CONTENTS

MARKET ACTIVITIES

• CATERPILLAR ACQUIRES SABRE
• DEERE OBTAINS APPROVALS FOR TIMBERJACK ACQUISITION
• DEERE INTRODUCES NEW WHEEL LOADER
• NATIONSRENT AND LOWE'S FORM PARTNERSHIP
• SKYJACK RECORDS PROVISIONS FOR RESTRUCTURING
• SKY TRAK INTRODUCES NEW TELESCOPIC HANDLER SERIES

COMPANY UPDATE

FINANCIAL RESULTS

• FOURTH QUARTER/YEAR-END RESULTS:
  • AZTEC MANUFACTURING CO
• FIRST QUARTER RESULTS:
  • AGCO CORPORATION
  • ASV, INC.
  • CUMMINS ENGINE CO
  • DANA CORPORATION
  • DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION
  • EATON CORPORATION
  • FINNING INTERNATIONAL INC.
  • GEHL COMPANY
  • HERTZ CORPORATION
  • INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY
  • MANITOWOC COMPANY, INC
• THIRD QUARTER/NINE MONTHS RESULTS
  • BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION
  • PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION

TRACKING THE TRENDS

• MARKET TRENDS
• ECONOMIC INDICATORS