History

Heartland Communications Group, Inc. began its magazine publishing division 40 years ago. Contractors Hot Line was started in 1966 as a newsletter of sorts fulfilling the need of a construction worker looking for a way to make it possible for him to buy a piece of used construction equipment. As time passed and the newsletter became more widely accepted and used, it developed into the magazine format published today.

After 22 years, the Hot Line Construction Group started to grow significantly with the addition and development of several niche publications. In 1988, the Hot Line Equipment Guide was added to this group.

The Parts Connection was first published as a separate publication in 1991. Its frequency increased from an annual issue to quarterly. Due to its popularity, in 2005 it became a bimonthly publication, and in 2006 increased to monthly. Parts Connection also premiered its own website, www.thepartsconnection.org.

Crane Hot Line was spun off from the weekly Contractors Hot Line in 1997. It is now the premier monthly magazine exclusively serving the crane category of the construction industry. In 2006, Crane Hot Line partnered with another well known crane publication, Lift and Access to form one company, Maximum Capacity Media, LLC. To find out more please visit their website, www.cranehotline.com. During 2001, the first annual Hot Line Crane Guide was published. This pocket-sized guide, with almost 3,000 listings, has been well received by the construction industry.

A need from the industry as well as end-users helped start the newest of our reference publications, Attachment Connection. The Attachment Connection started as a quarterly digest sized publication and in 2007 grew to a bi-monthly full-sized magazine to include feature product reviews, articles of interest, product news as well Attachments@Work. Attachment Connection premiered its own website in 2006, www.attachmentconnection.com.

The newest publication to the Construction Group is the Municipal Connection. The premier issues was published in June 2007 with great response in the industry. Municipal Connection is your total product and news source for all your municipal needs, reaching a qualified database of those who purchase and make recommendations for all areas associated with municipalities. Municipal Connection has a website to compliment the publication www.municipalconnection.com.

The Hot Line Construction Group staff is made up of experienced publishing personnel with a great deal of construction industry knowledge. The majority of the salespeople have been working with contractors and equipment dealers for at least seven years, while our most experienced has been in this division for 31 years. Our staff knows equipment and the construction industry. They are capable of helping sellers move equipment and have the resources to design a single advertisement or a complete marketing program.

Our support staff, administrative sales assistants, researchers, website technicians and the creative graphics group, are available to fulfill your marketing needs. This group understands the construction industry and is familiar with the heavy equipment used. They keep up with market values and auction sales on a national basis. Take advantage of their talents to improve your marketing programs.

Heartland Communications Group, Inc. of Fort Dodge, Iowa has been bringing Buyers and Sellers together for over 40 years by developing creative marketing solutions for its customers. Heartland Communications Group, Inc. has become a leading communication, e-commerce, advertising, marketing and publishing company. Today we serve customers worldwide in five main industries: Agriculture, Aviation, Construction, Industrial, and recreation.

Heartland Communications Group, Inc. celebrates 40 years of excellence - 1966-2006!