Fewer U.S.-made construction machines will be able to find a secondary market overseas in the coming years, resulting in a glut of used equipment in North America and a subsequent drop in used prices, according to a new study from market researcher Manfredi & Associates.
The study, titled "Quarantined Markets," investigates the aftermarket effects of the latest round of clean-diesel engines meeting U.S. Tier-4 Final emission standards and concludes that the need to run these machines on ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel (ULSD) will create a competitive imbalance in global markets where such high-performance fuels are not widely available.