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Exclusive Monthly Market Reports — Provided to IDA Members in Partnership with Sandhills Global.

As a valued member of the Independent Distributors Association, you now have access to the most trusted insights in heavy-equipment logistics and aftermarket distribution from Sandhills Global. Each month, they provide a comprehensive market report that covers industry trends, pricing movements, supply-chain indicators, and forecasting data you can act on immediately.

Latest U.S. Ag Market Summaries

The Agriculture Market Summary provides monthly insight into pricing trends for tractors, combines, and other key ag equipment. It highlights current inventory levels, how quickly units are moving, and regional supply patterns that may influence availability. Members also gain a clear picture of shifting buyer demand across the used equipment sector.

Latest U.S. Construction Market Summaries

The Construction Market Summary analyzes monthly trends in excavators, loaders, dozers, skid steers, and additional core construction categories. It compares retail and auction performance to show where the market is strongest, while also tracking fleet age, equipment availability, and emerging shifts in overall market direction.

Latest U.S. Crane Market Summaries

The Crane Market Summary delivers detailed updates on valuations for truck cranes, all-terrain cranes, and crawler cranes. Each report reviews transaction volume to identify buying activity, explores demand by capacity class, and highlights indicators of market stabilization or decline to help members anticipate future conditions.

Insight on Business the News Hour

Insight on Business the News Hour is a daily look at the business news of the nation/region and long form business interviews.  

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Construction Equipment
Canvas, a San Francisco-based construction robotics technology business that specializes in robotic solutions for interior construction applications, has sold its core technology to JLG.

Construction Equipment
According to recent study from Teletrac Navman, fleets are increasingly using safety technology as a legal defense as litigation speeds up and insurance rates rise. Driver exoneration is now the primary justification for using safety technology, according to 84% of fleets the company polled. 


HTF Market Intelligence Consulting Private Limited via OpenPR
The most recent report on the global construction equipment rental industry offers a summary of the market's present characteristics as well as the outsourcing decision-makers' predictions for the market's future in 2033

Construction Equipment
Mid-size excavators are being redesigned ahead of 2026 with smarter technology, stronger safety systems and early adoption of electric power. Manufacturers are integrating digital tools and automation to improve productivity, efficiency and operator confidence on increasingly complex job sites.