Quick Data: Top-Selling Mini Excavators 2025 – 2026
By Jordanne Waldschmidt from Equipment World Article Summary New financed mini excavator sales in the U.S. fell 7.7% year-over-year to 32,500 units from June 2025 to May 2026, while used machine sales jumped 13.1%, indicating that high prices are pushing contractors toward more affordable used equipment and rentals. Caterpillar narrowly leads the market with 23.3% share, […]
Brake inspections incoming: Where troopers will focus annual blitz
By Todd Dills from Overdrive Starting this coming Sunday, Aug. 23, the annual Brake Safety Week inspection blitz and outreach initiative of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will see inspectors across the nation fan out to scales and the roadside with a particular focus this year on brake drums and air-disc systems’ rotors. In the video up top, Lt. […]
MacKay & Company advises cautious outlook despite market gains
By Lucas Deal from TPS Article Summary MacKay & Company projects U.S. aftermarket growth despite economic risks An expanding U.S. truck fleet with slowly rising utilization rates should drive aftermarket growth across the final months of 2026 and into 2027, but economic uncertainty at the national level should check companies from being too bullish about their growth potential […]