About Marty Sems
    Marty writes about the heavy machinery, transportation, and other industries for Sandhills Global brands, including Machinery Trader, CraneTrader, and Tree & Landscape Equipment Trader. He is also a senior writer for Sandhills Magazine.

    Latest Blog Posts By Marty Sems

    Sell Farm Machinery At Auction & Wholesale With AuctionTime, Equipmentfacts & Pre-AuctionTime
    Posted On: July 29, 2026
    In addition to multiple world-class retail sales platforms like TractorHouse, Sandhills offers dealers other avenues to sell agricultural equipment and more via auction, wholesale, or a combination of all three. ...
    Sell Turf Care Machinery To The Pros With NeedTurfEquipment
    Posted On: July 21, 2026
    NeedTurfEquipment helps dealers market their commercial mowers, rollers, aerators, UTVs, and golf carts via digital and print platforms. ...
    CurrencyFinance Helps Buyers Secure Farm Equipment Funding With Ease
    Posted On: July 20, 2026
    CurrencyFinance helps farm equipment dealers extend competitive point-of-sale financing to customers up to $500,000 and 72-month terms. ...
    What's New At Sandhills Global
    Posted On: July 17, 2026
    Find out about the latest Sandhills news, including AI to write your asset descriptions, the new UCC Search app, a new e-commerce solution, and more. ...
    What's New At Sandhills Global
    Posted On: June 4, 2026
    Find out about the latest Sandhills features and news, including the new Bloomberg/Sandhills dealer survey, the new parts hub, Hot Lists, and more. ...
    NeedTurfEquipment Showcases Professional Machinery For Big-League Turf Care
    Posted On: May 1, 2026
    NeedTurfEquipment is the No.1 resource for buying and selling new and used professional turf care machinery, golf carts, zero-turn mowers, and more. ...
    LivestockMarket & EquineMarket Facilitate Sales & Auctions Of Livestock, Horses & Hay
    Posted On: May 1, 2026
    LivestockMarket and EquineMarket help producers sell farm animals and horses, including cattle, swine, goats, alpacas, sheep, ponies, donkeys, and mules. ...
    What's New At Sandhills Global
    Posted On: April 30, 2026
    Find out about the latest additions to Sandhills platforms, including TruckPaper.com’s new trailer model names and BoatHarbor.com’s new mobile app. ...
    Sandhills’ Flexible Sales Strategies Let You Tune Your Approach For The Best ROI
    Posted On: March 12, 2026
    Sandhills' flexible sales strategies help you sell the way you need to. ...
    Activate OS Is Your Equipment Management Operating System
    Posted On: March 12, 2026
    Activate OS (ActivateOS.com) is an all-in-one equipment management platform used by dealers, heavy equipment fleet o\wners, and rental companies to track assets, automate inspections, and unlock new revenue streams for parts and service. ...
    VIP+ Provides Accurate Valuations Plus Dealer Pricing Tools
    Posted On: March 11, 2026
    The Value Insight Portal+ (VIP+, formerly FleetEvaluator), generates accurate equipment, truck, and trailer valuations plus exclusive dealer pricing tools. ...
    What Equipment Brings The Most At Retirement Auctions?
    Posted On: March 10, 2026
    Learn which types of equipment sell best at farm retirement auctions, as well as ways to maximize returns through preparation and publicity. ...
    What’s New At Sandhills Global
    Posted On: March 4, 2026
    Get the latest news about updates to Sandhills platforms and apps for auction management, wholesale equipment sales, charter aircraft, vocational trucks, boats for sale, and more. ...
    Planter Prices On The Rise As Farmers Prepare For Spring Planting Season
    Posted On: February 16, 2026
    Watch our new Sandhills Global market report video for inventory and value trends affecting used farm equipment on Sandhills platforms. ...
    Kuhn’s High-Capacity 9600 Folding Grain Drill: More Planting, Less Filling
    Posted On: February 13, 2026
    Kuhn’s new 9600 folding mechanical grain drill for small grains and cover crops offers 3.43 bu/ft capacity, simple rate changes, multiple row spacings, and consistent seed placement in varied fields. ...
    What's New At Sandhills Global
    Posted On: January 27, 2026
    Find out about the latest additions to Sandhills platforms and apps, including VIP+ (formerly FleetEvaluator) and free Facebook Marketplace export features. ...
    Premium Hosted Websites Attract New Customers With Lead-Generating Features
    Posted On: January 21, 2026
    Want to modernize your website with media sliders, videos, and more? ...
    Create Showrooms For Your Brands & New Equipment On Your Hosted Website
    Posted On: January 16, 2026
    Promote new equipment and the brands you carry with showrooms on your Sandhills-hosted website, and stock them with the Showroom Manager app. ...
    Hosted Mobile Apps Put Your Inventory In Your Customers’ Pockets
    Posted On: January 16, 2026
    Make it easy for customers to shop and bid from their phones with a Sandhills-hosted mobile app customized to your brand and inventory. ...
    Used Planter Prices Stable As Inventory Levels Continue A Downward Trend
    Posted On: January 13, 2026
    Watch our market report video on used planters in the U.S. to learn what’s happening with inventory levels, asking prices, and auction values. ...
    What’s New At Sandhills Global
    Posted On: January 2, 2026
    Read about new and updated tools and features for dealers, auctioneers, bidders, and buyers using AuctionTime, Fast Track Iron, Activate OS, and more. ...
    AI-Assisted Advertising Starts With Inventory Management
    Posted On: December 24, 2025
    You only need to enter or import assets once into Inventory Management, a free app in the Sandhills Cloud, to advertise and update them on any applicable Sandhills trade site, as well as your Sandhills-hosted website. ...
    Activate OS Is Your Equipment Management Operating System
    Posted On: December 23, 2025
    Activate OS (ActivateOS.com) is an all-in-one equipment management platform used by dealers, heavy equipment fleet owners, and rental companies to track assets, automate inspections, and unlock new revenue streams for parts and service. ...
    Fast Track Iron’s MarketTrends Offers New Auto Focus & Quick Filter Pricing Features
    Posted On: December 22, 2025
    Members of Sandhills Global’s Fast Track Iron dealer network have exclusive access to features such as MarketTrends, which has new Auto Focus and Quick Filter features to help you find the most relevant values. ...
    Serial Number Guide Gives Fast Track Iron Users Fast, Free SN/VIN Lookups
    Posted On: December 22, 2025
    Members of Sandhills Global’s Fast Track Iron dealer network have exclusive access to the Serial Number Guide, which can verify the model year of any construction equipment, farm machinery, truck, or trailer. ...