Solving the Heavy Equipment Shortage in South Florida

Over 1,000 machines available for rent across southwest Florida with fast delivery and trusted local service.

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• Same-day delivery where possible
• Fleet depth across excavators, articulated dump trucks, dozers, loaders, telehandlers and more
• On-site service and parts

In Fort Myers and Miami, rental shortages mean the right machine is often weeks or months away, and a missing machine means the whole job slows. Delays translate to lost revenue, idle crews, and cascading schedule headaches that can eat profit and customer trust.

We keep projects on schedule by staging a large local fleet and moving machines where they’re needed fast.

How we help keep Tomahawk construction on schedule

Tomahawk Construction, a regional earthwork contractor handling large-lot site builds, needed reliable heavy equipment on short notice to dig 20-foot lakes, build house pads, and keep work moving despite high groundwater. Newman Tractor staged the right machines and provided on-site support, so crews stayed productive. As Andrew Montgomery from Tomahawk says, “We’ve had minimal damage repairs, and they’ve lasted really well for us.”

What we delivered

• Machine delivered: large excavator for deep-lake digging (note: Tomahawk normally runs a CAT 374 but has a SANY SY750 out on demo for this project).
• Local staging and delivery of multiple machines across the site.
• Fast parts and field service when the job demanded it.
• Ongoing equipment rotation to keep productivity high.

“With NT you are a big fish in a small pond. Our customers are important to us. We can give [them] more attention than big competitive brands while offering the same competitive machines. Our Service times are often within 24 hours.” - Ward

Project details

Tomahawk’s crew cleared dense vegetation, dug 20-foot lakes, and used the excavated material to build house pads and access roads. These were big, repetitive earthmoving tasks across multiple lots (five lakes already dug and several more still on the schedule) so the job needed heavy, reliable machines that could keep up day after day.

The biggest hurdle on site was groundwater. The sand and high water table meant crews were pumping and dewatering constantly while digging, which makes the work slower and puts extra stress on equipment. When machines go down in conditions like that, delays multiply quickly and moving the schedule forward gets expensive.

Newman Tractor’s staged fleet and local field service kept the work moving. We delivered the right excavators and support equipment quickly, rotated machines as needed, and provided parts and techs on site so repairs didn’t stop progress. That combination let Tomahawk keep digging, build pads to spec, and stay on schedule despite the wet conditions.

Why local fleet depth matters

Having deep local inventory means faster delivery, more exact machine matching, and less downtime when things break. Instead of waiting days for a replacement or paying to ship a distant machine, crews get what they need fast. That’s why we stage over 1,000 rental machines across the Fort Myers and Miami areas, so jobs stay productive and project timelines don’t get eaten by equipment gaps.

Renting heavy equipment in South Florida

Why Tomahawk trusts our rental fleet

• Predictable delivery windows
• Machines that arrive prepped and ready to work
• Local technicians who know the site conditions
• Flexible rental terms and easy extensions

How rentals work with us

• Tell us the job, date, and site location (phone or form)
• We recommend machines and attachments and confirm availability
• We deliver and stage machines with any required prep and safety checks
• Local support and parts available for the length of the rental

Common machines we stock for Miami and Fort Myers

• Excavators
  • 60-foot long stick excavators
  • 70-foot long stick excavators
  • 120,000 lb excavators
• Articulated dump trucks
• Compactors
• On and off-road water trucks up to 8,000 lbs.
• Tracked trucks
• Motor graders
• Skid steers and compact track loaders
• Telehandlers and forklifts
• D1 to D8 crawler dozers
• Skid steers

Service support

We keep rentals moving with fast, local support: common wear parts are available for same-day pickup or delivery, and our field techs are dispatched quickly to diagnose and repair on-site. That rapid response cuts downtime—especially important in Southwest Florida’s wet soils where pumps, seals, and hydraulics take extra wear.

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Over 1,000 machines staged in southwest Florida with fast delivery and field service!