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Friday quiz: How much would Trump’s tariffs add to US construction equipment imports? What did the German housing minister say at Bauma?
10 April 2025
It’s the International Rental News weekly news quiz - how much attention have you been paying to events in the world of equipment rental over the past seven days?
Trump imposed 10% tariffs last week on all US imports. He also announced plans to charge more than 60 economies tariffs at a higher rate - later agreeing to pause most of these for 90 days. Photo: White House
1) According to estimates by specialist consultancy Off-Highway Research, how much would Donald Trump’s trade tariffs have added to the annual cost of construction equipment imported to the US if charged at the rates announced on 2 April?
- US$2.1 billion
- US$4.2 billion
- US$8.4 billion
2) In her opening speech at Bauma this week, Germany’s minister of housing, urban development and construction Klara Geywitz said the machines on display at the show demonstrated what?
- The European construction market is set to rebound in 2025
- International co-operation among manufacturers
- That the Trump administration is making the right decisions with regards to imposing trade tariffs on imports to the US
3) Why did Illinois roofing contractor AXG Roofing file a lawsuit against five of the biggest US equipment rental companies and Rouse Services?
- For alleged non-payment of roofing services at 352 depots and other buildings
- It accused them of conspiring to increase rental prices for construction equipment
- It said they had infringed its copyright in a series of social media posts
4) Which equipment rental company became the first buyer of Tadano’s new AS63HD boom lift?
- Zeppelin Rental
- Sunbelt Rentals
5) How much was UK-based plant hire company L Lynch fined last week after been having found guilty of moving an abnormal load without proper notification?
- GB£8,000
- GB£80,000
- GB£800,000
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