Tyler Rental, Ketchikan, Alaska, has acquired Interstate Rentals, Portland, Ore. The location will be Tyler’s seventh overall location and second in the contiguous U.S.

“Tyler Rental is a great fit for our business, which was started in 1953 by my dad,” said Joe Dennis, owner of Interstate Rentals. “Our customers and employees are in good hands.”

“My wife Cathy and I would like to express our sincere appreciation for Fred and Jay Hageman. We would not have achieved such a successful outcome in the sale of our legacy business without their consistent guidance and counsel throughout the entire process. We are both honored and grateful to see Tyler Rental lead Interstate Rentals into its next chapter,” Dennis added.

“Interstate Rentals has a great foundation and base for our growing operations. It was a natural fit with our Chehalis, Wash., branch, and we look forward to expanding into the Portland market. We have great respect for the Dennis family and are proud to pick up the reins and bring the Interstate team into our employee-owned family culture at Tyler Rental,” said Randy Johnson, president of Tyler.

“The employee base and the location are very impressive, and we were able to hit the ground running on this smooth transaction,” said Jake Maenpa, vice president of operations for Tyler Rental.

Fred Hageman and Jay Hageman of Rental Business Advisors represented Interstate Rentals in the transaction.

Terms of the sale were not disclosed.