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Jul 25, 2012 2:07 PM

Ervin  Equipment, Inc., has expanded its  services and expertise to better serve the oil and gas industry, including  booming areas such as the Bakken region, Utica Shale, Eagle Ford Shale and  Marcellus Shale.

“We’ve  been serving the transportation industry for years, and have offered  significant benefits to those fleets seeking to both buy and sell used  equipment,” Jeff Weber, vice president of sales and marketing at Ervin,  explained. “We spec the most popular models and work to ensure their quality  and availability when and where the customer needs it. Now, we’re expanding and  growing our services in the oil and gas industry, where demand for equipment is  at an all time high.”

Ervin’s  expertise is a key benefit to a growing customer base seeking to enter the oil  and gas market. In many cases, the ability to procure quality used equipment is  necessary for those just entering the market, a major reason Ervin felt it was  necessary to expand its services and assist these individuals. Weber estimated  about half of Ervin’s clients in this sector are relatively new to the  industry, and in need of guidance when selecting equipment.

“In  addition to supplying complete fleets, our mission is to help educate these  professionals to ensure they’re making the proper purchasing decisions,” he  continued. “We’re not here to sell something that will be ‘just  fine’. Rather, we want to broaden the knowledge of our customers, work  with them to provide the ideal solution, and ultimately form a lasting  partnership. Our belief is long-term relationships are the best way to ensure  our customers’ success.”

The  Ervin sales team focuses on helping customers select the appropriate equipment  for every application, carefully considering characteristics unique to each  location. To effectively guide their customers on the best fleet choice, the  Ervin sales team researches each region of the country to be well versed in  regional challenges, applications and regulations.

Ervin  owns and operates several satellite locations throughout the United States, a  strategy designed to meet customer needs in a timely manner no matter how  remote the location.

A  large dealer of Wabash, Transcraft and many other manufacturers, Ervin’s fleets  of oil and gas-specific equipment include vacuum trailers, pneumatic  trailers, belly dumps, tanks, flatbeds and removable gooseneck  trailers. Ervin buys and sells fleets of five to 5,000 trailers.