{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Dig","title":"Risk and reward on the road to industry success with Florida Coast Equipment's Todd Bachman","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1582,"description":"Todd Backman, President and CEO of Florida Coast Equipment and Big Orange Rental, discusses how they prepared for and managed the impact of hurricanes on their dealership and rental operations. They prioritize the safety of their employees and customers, prepping their stores and equipment for potential damage. They also ensure that essential equipment like generators and chainsaws are available in affected areas. The response to the hurricanes is ongoing, with some areas still underwater and ongoing demand for equipment. The rental business has seen increased demand, with priority given to existing accounts.\r\n\r\nWelcome to The Dig, where equipment finance news editors connect with industry leaders and dealers to discuss news analysis, market trends, tips, and more. I am Johnny Martinez II, Senior Associate Editor of Equipment Finance News, the one news source for both dealers and lenders. And on today's episode of The Dig, I'm joined by Todd Backman, President and CEO of Florida Coast Equipment and Big Organe Rental, and I'll let Todd introduce himself. Thanks for joining us today. Yeah.\r\n\r\nHappy to be here. Yeah. I'm Todd, President of Florida Coast and President and CEO of Florida Coast Equipment and Big Orange Rental. We are a 14-location Kubota dealership as well as Big Orange Rental, which is our rental arm. But even that is predominantly Kubota equipment, focusing in Florida. We have stores from Ocala to the Keys, which is basically three-quarters of the 80% of the population in Florida, 260 employees, and I'm excited to have a conversation today about what's going on in the industry.\r\n\r\nFantastic. Well, again, thank you so much for joining us. And, you know, you talked about it so much of what, well, everything you guys do is based in the Florida region, which has been drastically impacted by not one but two hurricanes that have come through. And so with the Florida market being impacted by these hurricanes, first off, how did you guys prepare to kind of...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/JyKr4xU9r7F_ZHV3lyzf-er5CQgYjOmQLgEUbPPNf8U/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81YTE4/NDQzOWZlOGY5OGI2/MTVkNTA0ZTNlOGEy/MjVjYS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}