About RECO Equipment, Inc.

RECO Equipment, Inc. is a full-line distributor supplying all types of construction and mining equipment - new, pre-owned, and rental. We operate a fleet of 90 fully equipped service trucks with cranes, computers, compressors, and welders on each. RECO operates an additional support fleet of about 60 vehicles and a logistics department that coordinates three heavy haul tractor trailers. All of the vehicles are painted metallic silver with the distinctive "RECO" displayed on the doors. The Bobcat division has a fleet of 14 large rollback delivery trucks and one tractor-trailer with a distinctive Bobcat orange and white paint and decal scheme with which equipment is delivered for rental and sales.  

RECO Equipment, Inc. serves scrap processing, mining, quarrying, construction, excavating, trans-loading, and industrial customers in our manufacturer-assigned territories.  This territory covers the entire state of Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and parts of West Virginia, Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Florida. 

RECO was organized and founded in 1983 by Robert E. Hathaway with 28 employees in the Ohio coal fields with an office in Morristown, OH. Today RECO Equipment, Inc. employs almost 300 people at 19 different locations. Thirteen of these locations are responsible for RECO Equipment, Inc., and six are Bobcat of Pittsburgh, a division of RECO Equipment.

Expansion came quickly and has been a hallmark of the company. The first branch came to Columbus OH in 1985, followed by Cincinnati in 1986. 

On January 1, 1994, RECO Equipment, Inc. acquired Bobcat of Pittsburgh, located on the south side of Pittsburgh. The operation moved to Cranberry Twp, Pennsylvania in April of '94. In May of '95, a Bobcat branch was opened in Youngwood, PA, and subsequently moved to a larger new facility in Mt. Pleasant, PA. 

In October of 1997, RECO Equipment, Inc. purchased the assets of OTEC (Ohio Tractor Equipment Co.). OTEC had branches located in Hudson and Perrysburg, Ohio. This acquisition provided RECO Equipment, Inc. full coverage of all major trading areas in the state of OH. A new building was purchased in Richfield, OH and the Hudson operations were moved to the new facility in June of '98.

In September 1998, a Bobcat branch was opened in Canonsburg, PA to serve Southern Allegheny and Washington County customers. 

In April 2008, an ownership succession plan was implemented to ensure a smooth transition of the company. Longtime employees, Paul DiTullio, Josh Gasber, and Reed Mahany bought the company in 2010 when Bob Hathaway retired.

In December of 2008, RECO Equipment, Inc. opened the doors of its seventh RECO Equipment, Inc. facility by purchasing the assets of Newman Equipment, Inc. This facility is located in Indianapolis, IN. This expanded footprint from Pittsburgh to Indianapolis provided a larger equipment fleet and parts inventory to draw upon.

In May of 2011, RECO Equipment, Inc. opened its first Michigan facility and its eighth location in Brighton, MI. 

On September 1, 2011, our fourth Bobcat branch was opened in Indiana, PA. Bobcat of Indiana County, a full-service facility, completes coverage to all four corners of the Bobcat territory.

2014 was a year of multiple expansions. e acquisition of another Bobcat store in Erie, PA, Bobcat of Erie and the acquisition of Republic Crane, LLC. The Republic Crane, LLC acquisition gave RECO Equipment, Inc. operating coverage throughout the southeastern United States.

In 2016, RECO Equipment, Inc. opened its first branch in the central time zone and first in the state of Tennessee when the Nashville branch opened for business in Lebanon, TN. The branch has since moved to a larger facility in La Vergne, TN.

While RECO Equipment, Inc. always rented equipment, starting in 2017, a strategy to grow our rental business developed a separate rental department that matured into RECO Rents. 

In 2019, RECO Equipment, Inc. continued its strategic expansion by opening a second facility in the state of Indiana in Fort Wayne. At approximately halfway between Indianapolis, IN, and Toledo, OH, the branch increased RECO’s ability to service customers in both northeastern Indiana and western Ohio and added convenience for rental customers in those areas.

On December 31, 2019, as part of an ongoing succession plan, Reed Mahany retired as president of RECO Equipment, Inc, and in January 2022, Paul DiTullio retired as president of the company.  The formation of a leadership team in 2021 and Josh Gasber’s role as president of the company, having nearly 30 years of experience in the industry, position the company well for continued growth and success in the future.  A strategic joint venture with Ray Ferwerda, Jr. in Florida added seven locations operating as Great Southern Equipment, LLC in February 2022.

We are proud of our history and growth and appreciate the loyalty each customer has shown.  

 

Call us today at (740) 782-1314 and find out how our team can help you find the Bobcat, Hitachi Wheel Loaders, Link-Belt Excavators, Montabert, LaBounty, Liebherr, Terex®, TML, or Vacuworx equipment you've been looking for! We look forward to the opportunity to serve you.

 

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