There are risks associated with the theft of heavy equipment that are greater for equipment dealers than other owners of heavy equipment:

• A dealership presents a concentration of static, high-value targets that allows more sophisticated thieves to pre-plan the theft and disposal of stolen property.

• There are billions of dollars of stolen heavy equipment in circulation. In US law, even a good faith purchaser cannot gain or pass good title to a stolen item. A buyer may pursue a dealer for compensation if a piece of equipment is later found to be stolen and it may be difficult and expensive for the dealer to pursue the person from whom the equipment originally came.

• Dealers are often self-insured or carry a high deductible on their property and liability insurance.

NER has developed services that help equipment dealers reduce these risks.

Reduce Liability

Dealers will be able to check a machine’s PIN/serial number against the NER database before buying used-equipment to reduce the chance of purchasing and subsequently selling a stolen item.

Deter Theft

A dealer can register all items of inventory on NER’s HELPtech database and mark equipment with decals and premises with signs to warn potential thieves that all items are registered on a national database accessible by law enforcement and that buyers of used-equipment may be checking first with NER. This is one of the most overt and cost-effective methods of theft prevention available.

Enhance Customer Service

NER is developing processes to allow a dealer to register items for a customer, saving the customer time and money, while providing a valuable after sales theft prevention service.

Discounts on NER’s services are available to dealers through bundling the above services and through partner manufacturers, insurance companies, associations and other NER partners.

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