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Used Equipment Markets Face Continued Inventory and Value Challenges

LINCOLN, Nebraska — January 5, 2024



New Sandhills Global market reports reveal a consistent decline in values coupled with a notable increase in inventory levels for equipment, trucks, and trailers....
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AuctionTime Ends Year with Record-Shattering $94.5 Million Auction Event, Tops $1.3 Billion GAP for 2023

LINCOLN, Nebraska — January 4, 2024



AuctionTime.com ended 2023 on a spectacular note with a three-day auction event December 27th-29th....
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Used Turboprop Airplanes Experience Substantial Inventory Increases in November

LINCOLN, Nebraska — December 7, 2023



The most recent Sandhills Global market reports point to the worldwide used jet market as the leader in YOY inventory increases in November....
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Demand for Long-Haul Trucks and Trailers Remains Weak

LINCOLN, Nebraska — December 6, 2023



The used heavy-duty truck and semitrailer markets have undergone a correction in response to the extreme supply-demand imbalance that emerged in 2022....
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Used Jet Market Leads the Way in Overall Aircraft Inventory Gains

LINCOLN, Nebraska — November 6, 2023



In its newest market reports, Sandhills Global observes continued supply increases across all aircraft categories in Sandhills markets, with used jets taking the lead with the most substantial inventory gains....
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Rising Inventories and Decreasing Values Persist for Used Heavy-Duty Trucks and Trailers

LINCOLN, Nebraska — November 6, 2023



According to the newest market reports from Sandhills Global, supply increases throughout 2023 for used heavy-duty trucks, semitrailers, tractors, construction equipment, and lifts in Sandhills marketplaces have not been accompanied by corresponding increases in demand....
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Late-Model High-Horsepower Tractors Pile Up as Inventory Continues Rising Among Equipment, Trucks, and Trailers

LINCOLN, Nebraska — October 4, 2023



The latest Sandhills Global market reports point to rising inventory levels across Sandhills marketplaces, with noteworthy inventory surges in high-horsepower tractors and track skid steers....
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Used Jet and Turboprop Aircraft Asking Values Begin Descent

LINCOLN, Nebraska — October 4, 2023



Inventory level increases persist for pre-owned jets and continue a slow recovery among used turboprop aircraft, but asking values for aircraft in both of these Sandhills Global marketplaces are beginning to trend downwards....
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Aircraft Inventory Levels Climb Month Over Month in Newest Sandhills Global Aviation Market Reports

LINCOLN, Nebraska — September 8, 2023



According to the newest Sandhills Global aviation industry reports covering pre-owned jets, piston single aircraft, turboprop aircraft, and Robinson piston helicopters in Sandhills marketplaces, aircraft inventory levels increased from July to August while asking values remain elevated....
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Equipment Value Decreases Accelerating Across Industries

LINCOLN, Nebraska — September 7, 2023



According to the newest Sandhills Global market reports, ongoing inventory increases have led to decreased auction values across the construction equipment, farm machinery, heavy-duty truck, and semitrailer categories in Sandhills marketplaces....
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Sandhills Global Announces Naming Rights Partnership with Lancaster Event Center

LINCOLN, Nebraska — August 25, 2023



The Lancaster County Agricultural Society has approved a contract with Sandhills Global, Inc., for naming rights at the Lancaster Event Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. As part of the $7.125 million, 15-year naming rights agreement, the center will become the Sandhills Global Event Center, and the seven largest spaces on the 160-acre county fairgrounds will also be renamed, effective December 1, 2023....
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Pre-owned Jet Asking Values Begin Descent

LINCOLN, Nebraska — August 7, 2023



Pre-owned jets, piston single aircraft, turboprop aircraft, and Robinson piston helicopters in Sandhills Global marketplaces are exhibiting a mix of value trends according to Sandhills' newest market reports....
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Auction Values of Used High-Horsepower Tractors Trending Downward

LINCOLN, Nebraska — August 7, 2023



As inventory levels of used tractors in Sandhills Global marketplaces continue to recover from post-pandemic lows, auction values are exhibiting a decline, according to Sandhills' newest market reports. Inventories of used high-horsepower tractors (300 horsepower and greater) are increasing especially quickly, with auction values trending downward as a result....
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Construction, Agriculture, Transport, and Aviation Industry Professionals to Convene for Sandhills Global Forum

LINCOLN, Nebraska — August 3, 2023



Equipment and parts dealers, fleet owners and operators, auctioneers, and other professionals within the construction, heavy machinery, agriculture, commercial trucking, and aviation industries will soon gather in Lincoln, Nebraska, for the 2023 Sandhills Global Forum....
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High-Horsepower Tractor Asking Values Remain Elevated Despite Rising Inventories and Falling Auction Values

LINCOLN, Nebraska — July 7, 2023



Inventory levels in the ag equipment, construction equipment, truck, and trailer markets have increased, driving asking and auction values down. The used tractor market, however, is a notable exception to these trends....
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Aircraft Year-Over-Year Inventory Levels Continue to Cool While Values Remain Steady

LINCOLN, Nebraska — July 7, 2023



The latest Sandhills Global aviation market reports show inventory levels continuing to cool among pre-owned aircraft in Sandhills marketplaces....
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Year-Over-Year Increases in Pre-Owned Aircraft Asking Values Start to Cool

LINCOLN, Nebraska — June 9, 2023



Asking values for aircraft in Sandhills Global marketplaces increased considerably in 2021 and remained elevated in 2022. As a result, year-over-year increases have significantly cooled off recently with all categories being within 5% of May 2022 values....
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Inventory Increases Accelerating Across Truck, Trailer, Farm Machinery, and Construction Equipment Marketplaces

LINCOLN, Nebraska — June 6, 2023



Sandhills Global previously reported inventory increases occurring in April across Sandhills’ heavy-duty truck, semitrailer, agricultural equipment, and heavy construction machinery marketplaces. Those trends accelerated in May....
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Used Inventory Increases Observed Across Sandhills Global Aviation Categories

LINCOLN, Nebraska — May 5, 2023



All categories of pre-owned aircraft in Sandhills Global marketplaces exhibited inventory level increases last month according to Sandhills’ latest aviation market report....
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Inventory Levels Up, Values Down as Sandhills Global Market Reports Show Continuing Trends

LINCOLN, Nebraska — May 5, 2023



Inventory levels showed another month of increases across Sandhills Global marketplaces for used trucks, trailers, construction equipment, and farm machinery....
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Aviation Year-Over-Year Value Increases Cooling Off

LINCOLN, Nebraska — April 10, 2023



The latest report on pre-owned aircraft in Sandhills Global marketplaces illustrates a general slowdown in year-over-year increase rates for asking values, although values remain elevated over recent months....
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Sandhills Global Market Reports Track Declines Across Used Truck and Trailer, Construction Equipment, and Farm Machinery Marketplaces

LINCOLN, Nebraska — April 7, 2023



Downward value trends continued in March across Sandhills Global marketplaces. Used truck and trailer values have been in almost non-stop decline for a year, while used construction equipment values remained in a cooling pattern that began in Q3 2022....
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Sandhills Global Announces Major Gift to the Lincoln Youth Complex

LINCOLN, Nebraska — March 9, 2023



A $4 million gift has been made to the Lincoln Youth Complex project from Lincoln-based company Sandhills Global as the complex prepares to break ground later in 2023....
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Sandhills Global Market Reports Show Mix of Trends Across Aviation Categories

LINCOLN, Nebraska — March 8, 2023



The most recent Sandhills Global market reports covering used piston single, turboprop, and jet aircraft as well as used piston helicopters in Sandhills marketplaces, indicate that pre-owned jet inventories and asking values continue to rise....
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Used Tractor Inventory Climbs Across All Categories in February, Adding to Long-Term Inventory Recovery Trend

LINCOLN, Nebraska — March 6, 2023



Used tractor inventory levels in Sandhills Global marketplaces rose again in February, continuing a long-term inventory rebound that began in Q2 2022 as various pandemic-related farm equipment production and supply chain constraints began to ease....
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