re: Anyone here do sales for United Rentals?

Yep. The long term career potential with a CAT dealer is much better than with a rental company. In the south, you’ve got Kelly, Yancey, Thompson, and Louisiana CAT who are all great companies. TEC out of Birmingham is strong. You’ve got Flint, Nortraxx, Doggett, and some Deere dealers who are strong in the forestry and municipality game.

All of them, but especially CAT, offer higher potential earnings and better advancement potential than a rental company. General line sales folks and branch managers are making some coin at those dealerships. On the ag side, your Deere guys in big ag areas are doing well. But you won’t walk in as a branch manager making six figures.

You’ve got to learn the business, learn how to sell, and build your network and career over time. And you’ve got to GO. There isn’t any sitting around doing the kind of business volumes those folks are churning through.