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    New CASE Contest Will Send Winners To 3-Day Training Program With Country Music Artist Jon Pardi
    Posted On: October 8, 2019
    The construction equipment manufacturer hopes the contest will help recruit new operators to the construction industry. ...
    Atlas Copco: A Century Of Drilling (And Then Some)
    Posted On: February 6, 2019
    Founded in 1873 by Edvard Fränckel, Atlas Copco initially served as a supply company for railroad operations, but by World War II had begun to market the “Swedish method” of industrial drilling. ...
    Bobcat Skid-Steer Loaders Have Come A Long Way
    Posted On: February 5, 2019
    Few machines have been quite as influential as the Bobcat skid-steer loader, which spawned an entire market category and today is a fixture on jobsites, farms, and just about anywhere there’s stuff to move. ...
    Getting The Job Done: A Brief History Of Caterpillar Dozers
    Posted On: December 21, 2018
    Based in Deerfield, California, Caterpillar has been building tracked tractors and dozers for more than 110 years. ...
    Digging In: A Brief History Of New Holland Excavators
    Posted On: December 4, 2018
    Today’s New Holland Construction is the result of a number of company mergers and acquisitions going back to New Holland, Pennsylvania, in 1895. ...
    Let’s Hear It For 1,000 JCB High Mobility Engineer Excavators
    Posted On: September 18, 2018
    JCB recently celebrated the manufacturing of its thousandth High Mobility Engineer Excavators (HMEE), a military-style backhoe loader developed jointly with the U.S. ...
    Pioneer Profile: Caterpillar’s Founders & How Cat Became A Global Giant
    Posted On: July 12, 2018
    Caterpillar is one of the world’s biggest and most recognizable brands having produced millions of trucks, dozers, loaders, and other equipment and attachments over a 100-year-plus history. ...
    John Deere Announces “Small Machines. Big Impact.” Contest Finalists
    Posted On: June 14, 2018
    You can vote for your favorite project now through June 24; Deere will announce the winner at the John Deere Classic event in July. ...
    Hamm On A Roll: A Look Back At The Manufacturer’s Many Innovations
    Posted On: February 20, 2018
    Tirschenreuth, Germany-based Hamm is a well-known manufacturer of rollers and compactors for soil and asphalt compaction. ...
    BOMAG Builds Roads
    Posted On: February 1, 2018
    Despite the company’s founding in 1957, BOMAG Americas, Inc. has a legacy that dates back to the early 20th Century in United States. ...
    Bobcat’s Formative Years: From Farm Attachment Maker To Compact Construction Equipment Giant
    Posted On: January 18, 2018
    As unlikely as it may sound, two-story turkey barns, a three-wheel front-end loader, and a well-meaning uncle all played roles in Bobcat becoming the skid-steer loader market leader. ...
    Digging Deeper With Ditch Witch
    Posted On: January 15, 2018
    Few companies in the construction industry have a more dominant presence than Perry, Oklahoma-based Ditch Witch, which effectively pioneered the field of underground construction in the middle of the 20th century. ...
    Contest Winning Entrepreneurs Get A Boost From CASE
    Posted On: January 11, 2018
    CASE Construction Equipment has launched the CASE Kickstart Contest, for landscaping contractors seeking a business development shot-in-the-arm. ...
    Takeuchi Compact Excavators From 1971 To Today
    Posted On: December 7, 2017
    Innovation is key in any industry, but when you’re the first company to build and sell a specific product, it’s a badge of honor you can carry with you for years to come. ...
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    Heavy-Duty Trucks Racking Up More Mileage While Used Truck Inventory Levels Continue to Fall
    Posted 8/10/2026
    Inventory levels of used day cab and sleeper trucks continued to decline in July, with overall used heavy-duty truck inventory 36% lower than last year. ...
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    Used Construction Machinery Inventory Shows Slight Monthly Gains But Still Lower Than Year-Ago Levels
    Posted 8/10/2026
    Watch the July Sandhills Global used construction equipment market report video for the latest on inventory, auction values, and asking prices. ...
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    MachineryTrader.me Brings A Trusted Equipment Platform To The Middle East
    Posted 7/27/2026
    Discover MachineryTrader.me, the new platform for buying and selling construction equipment across the Middle East. ...
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    2026 Q2 Dealer Survey: Construction Equipment Sales Improve, But Dealers Stay Wary
    Posted 7/21/2026
    Hear the latest sentiment on the construction equipment market straight from heavy machinery dealers, in our newest Machinery Trader and Bloomberg Intelligence video. ...
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    What's New At Sandhills Global
    Posted 7/17/2026
    Find out about the latest Sandhills news, including AI to write your asset descriptions, the new UCC Search app, a new e-commerce solution, and more. ...
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    U.S. Construction Machinery Inventory Rises As Values Decline In June
    Posted 7/10/2026
    Watch our new Sandhills Global market report video for inventory and value trends affecting used construction equipment on Sandhills platforms. ...
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    Sandhills Market Reports Show Continued Inventory Declines Across Used Equipment and Truck Markets
    Posted 7/6/2026
    New Sandhills Global market reports show ongoing inventory declines across several key used equipment and truck markets in June. ...
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    Case Launches 3-Ton CX30D, CX34D & CX38D D-Series Mini Excavators
    Posted 6/29/2026
    Case has launched its new CX30D, CX34D, and CX38D 3-ton mini excavators with zero-tailswing maneuverability, attachment-ready hydraulics, compact transportability, and 24.4-horsepower performance. ...
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    Machinery Trader Is Your Used Construction Equipment Guide
    Posted 6/26/2026
    When you’re in the market for new or used construction equipment, there’s no better place to start looking than MachineryTrader.com. ...
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    US Construction Equipment Inventory Levels See Significant Year-Over-Year Dip
    Posted 6/8/2026
    Watch our new Sandhills Global market report video for inventory and value trends affecting used construction equipment on Sandhills platforms. ...
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