A recent report by Purchasing.com titled, “Tech Innovations Drive Increases in Heavy Equipment Leases and Rentals” determined renting heavy machinery of all types is on the rise, and purchasing is down.  The study surveyed over 71,000 professionals directly related to the purchase of equipment regarding their preferences of renting vs leasing backhoe loaders, bulldozers, compact track loaders, excavators, rough terrain forklifts, skid steer loaders, and wheel loaders and most categories showed a high increases of renting versus purchasing.