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Contractors keep comparing skid steers, excavators, and loaders by horsepower and lift charts. The harder question in 2026 may be whether the right attachment is available, maintained, and matched to the work.
The patent fight between Doosan Bobcat and Caterpillar is not only legal noise. It shows how much value now lives in controls, hydraulics, software, and machine behavior, not just steel and horsepower.
Compact track loaders carried the last cycle of small-contractor work and outsold skid steers for the fifth year running. The machines that kept that boom moving are now arriving at the hour count where undercarriage cost stops being theoretical and starts hitting P&Ls.
Skid steers and compact track loaders have owned the small-iron jobsite for decades. The compact wheel loader is changing that argument — and the contractors paying attention are quietly shifting fleet mix.
Avant Tecno just rolled out a forestry mulcher and an updated timber grab for its articulating compact wheel loaders at ConExpo 2026. The release matters less as a product story and more as a signal: forestry mulching is moving down-market into smaller carriers, and the contractors doing this work are no longer waiting for a 30,000-pound dedicated machine.
Virnig Manufacturing grew from a two-car garage in rural Minnesota into a multi-facility attachment maker by staying focused on compact equipment, in-house production, and the kind of product categories dealers can actually move.
Big OEM launches get the headlines, but some of the most durable demand in equipment sits in the attachment market for mowing, mulching, stump grinding, and roadside clearing. That corner of the business keeps winning because the work never really goes away.
Battery costs are falling fast, every major OEM has skin in the game, and rental fleets are buying in. The electric compact equipment market isn't coming — it's here.
Caterpillar filed counterclaims against Doosan Bobcat on March 24, alleging infringement on six patents. The legal fight between two of construction's biggest names is getting ugly — and it could affect the equipment you buy.
The Korean tractor maker unveiled three mini excavators at ConExpo 2026, marking its first push into the excavator segment after entering CTLs and skid steers in 2023.
ConExpo 2026 was a coming-out party for micro and mini excavators. From Cat's 1-ton 301 CR to Kioti's surprise debut, here's why the smallest machines are driving the biggest competition.
Deere shifts skid steer and compact track loader production from Iowa and Illinois plants to new facilities in Mexico — part of a broader 3,500-job bloodletting since late 2023.
With nine brands, a Dover Corporation backing, and attachments on jobsites everywhere, Paladin is quietly one of the most important companies in construction equipment.
The eBay best-seller manufacturer introduces three powerful new machines in a bold green colorway, targeting contractors who demand performance in tight spaces.
The compact equipment manufacturer unveils three new machines featuring Kubota power plants and military-inspired aesthetics aimed at contractors demanding power without compromise in confined spaces.
The German compact equipment giant walks away from acquisition talks with South Korea's Doosan Bobcat, signaling a renewed focus on independent growth and raising questions about consolidation in the light equipment market.
Bobcat's Jobsite Companion AI and RogueX3 concept machine signal a radical shift in how operators will interact with compact equipment
Mini excavators, compact loaders, and electrification are reshaping the construction equipment landscape. Here's what contractors and dealers need to know about the compact market surge.
The compact equipment segment continues its upward trajectory as contractors embrace versatility, technology integration, and new power options in smaller machines.
The landscape of heavy equipment is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by advancements in artificial intelligence, electrification, and autonomy. For
Takeuchi US President Jeff Stewart is charting a resolute course for 2026, building upon a year marked by significant preparations and strategic expansion [1].
Analysis of compact equipment residual values heading into 2026, with insights on what's driving the market for machines under 10 tons.