges. “Ascentium Capital’s growth has been very rapid over the last six... read more

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Recent Opinion

Data Analytics, Digital Revolution Help Transport Fleets Replace Aging Trucks More Efficiently

Brian Holland, President/CFO, Fleet Advantage

April 2018

As the demand to ship goods continues to increase, fleet operators need to take a hard look at how they are procuring and replacing equipment. Brian Holland of Fleet Advantage argues for more efficient practices, which includes shorter lifecycle management.

What’s Ahead for Equipment Financing in 2018?

Patrick Gaskins, Vice President of Financial Services, AmeriQuest Transportation Services

January 2018

As 2018 kicks into gear, AmeriQuest’s Patrick Gaskins takes a look at the year ahead and gives important information and advice on the tax situation, interest rates, equipment deliveries, used equipment technology and asset replacement.

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