ForestryTrader Blog

AuctionTime Reaches More Heavy Machinery Buyers

Read our post to learn how AuctionTime brings more bidders to weekly online auctions through unmatched exposure ahead of the sale.

Sandhills’ Flexible Sales Strategies Let You Tune Your Approach For The Best ROI

Sandhills' flexible sales strategies help you sell the way you need to. Its equipment lifecycle approach has multiple sales avenues and tools for the best results.

Activate OS Is Your Equipment Management Operating System

Activate OS (ActivateOS.com) is an all-in-one equipment management platform used by dealers, heavy equipment fleet o\wners, and rental companies to track assets, automate inspections, and unlock new revenue streams for parts and service.

Get Easy Equipment Financing With CurrencyFinance

CurrencyFinance’s fast, easy application helps equipment buyers secure financing up to $500,000 with low fixed rates and terms up to 72 months.

VIP+ Provides Accurate Valuations Plus Dealer Pricing Tools

The Value Insight Portal+ (VIP+, formerly FleetEvaluator), generates accurate equipment, truck, and trailer valuations plus exclusive dealer pricing tools.

Target Retail, Wholesale & Auction Buyers Simultaneously With Pre-AuctionTime

Read our post to learn how Pre-AuctionTime enables sellers to advertise assets at retail and wholesale ahead of the planned auction date.

Quality Used Machinery Inventory Shrinks As Equipment Shifts Into Rental Fleets

According to the newest Sandhills Global market reports, inventory levels of used construction equipment on Sandhills platforms are trending down across all markets except for forklifts.

Capitalize On Growing Demand For Rental Equipment With RentalYard

If you're looking to maximize rental demand for your equipment, start listing rentals today with RentalYard to reach local and global renters via biweekly magazines and a newly overhauled website.

What’s New At Sandhills Global

Get the latest news about updates to Sandhills platforms and apps for auction management, wholesale equipment sales, charter aircraft, vocational trucks, boats for sale, and more.

FR8Star Simplifies Shipping For Heavy-Haul & Oversized Loads

Read our blog post for more on using FR8Star to get free shipping quotes for heavy equipment, oversized and overweight machinery, and other loads.

Komatsu’s 22-Ton XF895-3 Forwarder Is Its Biggest Yet For Tough Logging Jobs

Komatsu launches its 22-ton XF895-3 forwarder in North America with a stronger frame, an upgraded 205F crane option, smarter hydraulics, and an adjustable load space.

Bobcat Launches New Lithium-Ion Battery Packs For Ride-On Electric Forklifts

Bobcat’s new 48- and 80-volt lithium-ion battery packs for Class I cushion tire, pneumatic-tire, and three-wheel electric forklifts have 50% faster charging, IP65 durability, and cold-weather support.

What's New At Sandhills Global

Find out about the latest additions to Sandhills platforms and apps, including VIP+ (formerly FleetEvaluator) and free Facebook Marketplace export features.

Track Phone Leads From All Your Advertising With CallStats

Available in the Sandhills Cloud, the CallStats app enables sellers to track phone leads generated by print ads and online listings for retail, wholesale, auction, and rental assets.

Email Blasts: Reach Sandhills Buying Audiences Directly With Your Targeted Message

With Sandhills Global’s email blasts, you can showcase specific assets in your inventory, promote an upcoming auction, or announce a current promotion directly to active buyers from the marketing list for the Sandhills platform you choose.

Premium Hosted Websites Attract New Customers With Lead-Generating Features

Want to modernize your website with media sliders, videos, and more? Get a premium website hosted by Sandhills, plus a free WordPress conversion.

White-Label VIP: Initiate Sales From Your Website With Free Equipment Valuations

Value Insight Portal (VIP) is a mobile-friendly valuation hub that helps users price assets correctly for acquisitions, liquidations, trades, and more.

Evaluate The Effectiveness Of Online Advertising With The WebStats App

WebStats, available in the Sandhills Cloud, provides metrics on all aspects of your digital advertising, enabling a comprehensive evaluation of your online reach and strategic planning for future ads.

Create Showrooms For Your Brands & New Equipment On Your Hosted Website

Promote new equipment and the brands you carry with showrooms on your Sandhills-hosted website, and stock them with the Showroom Manager app.

Hosted Mobile Apps Put Your Inventory In Your Customers’ Pockets

Make it easy for customers to shop and bid from their phones with a Sandhills-hosted mobile app customized to your brand and inventory.

Inventory Levels Decreased In December Across Most Markets As Dealers Faced Slower Year-End Sales

According to the new Sandhills Global market reports, inventory levels declined in December as dealers sought to close end-of-year sales.

What’s New At Sandhills Global

Read about new and updated tools and features for dealers, auctioneers, bidders, and buyers using AuctionTime, Fast Track Iron, Activate OS, and more.

Make Light Work Out Of Heavy-Haul Transport With FR8Star

FR8Star offers buyers free access to shipping quotes from a network of over 20,000 vetted transportation professionals, qualified to handle oversized, overweight, and complex loads in the United States, Canada, and internationally.

Value Insight Portal Is Your Starting Point For Every Sale & Acquisition

Sandhills Global’s Value Insight Portal (VIP) is the secret to making informed decisions on pricing, acquisitions, liquidations, and trades.

Make Data-Driven Decisions With Sandhills Global’s Monthly Market Reports

Sandhills market reports draw on a vast pool of current and historical equipment sales data from Sandhills’ farm machinery, construction equipment, and truck and trailer platforms.

Auction Values: Use Real-World Auction Results To Your Advantage

AuctionValues.com delivers a continuously updated database of auction results for farm equipment, heavy construction machinery, trucks, trailers, RVs, livestock, attachments, parts, components, and other assets.

Boost Your Online Presence With Hosted Services From Sandhills

Sandhills-hosted websites provide a professional online presence for businesses, offering options to customize the site to suit your business needs.

Simplify Your Business Operations With The Sandhills Cloud

The Sandhills Cloud is a suite of tools and resources for connecting buyers and sellers in the agriculture, construction, trucking, and aviation industries, and for simplifying processes that occur before, during, and after sales.

AI-Assisted Advertising Starts With Inventory Management

You only need to enter or import assets once into Inventory Management, a free app in the Sandhills Cloud, to advertise and update them on any applicable Sandhills trade site, as well as your Sandhills-hosted website.

CurrencyFinance: Competitive Financing For You & Your Customers

CurrencyFinance is a comprehensive financing solution that enables your customers to secure financing for all types of equipment, trucks, and trailers—helping to finalize deals faster and keep inventory flowing.

Get Professional Quotes In Minutes With Quick Quotes

With Sandhills Global's Inventory Management app, there’s no more wasting time and money on manually creating equipment quotes or hiring out the work.

Fast Track Iron’s MarketTrends Offers New Auto Focus & Quick Filter Pricing Features

Members of Sandhills Global’s Fast Track Iron dealer network have exclusive access to features such as MarketTrends, which has new Auto Focus and Quick Filter features to help you find the most relevant values.

Serial Number Guide Gives Fast Track Iron Users Fast, Free SN/VIN Lookups

Members of Sandhills Global’s Fast Track Iron dealer network have exclusive access to the Serial Number Guide, which can verify the model year of any construction equipment, farm machinery, truck, or trailer.

Challenging Market Continues For Truck Dealers While Used Farm Equipment Sales Increase

Sandhills Global market reports covering November data highlight a tough market for used truck dealers, a slight uptick in used agricultural equipment sales, and sluggish sales of used heavy machinery, with some dealers focusing more on rentals.

Used Lift Inventory Levels Still Climbing, Precipitating Declines In Asking & Auction Values

New Sandhills Global market reports cover October inventory, asking price, and auction value trends for used equipment, trucks, and trailers.

Case Brings Get-More-Done Lineup Of Compact Equipment & Technology To Equip Expo 2025

Case is featuring its equipment and digital solutions at booth 7216, and select units will be available to demo at outdoor area 7546D through Friday, October 24, in Louisville, Kentucky.

John Deere Introduces L-III Series Skidders For More Comfortable Forestry Work

John Deere’s new L-III series forestry skidders come with new, more comfortable and adjustable seats that can operate facing right, as well as two feature package options, better lighting, improved visibility, and more.

Used Construction Equipment Inventory Levels Show Signs Of Stabilization

According to the newest Sandhills Global market reports, inventory levels are leveling out for both heavy-duty and medium-duty construction equipment.

Used Tractor & Combine Asking Prices Trend Downward As Interest Rates Remain Steady & Crop Prices Drop

According to new Sandhills Global market reports, asking prices for used tractors and combines on TractorHouse.com are trending down.

Used Equipment Inventory Decreases Toward Typical Levels During Summer Machinery Market Lull

Inventory levels of used construction equipment on Machinery Trader and other Sandhills Global platforms shifted from a sideways to a downward trend in July.

Gear Up For Fall Projects With Huge August Forestry Equipment Auctions

Get ready to list, consign, or bid on log loaders, feller bunchers, and all other categories of forestry equipment in AuctionTime’s huge August auctions.

Used Heavy-Duty Construction Equipment Values Trend Downward While Medium-Duty Equipment Trends Up

The newest Sandhills Global market reports point to a mix of asking and auction value trends in used construction equipment markets.

Economic Uncertainty Continues As Inventory Levels Rise Across Truck & Construction Equipment Markets

May 2025 Sandhills Global market reports show inventory levels rising M/M for U.S. used truck, semi-trailer, and construction equipment on Sandhills platforms.

Uncertainty Clouds Used Truck & Farm Equipment Markets, But Buying Opportunities Abound

New Sandhills Global market reports covering used equipment, trucks, and trailers on Sandhills’ US platforms underscore market uncertainty but point to more affordable options for buyers.

Fast & Flexible Forestry Equipment Financing With CurrencyFinance

Learn how CurrencyFinance helps buyers and dealers secure fast, flexible equipment loans with low rates and minimal paperwork. Learn more and apply online today.

Get Your Business Noticed With A Sandhills-Hosted Website

Discover Sandhills Global's hosted websites: customized design, inventory showcase, customer chat, and streamlined data entry with Inventory Management.

Ongoing Market Uncertainty Fuels Used Truck Market Stagnation

New market reports for used equipment on Sandhills Global’s U.S. platforms show inventory and values trending down for used heavy-duty trucks.

Used Equipment Auction Values Strengthen Over Last Month, Signaling Positive Shift In Markets

As inventory levels fall across several U.S. equipment, truck, and trailer markets, the newest Sandhills Global market reports show values transitioning from downward trends to positive gains.

Caterpillar Unveils Versatile, 30-Ton FM528 GF/LL Forest Machine

Caterpillar’s FM528 forest machine can handle a wide range of tasks in the woods or the mill yard, including processing, log loading, road building, fire clean-up, chipper loading, mulching, and more.

John Deere Dealer Dobbs Equipment Reaches Buyers Worldwide With Machinery Trader & ForestryTrader

Machinery Trader’s and ForestryTrader's dynamic print-plus-online marketing combo ensures Dobbs Equipment’s machines are seen by buyers worldwide.