Trucks/Heavy Equipment August Reporting (Sandhills Global)

Market Report Links:

Truck/Trailer – August 2026 Reporting

Construction – August 2026 Reporting

Ag Equipment – August 2026 Reporting

Recreational Vehicles – August 2026 Reporting

Canada Construction – August 2026 Reporting

Canada Ag Equipment – August 2026 Reporting

Canada Trucking – August 2026 Reporting

• Inventory levels in this market fell 2.56% M/M and 10.45% Y/Y in August and are trending down. Used crawler dozers had the largest M/M inventory change, down 3.78%, while used wheel loaders had the largest Y/Y inventory change, down 11.94%.
• Asking values showed a slight increase of 0.52% M/M but decreased 1.55% Y/Y and are trending down. Used crawler dozers had the largest M/M asking value change, up 0.53%, while used crawler excavators had the largest Y/Y asking value change, down 3.58%.
• Auction values remained almost flat in August, increasing 0.31% M/M, but decreased 1.29% Y/Y and are trending down. Used wheel loaders had the largest M/M auction value change, up 1.01%, while used crawler excavators had the largest Y/Y auction value change, down 2.6%.

• Inventory levels of used medium-duty construction equipment increased 0.71% M/M in August but dropped 11.41% Y/Y and are trending sideways. Used loader backhoes had the largest inventory changes, down 2.63% M/M and 23.52% Y/Y.
• Asking values decreased 0.74% M/M and 0.22% Y/Y and are trending sideways. Used mini excavators had the largest M/M asking value change, down 1.05%, while used track skid steers had the largest Y/Y asking value change, down 1.19%.
• Auction values decreased 0.77% M/M but showed a marginal increase of 0.07% Y/Y and are trending down. Used track skid steers had the largest M/M auction value change, down 2.04%, while used loader backhoes had the largest Y/Y auction value change, up 2.65%.

• Inventory levels of used aerial lifts dipped 2.02% M/M and 3.75% Y/Y in August and are trending sideways. Used rough-terrain scissor lifts had the largest M/M inventory change, down 5.48%, while used telescopic boom lifts had the largest Y/Y inventory change, down 10.64%.
• Asking values decreased 0.66% M/M and 2.73% Y/Y and are trending down. Used telescopic boom lifts had the largest asking value changes, down 4.29% M/M and 7.26% Y/Y.
• Auction values fell 3.29% M/M and 6.36% Y/Y and are trending down for the fourth month in a row. Used telescopic boom lifts had the largest auction value changes, down 8.67% M/M and 11.51% Y/Y.

• Used forklift inventory levels increased 1.98% M/M and jumped 13.94% Y/Y in August and are trending up. Used cushion-tire forklifts had the largest inventory changes, up 2.86% M/M and 16.78% Y/Y.
• Asking values increased 1.46% M/M but decreased 0.98% Y/Y and are trending sideways. Used pneumatic-tire forklifts had the largest M/M asking value change, up 2.18%, while used cushion-tire forklifts had the largest Y/Y asking value change, down 5.09%.
• Auction values were down 0.46% M/M and 2.5% Y/Y and are trending sideways. Used cushion-tire forklifts had the largest auction value changes, down 2.59% M/M and 8.86% Y/Y.

• Inventory levels of U.S. used telehandlers decreased 1.69% M/M and 6.56% Y/Y in August and are trending sideways.
• Asking values dipped 1.24% M/M and 7.03% Y/Y and are trending down.
• Auction values increased 0.31% M/M but decreased 5.29% Y/Y and are trending down.

• Inventory levels in the used high-HP tractor market decreased 0.96% M/M in August and were 15.49% lower than last year. Inventory levels in this market are trending down, continuing a pattern that has persisted for several months. Used 175-to-299-HP tractors had the largest M/M inventory change, down 1.73%, while used 100-to-174-HP tractors had the largest Y/Y inventory change, down 20.43%.
• Asking values increased 0.79% M/M, remained nearly flat Y/Y with a 0.09% decrease, and are trending up. Used 100-to-174-HP tractors had the largest M/M asking value change, up 1.15%, while used 175-to-299-HP tractors had the largest Y/Y asking value change, up 1.51%.
• Auction values increased 2.3% M/M and 4.45% Y/Y and are trending up. Used 175-to-299-HP tractors had the largest auction value changes, up 3.54% M/M and 5.97% Y/Y.
• The EVI spread, which measures the percentage difference between asking and auction values, was 31% in August, a two-percentage-point decrease from 33% in July.

• Used combine harvester inventory levels fell 3.86% M/M and 10.18% Y/Y in August and are trending down.
• Asking values increased 2.34% M/M and 1.46% Y/Y and are trending sideways.
• Although auction values increased 3.23% M/M and 4.66% Y/Y in August, they continue to trend down from levels observed earlier in 2026.
• The EVI spread was 37%, a one-percentage-point decrease from 38% in July.

• Inventory levels of used sprayers increased 1.9% M/M but decreased 16.7% Y/Y in August and are trending sideways.
• Asking values increased 0.19% M/M but fell 4.36% Y/Y and have been trending down for the last five months.
• Auction values increased 0.27% M/M but decreased 4.15% Y/Y and are trending down.
• The EVI spread was 40%, unchanged from July.

• Used planter inventory levels decreased 0.72% M/M and 15.95% Y/Y in August and are trending sideways.
• Asking values rose 4.54% M/M and 6.39% Y/Y and are trending up.
• Auction values jumped 5.07% M/M and 15.35% Y/Y and are trending up.
• The EVI spread decreased from 47% in July to 45% in August and remained lower than the peak values observed in 2015.

• Inventory levels in this market increased 2.07% M/M in August but dropped 22.02% Y/Y and have been trending down for 10 months. Used 40-to-99-HP tractors had the largest M/M inventory change, up 2.72%, while used tractors with less than 40 HP had the largest Y/Y inventory change, down 23.53%.
• Asking values increased 0.53% M/M and 1.61% Y/Y and are trending up. Used 40-to-99-HP tractors had the largest asking value changes, up 0.72% M/M and 1.89% Y/Y.
• Auction values increased 0.33% M/M and 1.7% Y/Y and are trending up. Used 40-to-99-HP tractors had the largest auction value changes, up 0.72% M/M and 2.04% Y/Y.

• Inventory levels in this market dropped 10.18% M/M and 9.77% Y/Y in August and are trending down.
• Asking values decreased 0.38% M/M but increased 0.45% Y/Y and are trending up.
• Auction values decreased 0.72% M/M but increased 1.08% Y/Y and are trending sideways.

• Inventory levels of used day cab and sleeper trucks decreased 6.16% M/M and 37.7% Y/Y in August and have been trending down for nine consecutive months. Used day cab trucks had the largest M/M inventory change, down 7.15%, while used sleeper trucks had the largest Y/Y inventory change, down 42.3%.
• Asking values increased 2.99% M/M but decreased 2.2% Y/Y and are trending down. Used day cab trucks had the largest asking value changes, up 3.08% M/M and down 3.7% Y/Y.
• Auction values rose 4.91% M/M and 3.03% Y/Y and are trending up. Used sleeper trucks had the largest auction value changes, up 5.7% M/M and 5.91% Y/Y.

• Inventory levels of used semi-trailers increased 0.7% M/M but decreased 31.38% Y/Y in August and have been trending down for 13 months in a row. Used drop-deck semi-trailers had the largest M/M inventory change, up 10.26%, while used reefer semi-trailers had the largest Y/Y inventory change, down 48.29%.
• Asking values increased 0.46% M/M and 5.88% Y/Y and are trending up. Used dry van semi-trailers had the largest M/M asking value change, down 2.27%, while used reefer semi-trailers had the largest Y/Y asking value change, up 10.45%.
• Auction values increased 1.57% M/M and 11.47% Y/Y and are trending up. Used dry van semi-trailers had the largest M/M auction value change, down 3.59%, while used reefer semi-trailers had the largest Y/Y auction value change, up 21.8%.

• Inventory levels of used medium-duty trucks decreased 1.07% M/M and 33.18% Y/Y in August and have been trending down for 12 consecutive months.
• Asking values increased 0.23% M/M, decreased 6.04% Y/Y, and are trending down.
• Auction values increased 0.45% M/M, decreased 6.42% Y/Y, and are trending down.