Bryan Stolee will be the Sales Manager overseeing the Iowa and Illinois branches. In this role he will lead the Territory Managers and sales efforts throughout the region. Bryan brings more than 30 years of territory sales experience to this position, the last decade of it with RMS. Since joining the company in April 2016 as a Territory Manager in East Moline, he has sold and supported the full construction equipment line: dozers, excavators, wheel loaders, crushers, screen plants, cement equipment, and asphalt paving equipment. "He has done it with contractors, quarries, municipalities, and material handling operations across the region. He has been recognized with the Road Machinery & Supplies Co. President’s Award and for both Top Market Share and Top Revenue Generation, and he has consistently expanded market presence through consultative, solution-based selling rather than price," said Vice President, CE Sales Dan Olson. "Bryan has the market knowled...

    Road Machinery & Supplies Co. has announced that Dan Olson has been promoted to the position of Vice President of Construction Equipment Sales. Olson was previously the Sales Manager, Savage, and he replaces the position held by Ben Schmidtlein, who served as Vice President of Sales. Olson’s slight but meaningful title change for this role underscores RMS’ commitment to driving greater focus on all of its construction equipment business. In this new capacity, he will report directly to President Russell Sheaffer.      Olson has spent his entire career in sales, first as a sales representative and later growing into various sales leadership roles including two at RMS.    “Since joining the company Dan has demonstrated a strong understanding of our market and has exemplified outstanding leadership and customer relationship skills,” said Sheaffer.   Effective immediately, Olson will be responsible for managing the constru...

          Road Machinery & Supplies Co. (RMS) announced that Dave Hosch has been promoted from General Manager of Aggregate to Vice President of Aggregate. In this role, Dave will continue to be responsible for sales, rentals, and technical support of our crushing, screening, and environmental product lines, such as Astec, Masaba, Epiroc, CDE, Sandvik, Ecoverse, Doppstadt, and more throughout Iowa, Minnesota and portions of Nebraska and South Dakota.   “Since assuming the responsibility for managing the merged Ruffridge Johnson and RMS aggregate sales teams last fall, Dave has proven to be a very capable leader of the much larger organization.  Elevating him to the level of vice president underscores our confidence in his leadership,” said President Russell Sheaffer.   He will continue to lead the team of Aggregate Sales Specialists and Aggregate Support Specialists, as well as Pit and Quarry Supplies.   Dave joined RMS in 202...

    Road Machinery & Supplies Co. (RMS) is expanding the capabilities of its Centerville, Minnesota location, strengthening its ability to serve customers across the Twin Cities northern metro area. The Centerville facility, which has operated as part of RMS’ Ruffridge Johnson division, is transitioning into a full-service RMS branch that will provide new, used, and rental equipment, service, and parts for all of RMS’ equipment lines, including brands like Komatsu, Astec, BOMAG, LeeBoy, SENNEBOGEN, Terramac, NPK, Genesis, JLG in addition to the brands that have historically been supported by Ruffridge Johnson like Masaba, Cedarrapids, and Ecoverse.   The Centerville location offers convenient access for customers based in or supporting jobsites across the northern metro area. The facility will stock a broad range of parts inventory and is integrated with RMS’ shuttle system, allowing for next-day parts availability on many items stocked at other branch locatio...

   RMS Tritec recently partnered with Cemstone at their Midway Plant to deliver an end-to-end aggregate handling solution, executed on a tight timeline and spanning multiple phases of design, fabrication, and installation support. “It was a pleasure working with the RMS Tritec team from start to finish,” said Cemstone’s Regional Operations and Maintenance Manager Scott Brockberg. “From design through fabrication, the project ran seamlessly, with well-built components and exceptional onsite execution. The team met our tight deadlines and delivered a complete headbox solution in a short timeframe, getting us operational quickly. With its quality of design and materials, this system will improve efficiency and reduce maintenance time for years to come. I would confidently recommend RMS Tritec for future projects.” Kicking off during the holiday season and completed in March, the project reflects RMS Tritec’s ability to take on complex work and deliver with s...

    Road Machinery & Supplies Co. has been named the official Masaba dealer in Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota, expanding its coverage from Minnesota to the entire RMS footprint. Customers in Iowa will now have access to sales and support of the entire Masaba conveyor and material handling lines through the RMS branches in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, East Moline, Ill., and Sioux City. For more than 60 years, Masaba has manufactured innovative aggregate, mining and construction equipment that has earned a reputation as a leader in each industry. Masaba offers products for conveying and material handling, portable and stationary plant chassis, and custom-engineered solutions. The highlight of the Masaba equipment line is its Magnum telescoping conveyor. Available in single- or dual-drive, the innovative GEN II track drive’s unique and robust design further improves engagement between the teeth and drives for even smoother stinger operation, improving long-term durability ...