Statistical data for the logging equipment market provided by EDA showed the top 20 lenders in the segment, in the aggregate, filed financing statements covering a total of 274 logging equipment related filings during the month of June 2018.

The top five lenders, in filings, included:

• John Deere Industrial Credit (64)
• DLL (36)
• Wood Mizer (29)
• Caterpillar Financial Services (24)
• Kubota Credit (22)

The top five accounted for 63.9% of the total, or 175 filings. The top lender, John Deere Industrial Credit, accounted for a 23.4% share of the total.

The top five logging equipment buyers (location/brands/filings) included:

• Collis Crane Works (Kansas/Rotobec/4)
• Robert Parmer Jr. (Georgia/TimberKing/3)
• Charles Ledbetter Logging (Arkansas/Deere/3)
• Lewis Tree Service (New York/Morbark, Rotobec/3)
• Robert Jones (North Carolina/Norwood/2)

The EDA IndustryInsight trend charts provide monthly statistical data on UCC financing activity in the U.S. for sale and lease transactions of equipment.