What's New At Sandhills Global

 The Bloomberg Intelligence / Sandhills Global Dealer Survey Results Are In!

Sandhills has partnered with Bloomberg Intelligence on a new, recurring survey of dealers across the agricultural, construction, and commercial vehicle sectors. Conducted every quarter, the surveys ask dealers for their insight into demand, pricing, inventory, and overall market conditions in their industries. Results from the inaugural 2026 Q1 dealer survey are available from your Sandhills representative.

Parts Sales Are Getting Turbocharged

Parts sellers are getting a serious boost from several new enhancements to most Sandhills trade sites. Parts are more visible and discoverable than ever before, with a dedicated starting page (such as TruckPaper.com/parts) and better categorization that is automated by advanced machine learning technology. Streamlined navigation and a new category facet in the search filters help buyers locate the components they need, fast. The new parts search experience is currently available on non-aviation and non-hosted sites.

Hot Lists Are Now Free To Use In Inventory Management

The Hot Lists feature, available in the Inventory Management app menu, lets dealers create a package of specially priced units and send it out to customers as a PDF. And now, Hot Lists are free to all users. Hot Lists include links to asset listings online, but their discounted prices do not appear on Sandhills trade sites, nor do they change the asking prices shown to the general public. Your Sandhills representative can help you get started and also select who can see or use Hot Lists in your company. 

New AuctionTime Standalone Sales Features, Help Center For Auction Management App

AuctionTime users can now add standalone auctions to their Watch Lists and sign up for text and email notifications “x” minutes before a sale begins and when a pending auction catalog has been uploaded. These new additions match existing features on Equipmentfacts. In other news, the Auction Management app’s menu now has a link to a new Help Center, which offers videos to help sellers use the app to manage all aspects of their auctions. There are instructional videos on contact management, invoicing, accounting, and much more. 

Follow Live Equipmentfacts Sales From Your Lock Screen

Equipmentfacts mobile app users who have enabled push notifications can now see live activity status updates, right on the lock screen of their iOS or Android mobile device. If a user opts in to receive live activity notifications and has added one or more upcoming auction lots to their Watch List, they’ll see a notice on their lock screen 15 minutes before the sale begins. Throughout the auction, they can view the live status of the current lot and a progress bar for the event. The new live activity option joins other available Equipmentfacts push notifications, such as when an event has started or a lot ends.

A version of this article first appeared in Sandhills Magazine. You can find current and back issues in the Sandhills Magazine Archive.