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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.

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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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Cost-effective Construction Solutions Drive the Construction Equipment Rental Market

Health & Medicine via OpenPR
Heavy gear is leased to construction firms, contractors and developers rather than being owned outright in the construction equipment rental sector. With this method, companies can obtain necessary equipment such as loaders, cranes, excavators and concrete machines without having to pay for expensive acquisition, upkeep and storage.

High Contractor Optimism for AI in Construction, According to New Research

For Construction Pros
According to a recent study conducted by Dodge Construction Network in collaboration with CMiC, contractors are very hopeful about artificial intelligence's potential to revolutionize the construction sector.

Equipment World
Making the appropriate choice when purchasing heavy equipment is more crucial than ever because of the narrow profit margins, unstable economy and persistent operator shortage.

Develon's Best-Selling DL280-7 Wheel Loader with Transparent Bucket: A Closer Look

Equipment World
The company, originally known as Doosan Infracore, offers a 12-loader lineup that includes the 189-horsepower variant. One distinctive feature of Develon's -7 loaders is that the company's Transparent Bucket is included as standard equipment.