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How to find the pricing “sweet spot” for used trucks

Correctly assessing a used truck’s value and setting a price have never been easy. It’s certainly no easier when selling today’s used trucks, with engine technologies that differ due to evolving emission standards, as well as other truck engineering and design changes. Evaluation begins the instant a dealer is presented with an acquisition opportunity. Assessing […]

April 25, 2017

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Cat D8T; McLaughlin McL-60 boring machine; Kobelco excavators; Wacker Neuson TH627 telehandler; JLG updates 4045R and 1532R scissor lifts; Volvo EW60 wheeled excavator

Cat D8T moves more at less cost with several new options Following a ConExpo appearance where Cat allowed attendees to try out its Remote Operator system and operate a D8T 1,700 miles away, the heavy equipment manufacturer is now announcing several other productivity options for this dozer. For starters, Cat is now offering a new blade […]

April 25, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: ARDCO opens La. dealership; Deere, JLG, Volvo, Cat parts initiatives; Hyundai spins off Construction Equipment; Home starts fall; Finley Asphalt buys Mid-Atlantic Paving; Fox-Marrs new JCB N.A. CEO

ARDCO Equipment opens new site in Louisiana, representing Yanmar, Prinoth, Pettibone, Barko ARDCO Equipment has opened a new dealership location in New Iberia, Louisiana, to serve customers in Louisiana and Texas with multiple lines of equipment for the oil and gas, construction, agriculture, utility, forestry and material handling industries. “ARDCO has a storied history as a […]

April 25, 2017

Dealers

Barko Hydraulics adds ARDCO Equipment to dealer network

Barko Hydraulics has added ARDCO Equipment of New Iberia, Louisiana, to its dealer network for logging and land clearing equipment. “ARDCO Equipment is a great addition to our dealer network,” says Alecia McKay-Jones, dealer development manager for Barko. “We look forward to them representing Barko and serving our valued forestry customers in the Gulf Coast region.” Barko says […]

April 21, 2017

Dealers

Hino Trucks adds 5 dealers to Certified Ultimate network

Hino Trucks has added five dealers to its Certified Ultimate network, a program that aims to provide customers with “higher standards at every touch-point throughout the lifecycle of product ownership.” These dealerships include: ♦  H.K. Truck Services, Plainfield, New Jersey ♦  Bentley Truck Services, New Castle, Delaware ♦  Lynch Truck Center, Waterford, Wisconsin ♦  Matheny […]

April 20, 2017

Dealers

RDO Equipment names Spade general manager for Lakeside, Calif.

RDO Equipment has named company veteran Adam Spade as general manager for the company’s Lakeside, California, location. “Adam has done a tremendous job leading our Northern Arizona locations,” says Dennis Howard, vice president of the RDO’s southwest construction region. “I have no doubt he will continue to build upon the hard work of the Lakeside […]

April 19, 2017

Dealers

Deere, JLG, Volvo, Cat announce parts initiatives at ConExpo

It’s no secret that most of a dealer’s revenue comes from parts and service. Knowing this, several manufacturers used ConExpo 2017 to announce parts initiatives. Here’s an overview: John Deere launched its Big Parts Promise, which gives machine owners access to critical, quickly installed parts at their closest participating John Deere dealer. Deere says if […]

April 18, 2017

Dealers

Used truck surplus driving down prices

The uncertainty of the presidential election is behind us. The freight market is strengthening. Tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks are on the horizon. With these positive developments, experts say, buyers are more confident about buying used trucks. The bad news? Supply, especially of aerodynamic, fleet-spec’d trucks, is still outpacing demand, putting downward pressure on pricing. […]

April 18, 2017

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Side-by-side mastless dozer GPS comparo; Ditch Witch SK1550; Cat TH514D and 950 GC; Altec truck cranes for Prinoth

Side-By-Side: Comparing Cat, Deere, Komatsu and Topcon mast-less dozer GPS systems GPS machine control started out as a tangle of aftermarket products all bolted on and wired up as retrofits to existing dozers. These systems revolutionized the operation of dozers, but there were a lot of parts to track and maintain. In the past 18 […]

April 18, 2017

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Business Roundup: Construction jobs up; Altorfer Inc. adds Thunder Creek products; C.N. Wood to carry Terramac; Crafco buys Crafco Texas; OSHA delays silica rule

Construction adds 6,000 jobs in March Though the increase wasn’t as substantial as the two months that preceded it, the U.S. construction industry notched a seventh straight month of jobs expansion in March. The industry now employs 6.882 million Americans, a 2.6-percent increase over the March 2016 figure, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. […]

April 18, 2017

Dealers

Bandit Industries adds Alaska’s Totem Equipment & Supply to dealer network

Bandit Industries has added Totem Equipment and Supply of Anchorage, Alaska, to its dealer network to provide sales, parts and service for the company’s hand-fed wood chippers and stump grinders. Totem Equipment has been serving Alaska’s construction industry since 1961. “We are very pleased to partner with Totem Equipment and Supply to bring excellent service to our […]

April 17, 2017

Dealers

INFOGRAPHIC: Articulated hauler sales and buyer trends

A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service.

April 14, 2017