Machinery Trader names Marks Clearing & Grading its Contractor of the Week
The used-equipment marketplace's feature, which Marks announced Oct. 6, spotlights a Wendell sitework company that said in March it runs 265 pieces of equipment.
Marks Clearing & Grading, a sitework company in Wendell, said in March that it runs 265 pieces of equipment. Machinery Trader has named Marks its Contractor of the Week.
Machinery Trader is a marketplace for buying and selling used construction equipment. Marks announced the feature on Oct. 6, 2026, and said it came through the Sandhills Global Contractor Program.
Marks described its fleet management as an approach that "increases equipment exposure, reaches more buyers, and maximizes returns throughout the equipment lifecycle." The graphic Marks posted shows Marks-branded excavators, an articulated dump truck and wheel loaders, and tells readers to "check out their inventory on MachineryTrader.com." Marks did not say which machines it has listed for sale.
Machinery Trader is published by Sandhills Global of Lincoln, Nebraska. Sandhills launched the title in 1978 as a print magazine for the used construction equipment market, and today also runs it online at MachineryTrader.com.
Justin Smith, named vice president of asset management in July, leads the company's fleet and equipment shop. Marks credited the people who run and maintain the fleet.
"Equipment is the backbone of what we do," the company wrote. "Moving dirt, laying pipe and building roads all depend on machines that are well managed from the day they arrive to the day they move on."
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By Sotwire Desk. Written by Sotwire Desk from the sources below. Not a company attestation.
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Key facts
- Marks Clearing & Grading
- Wendell, NC
- Company news
- Desk reported
- Sotwire Desk
- Machinery Trader Contractor of the Week
- Sandhills Global Contractor Program
- Sandhills Global, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Launched in 1978 as a print magazine; also online at MachineryTrader.com
- Marks-branded excavators, an articulated dump truck, a compact track loader, wheel loaders and a broom attachment
- 265 pieces of equipment, per the company in March 2026
- Justin Smith, vice president of asset management
- How the Contractor Program works and when the feature ran
Key events
- Marks said it runs 265 pieces of equipment
- Marks named Justin Smith vice president of asset management
- Marks announced the Machinery Trader Contractor of the Week feature
Sources
- Marks Clearing & Grading Featured as Machinery Trader's Contractor of the Week · Marks Clearing & Grading · accessed 2026-10-17
- About Us · Sandhills Global · accessed 2026-10-17
- Sandhills Global home page (About Sandhills Global; Lincoln, Nebraska) · Sandhills Global · accessed 2026-10-17
- Tyler Marks profiled by the Triangle Business Journal (215 people, 265 machines) · Marks Clearing & Grading · accessed 2026-10-17
- Marks Clearing & Grading Welcomes Justin Smith · Marks Clearing & Grading · accessed 2026-10-17