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 223 logging equipment related filings during the month of December 2017.

The top five lenders, in units, included:

• John Deere (63)
• DLL (36)
• Caterpillar Financial Services (32)
• Wells Fargo (includes Wells Fargo Vendor Financial Services and Wells Fargo Equipment Finance) (19)
• Stearns Bank (14)

The top five accounted for 73.5% of the total, or 164 units. The top lender, John Deere, accounted for a 28.3% share of the total.

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

• Dustin Young Logging (Arkansas/Deere, Barko, CIS/Five)
• Evans Logging (North Carolina/CAT and CSI/Four)
• Duff Timber (Mississippi/Deere and CSI/Four)
• West Coast Arborists (California/Vermeer/Three)
• Ctl Forest Management (California/Deere/Three)