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Acme
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ACME Lift Co.
Websiteurl
acmelift.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
1997
Descriptiontext

ACME Lift Co. is a private wholesale rental company specializing in earth-moving equipment, founded circa 1997-1998 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona (also referenced as Mesa in firmographic data). The company operates with a focused regional footprint in the Southwest USA, serving construction and infrastructure customers who require short- to medium-term access to heavy machinery such as excavators, lifts, and related earthmoving assets. The ACME-Hitachi co-branded logo signals an authorized OEM relationship with Hitachi Construction Machinery, suggesting the fleet is anchored by Hitachi-manufactured equipment and implying access to OEM-supported parts, service, and warranty infrastructure that independent operators lack.

The business model is fleet-based wholesale rental, a capital-intensive operating structure where revenue is generated through utilization-based rental contracts on owned equipment. The company finances its fleet primarily through senior debt rather than equity; a syndicated credit facility closed in January 2015 for $109.1 million, led by Morgan Stanley Credit Partners, PNC Bank, and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, represents the largest documented capital event and underwrites fleet acquisition. Operating with 51-100 employees, ACME Lift Co. operates at a regional rather than national scale, with the Scottsdale/Mesa office serving as its primary base. Leadership comprises Woody Weld as Chairman and CEO and Yuko Nagura as CFO, indicating continuity in management.

The company's digital presence is currently limited: the acmelift.com domain redirects to acmeflex.com/us/en/, suggesting a brand consolidation under a broader ACME Flex platform. No product catalog, e-commerce functionality, or detailed service descriptions are publicly available, and the company has not published blog content or customer case studies. Pricing is not disclosed, and the customer base is not publicly itemized, making ACME Lift Co. a relatively opaque private operator in the equipment rental value chain.

Short descriptiontext

ACME Lift Co. is a private wholesale rental company founded circa 1997 in Scottsdale, Arizona, that rents earth-moving equipment to construction and infrastructure customers across the Southwest USA, with a Hitachi OEM-affiliated fleet financed primarily through senior debt.

Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
51–100
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersMesa, United States
HQ citystring
Mesa
HQ countrystring
United States
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North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
construction equipment rental, earth-moving equipment, heavy machinery rental, wholesale equipment leasing, construction rentals
Industry3 codes
1Lifting & Hoisting Rental & Leasing
CodeIMAHAJANPrimaryYes
2Dump & Tip Trucks Leasing & Rental
CodeTLABAEADPrimaryNo
3Articulated Dump Trucks (ADT)
CodeIMAHAAAGPrimaryNo
NAICS code1 code
  • General Rental Centers5323
SIC code2 codes
  • Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, Nec7359
  • Wholesale-Construction & Mining (No Petro) Machinery & Equip5082
Product category
Construction Equipment Rental
No data
Cost components5 values
Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

ACME Lift Co. (dba ACME Lift Company) is a wholesale rental company that rents earth-moving and construction heavy equipment to commercial customers, primarily contractors and construction firms. The company operates out of Scottsdale/Mesa, Arizona and serves the Southwest USA market, leveraging a co-branded relationship with the Hitachi equipment brand.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

ACME Lift Co. is a lift company located in Scottsdale, AZ. The provided source data contains only a redirect page and an author page, with no detailed product information available to extract.

Recent move4 records

Each record includes

Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight3 records

Each record includes

Type, Description

Peers10 records
1United Rentals
TypeDirect peer
Description

Largest US equipment rental company with a national fleet of aerial work platforms, earth-moving equipment, and specialty tools. Directly competes with ACME on general construction rentals in the Southwest market.

2Sunbelt Rentals
TypeDirect peer
Description

Second-largest US equipment rental company, owned by Ashtead Group. Directly competes with ACME in construction equipment rental, including aerial lifts and earth-moving machinery across the Southwest.

3Herc Rentals
TypeDirect peer
Description

Public equipment rental company (NYSE: HRI) spun off from Hertz. Competes with ACME in construction and industrial equipment rental, including aerial and earth-moving fleets, with a growing Southwest presence.

4Ahern Rentals
TypeDirect peer
Description

Privately held, family-owned equipment rental company headquartered in Las Vegas with operations across the Southwest. Closest private peer to ACME given shared regional footprint and similar fleet mix.

5Empire Southwest
TypeDirect peer
Description

Arizona-based Caterpillar dealer offering new equipment sales, rentals, parts, and service. Directly competes with ACME in the Phoenix/Scottsdale market and represents the closest geographic and structural peer (OEM dealer + rental).

6Stowers Machinery
TypeRegional player
Description

Caterpillar dealer serving Arizona with equipment sales, rental, parts, and service. Head-to-head competitor to ACME within the Phoenix market across earth-moving fleet customers.

7Cashman Equipment
TypeRegional player
Description

Caterpillar dealer based in Nevada with adjacent Arizona operations. Comparable dealer-and-rental hybrid model serving mining, construction, and infrastructure customers in the broader Southwest.

8RDO Equipment Co.
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Largest John Deere construction equipment dealer in North America, with full rental fleets and a multi-state Southwest presence. Comparable dealer + rental + service model to ACME.

9Power Motive Corporation
TypeDirect peer
Description

Hitachi construction equipment dealer serving Colorado, New Mexico, and West Texas. Closest OEM-aligned peer to ACME given shared Hitachi dealer model and earth-moving fleet focus.

104 Rivers Equipment
TypeEmerging player
Description

John Deere dealer with rental operations across Texas and the Southwest. Comparable multi-line construction equipment dealer/rental model, though with a different OEM affiliation than ACME.

Market position
Strengths4 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses4 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat3 records

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Type, Details

Key risks5 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights5 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Ideal customer profile1 record

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
Profiles2 records

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Name, Designation, Designation category, Overview, Profile commentary, Source

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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds1 record

Each record includes

Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors3 records

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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Acme

Construction Equipment Rentalacmelift.com

ACME Lift Co. is a private wholesale rental company founded circa 1997 in Scottsdale, Arizona, that rents earth-moving equipment to construction and infrastructure customers across the Southwest USA, with a Hitachi OEM-affiliated fleet financed primarily through senior debt.

What Acme does

ACME Lift Co. is a private wholesale rental company specializing in earth-moving equipment, founded circa 1997-1998 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona (also referenced as Mesa in firmographic data). The company operates with a focused regional footprint in the Southwest USA, serving construction and infrastructure customers who require short- to medium-term access to heavy machinery such as excavators, lifts, and related earthmoving assets. The ACME-Hitachi co-branded logo signals an authorized OEM relationship with Hitachi Construction Machinery, suggesting the fleet is anchored by Hitachi-manufactured equipment and implying access to OEM-supported parts, service, and warranty infrastructure that independent operators lack.

The business model is fleet-based wholesale rental, a capital-intensive operating structure where revenue is generated through utilization-based rental contracts on owned equipment. The company finances its fleet primarily through senior debt rather than equity; a syndicated credit facility closed in January 2015 for $109.1 million, led by Morgan Stanley Credit Partners, PNC Bank, and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, represents the largest documented capital event and underwrites fleet acquisition. Operating with 51-100 employees, ACME Lift Co. operates at a regional rather than national scale, with the Scottsdale/Mesa office serving as its primary base. Leadership comprises Woody Weld as Chairman and CEO and Yuko Nagura as CFO, indicating continuity in management.

The company's digital presence is currently limited: the acmelift.com domain redirects to acmeflex.com/us/en/, suggesting a brand consolidation under a broader ACME Flex platform. No product catalog, e-commerce functionality, or detailed service descriptions are publicly available, and the company has not published blog content or customer case studies. Pricing is not disclosed, and the customer base is not publicly itemized, making ACME Lift Co. a relatively opaque private operator in the equipment rental value chain.

Acme firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Acme
Legal name
ACME Lift Co.
Website
https://acmelift.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
1997
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
51–100 employees
Short description
ACME Lift Co. is a private wholesale rental company founded circa 1997 in Scottsdale, Arizona, that rents earth-moving equipment to construction and infrastructure customers across the Southwest USA, with a Hitachi OEM-affiliated fleet financed primarily through senior debt.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Acme industry classification

Industry
Product category
Construction Equipment Rental
NAICS
General Rental Centers (5323)
SIC
Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, Nec (7359), Wholesale-Construction & Mining (No Petro) Machinery & Equip (5082)
akta.pro primary industry
Lifting & Hoisting Rental & Leasing (IMAHAJAN)
akta.pro secondary industries
Dump & Tip Trucks Leasing & Rental (TLABAEAD), Articulated Dump Trucks (ADT) (IMAHAAAG)

Keywords

  • Construction equipment rental
  • Earth-moving equipment
  • Heavy machinery rental
  • Wholesale equipment leasing
  • Construction rentals

Where Acme is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Mesa
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

Acme business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Acme product offering

Product offering

Core offering

ACME Lift Co. (dba ACME Lift Company) is a wholesale rental company that rents earth-moving and construction heavy equipment to commercial customers, primarily contractors and construction firms. The company operates out of Scottsdale/Mesa, Arizona and serves the Southwest USA market, leveraging a co-branded relationship with the Hitachi equipment brand.

Product overview

ACME Lift Co. is a lift company located in Scottsdale, AZ. The provided source data contains only a redirect page and an author page, with no detailed product information available to extract.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Companies that use Acme

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Acme technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Acme partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Acme competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • United Rentals: Largest US equipment rental company with a national fleet of aerial work platforms, earth-moving equipment, and specialty tools. Directly competes with ACME on general construction rentals in the Southwest market.
  • Sunbelt Rentals: Second-largest US equipment rental company, owned by Ashtead Group. Directly competes with ACME in construction equipment rental, including aerial lifts and earth-moving machinery across the Southwest.
  • Herc Rentals: Public equipment rental company (NYSE: HRI) spun off from Hertz. Competes with ACME in construction and industrial equipment rental, including aerial and earth-moving fleets, with a growing Southwest presence.
  • Ahern Rentals: Privately held, family-owned equipment rental company headquartered in Las Vegas with operations across the Southwest. Closest private peer to ACME given shared regional footprint and similar fleet mix.
  • Empire Southwest: Arizona-based Caterpillar dealer offering new equipment sales, rentals, parts, and service. Directly competes with ACME in the Phoenix/Scottsdale market and represents the closest geographic and structural peer (OEM dealer + rental).
  • Power Motive Corporation: Hitachi construction equipment dealer serving Colorado, New Mexico, and West Texas. Closest OEM-aligned peer to ACME given shared Hitachi dealer model and earth-moving fleet focus.

Regional players

  • Stowers Machinery: Caterpillar dealer serving Arizona with equipment sales, rental, parts, and service. Head-to-head competitor to ACME within the Phoenix market across earth-moving fleet customers.
  • Cashman Equipment: Caterpillar dealer based in Nevada with adjacent Arizona operations. Comparable dealer-and-rental hybrid model serving mining, construction, and infrastructure customers in the broader Southwest.

Broad incumbents

  • RDO Equipment Co. Largest John Deere construction equipment dealer in North America, with full rental fleets and a multi-state Southwest presence. Comparable dealer + rental + service model to ACME.

Emerging players

  • 4 Rivers Equipment: John Deere dealer with rental operations across Texas and the Southwest. Comparable multi-line construction equipment dealer/rental model, though with a different OEM affiliation than ACME.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Acme financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Acme leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Acme funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Acme M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Acme

What does Acme do?

ACME Lift Co. (dba ACME Lift Company) is a wholesale rental company that rents earth-moving and construction heavy equipment to commercial customers, primarily contractors and construction firms. The company operates out of Scottsdale/Mesa, Arizona and serves the Southwest USA market, leveraging a co-branded relationship with the Hitachi equipment brand.

Is Acme a public or private company?

Acme is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.

When was Acme founded?

Acme was founded in 1997. It employs 51 to 100 people.

Where is Acme based?

Acme is headquartered in Mesa, United States, in the North America region.

Who are Acme's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are United Rentals, Sunbelt Rentals, Herc Rentals, Ahern Rentals, Empire Southwest and Power Motive Corporation. Regional players are Stowers Machinery and Cashman Equipment. RDO Equipment Co. is listed as a broad incumbent. 4 Rivers Equipment is listed as an emerging player.

Does Acme have an API?

No public API is recorded for Acme.

What industry is Acme in?

Acme's product category is Construction Equipment Rental. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAJAN, Lifting & Hoisting Rental & Leasing, with a secondary code of TLABAEAD, Dump & Tip Trucks Leasing & Rental. Its NAICS code is 5323 and its SIC code is 7359.

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