APPLETON, WI — Utility Sales & Service, Inc. (USSI) announces the acquisition of aerial equipment rental specialist Power Equipment Leasing Company of Romeoville, Illinois. This gives Appleton, Wisconsin-based USSI, a provider of aerial vehicles and specialty trucks, a comprehensive sales, parts, service, and rental program capability with an expanded market and service territory. Power Equipment Leasing will now be USSI."Through this acquisition, USSI now brings over 50 years of rental experience to give aerial lift truck customers throughout Wisconsin, Michigan, and the upper Midwest more equipment options," said Ted Breidenbach, CEO of USSI. "Similarly, Chicago and Illinois truck users can now access USSI's wide-ranging sales, service, and parts support."

"This acquisition brings together two companies with great people, shared values, and demonstrated strengths," Breidenbach said. "Any company or organization involved with infrastructure, such as electrical utilities, municipalities, contractors, telecom, sign & lighting, agriculture, and tree care markets can now benefit from our combined strengths."

Utility Sales & Service, Inc. is a provider of aerial lift and specialty trucks, serving Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Its mission is to manufacture, distribute, support, and rent equipment used to build and maintain electrical infrastructure for business and communities.