American Equipment Company

What American Equipment Company does

American Equipment Company (AMECO) is a privately held, family-owned Export Management Company founded in 1946 and headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. The firm sources railway and industrial equipment from multiple manufacturers and resells those products to railway operators and other end-customers across more than 55 countries, supported by a network of locally expert foreign sales agencies. Its operating model is buy-and-resell (with occasional commission-based engagements), earning the spread between manufacturer purchase price and customer resale price; in some relationships the firm instead operates on negotiated commissions. The business serves two principal customer segments: railway operators worldwide (from Class I railroads to regional and national systems) seeking diversified single-source procurement, and railway equipment manufacturers that lack their own international sales infrastructure and use AMECO as their foreign distribution arm.

AMECO's product portfolio is organized across eight core categories: Track Maintenance Products (ballast regulators, brushcutters, tampers, spike drivers and pullers, tie cranes/exchangers/pluggers, rail drills, grinders and lifters, hydraulic hand tools, and anchor machines such as the Nordco BAAM); Locomotive Workshop Tools (TESCO specialty tools, air brake and electrical test equipment, injector test equipment, traction motor tools); Rail and Wheel Flaw Detection (wayside and stationary inspection systems); Locomotive Driver Simulators (full-scope training simulators sourced through CORYS); Trackside Equipment (automatic equipment identification, hydraulic track lubricators, hot box/bearing detectors); Railway, Port, and Industrial Cranes (equilibrium cranes including the patented E-Crane with parallelogram boom, material handlers, rail cranes 15-250 tons, and truck/high rail cranes); Wheel and Axle Shop Equipment (Simmons Machine Tool systems for railroad wheel shops); and Locomotives, Diesel Engines, and Components (remanufactured locomotives and engines plus spare parts). The most differentiated technical asset is the patented E-Crane parallelogram boom system, which maintains near-balance throughout the working range and substantially reduces energy use compared with conventional cranes.

The company is staffed by six named personnel — Chairman Howard E. McCall Jr., President Brad McCall, Sales Manager Heather Anderson, Traffic Manager Edgar Corea, Sales Assistant Frieda Foster, and Inside Sales representative Veridiana Barriento — and has no outside institutional investors, no parent company, and no subsidiaries on record. Marketing is conducted through the corporate website (bilingual English/Spanish), downloadable product brochures, and direct phone/email inquiry; distribution is conducted exclusively through the foreign sales agency network, with each agency staffed by railway specialists holding local market and technical knowledge.

Name

American Equipment Company

Legal name

American Equipment Company

Website

https://ameco.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

American Equipment Company (AMECO) is a family-owned Export Management Company, founded 1946 and based in Boca Raton, Florida, that resells railway and industrial equipment sourced from multiple manufacturers to railway operators in 55+ countries through a global network of locally expert sales agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Railway Equipment Export Management

SIC

Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084)

akta.pro primary industry

Workshop Tools, Equipment & Lift Systems Distribution (TLAKAOAM)

Keywords

• Railway equipment export
• Track maintenance equipment
• Locomotive spare parts
• Export management services
• Railway cranes

Headquarters

HQ city

Boca Raton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Equipment Resale: AMECO buys material from manufacturers and resells to clients worldwide. The difference between purchase price and resale price serves as compensation for the export management services provided. This is the primary revenue mechanism for the company.
2. Commission-based Services: In some cases, AMECO operates on a commission structure rather than buy-and-resell model. Commission is negotiated based on the specific market relationship and services required.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

American Equipment Company (AMECO) is an export management company that purchases railway and industrial equipment from manufacturers and resells it to railways and rail operators worldwide. The company distributes a diversified portfolio across eight product categories, including track maintenance equipment, locomotive workshop tools, trackside equipment, cranes, flaw detection systems, simulators, wheel and axle shop equipment, and locomotives/diesel engines. AMECO also provides comprehensive export management services—including customer service, technical support, financing coordination, shipping, documentation, and after-sales/warranty coordination—to manufacturers seeking international market reach.

Product overview

American Equipment Company (AMECO) is an export management company specializing in the global sale of railway and industrial equipment. Founded in 1946, AMECO distributes a diversified portfolio of railway products through eight core product categories: Track Maintenance Products (including ballast regulators, brushcutters, tampers, spike drivers/pullers, tie cranes/exchangers/pluggers, rail drills/grinders/lifters, hydraulic hand tools, and the BAAM anchor machine), Locomotive Workshop Tools (TESCO specialty tools, air brake and electrical test equipment, traction motor tools), Rail and Wheel Flaw Detection systems, Locomotive Driver Simulators, Trackside Equipment (automatic equipment identification, track lubricators, hot box detectors), Railway/Port/Industrial Cranes (equilibrium cranes, material handlers, rail cranes 15-250 tons, truck cranes), Wheel and Axle Shop Equipment (Simmons Machine Tool), and Locomotives/Diesel Engines/Components (remanufactured locomotives and engines, bogie parts, electrical parts). Additionally, AMECO provides Export Management Services to help manufacturers distribute products internationally. The company operates as a global supplier with client relationships across over 50 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Track Maintenance Products Comprehensive range of equipment for railway track maintenance including ballast regulators, brushcutters, clip machines, rail drills, rail grinders, rail lifters, tampers, spike drivers/pullers, tie cranes/exchangers/pluggers, track jacks, and hydraulic hand tools, sold to railway operators and maintenance crews.
• Locomotive Workshop Tools Specialized tools for locomotive maintenance and repair including TESCO diesel engine specialty tools, air brake test equipment, electrical test equipment, injector test equipment, and traction motor tools, targeted at railway workshops and locomotive maintenance facilities.
• Rail and Wheel Flaw Detection Inspection systems for detecting defects in rails and wheels, including rail flaw detection equipment and wheel flaw detection systems for both wayside and stationary inspection, sold to railways for safety and maintenance programs.
• Locomotive Driver Simulators Training simulators for locomotive operators using state-of-the-art computer simulations (offered through CORYS Simulators) to provide realistic hands-on training experience, sold to railway training departments.
• Trackside Equipment Equipment installed along railway tracks for monitoring and maintenance including automatic equipment identification systems, hydraulic track lubricators, track/locomotive jacks, and hot box bearing detectors, sold to railway infrastructure operators.
• Railway, Port, and Industrial Cranes Heavy lifting equipment including equilibrium cranes (E-Crane) for bulk material handling, material handlers, rail cranes (15-250 ton capacity), and truck/high rail cranes, sold to ports, railways, and industrial facilities.
• Wheel and Axle Shop Equipment

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/ameco_rail
• Facebookfacebook.com/AmericanEquipmentCompany
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ameco-exports

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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