History

From The Beginning

In 1977, a rental equipment salesman named Mike Watts took a stand for his principles and took a chance on people. Mike believed in treating people right and conducting business with integrity and honesty. His employer at the time believed in profit at any cost, so citing a disagreement in principles, Mike quit his job and bootstrapped the purchase of a small mom-and-pop equipment rental company in Phoenix, Arizona.

From those humble beginnings, Sunstate Equipment has cultivated a company and culture that ensures no detail is overlooked and where every employee, customer and vendor knows they are being treated with fairness and respect. Today, we are the sixth largest construction equipment rental company in North America, proudly providing top quality rental solutions from coast to coast.

Because our internal culture encourages employee growth, empowerment and respect, Sunstate team members know their contributions, ideas, and efforts make a difference. We are proud to have such a dedicated team of folks who are committed to working hard each and every day to provide you with the best rental experience in the industry.

Fun Fact: Sunstate eventually bought out the company Mike left, and those team members went on to enjoy many years of success with Mike at Sunstate.

Coast-To-Coast Excellence

From our humble beginnings in a single yard in Phoenix, Arizona, Sunstate Equipment has grown through the decades to serve our partners in construction from the southeast to the northwest. It doesn’t matter if you walk into a branch in California or Colorado or Tennessee, you will receive the same commitment to fast, reliable customer service from the Rental People You Can Depend On.

In our Metro service areas, our one-of-a-kind Centralized Dispatch model enables our customers to reserve equipment from any of our locations throughout the region with a single phone call. Need to pick up in one location and drop off at another? No problem. We make it simple for you to get the equipment you need when and where you need it.

Phoenix remains home to our Service Center and brand new Training Facility, where over two hundred behind-the-scenes team members work to provide consistent, accurate invoicing, fast account applications, one-hour lien releases, best-in-class industry training for our field teams, and innovative custom technology to help our business partners manage their rental fleet easier.