On September 14, the U.S. Department of Commerce published notices announcing new trade investigations involving certain linear hydraulic cylinders and parts imported from sev...
If there is one word that seems to define business in 2026, it may be uncertainty. Tariffs are changing. Trade relationships are shifting. Transportation and energy costs remain unpredictable. Interest-rate expectations continue to move. Customers are watching their budgets more closely, while...
Earlier this year, we explored how successful geographic expansion isn't about opening more locations...it's about making smarter decisions. Growth today requires strategy, market intelligence, and the discipline to expand where opportunity truly exists. But even the best strategy has a blind ...
There comes a moment in every business owner’s journey when the question stops being theoretical and becomes urgent: Do I exit—or do I grow through acquisition? In the aftermarket parts industry for off-highway heavy equipment, that moment is arriving faster and with more complexity than ...
The question is no longer whispered in side conversations or raised cautiously behind closed doors. It is being asked directly, urgently, and across every segment of the independent aftermarket:
Every year I hear the same question from distributors, rebuilders, and service providers across the global heavy equipment aftermarket:
“How do I reduce risk?”
It’s a fair question. The construction equipment aftermarket has always required resilience, but the environment we are operating in today is ...
At Bauma 2025, several major equipment manufacturers (OEMs) signaled a strategic pause on aggressive growth plans for the U.S. market, choosing instead to focus on sustainability, alternative fuels, and digital innovation. While this shift is largely at the OEM level, the ripple effects could signif...
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