Rural Lifestyle Dealer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of the rural lifestyle market. Here is our favorite content from the past week:
- Trailer Came Loose on Highway — Here's What Went Wrong (With Dashcam Footage)
- Top-Selling Compact Track Loaders, Used Values & Auction Winners for 2025-26
- PR Equipment Breaks Down How It’s Diversified Its Offerings
- California Waivers Face Bumpy Future in Congress
Trailer Came Loose on Highway — Here's What Went Wrong (With Dashcam Footage)
If you own a trailer, borrow a trailer, rent a trailer, or think you might someday, this video could save your life — and the lives of everyone else on the road. In this video, I'm sharing real dashcam footage sent to me by a viewer in Oregon who had a trailer come completely loose from her truck on the highway. Thankfully, nobody was hurt. But the lessons from this incident are ones every trailer owner and operator needs to hear before they ever hitch up and roll out.
Top-Selling Compact Track Loaders, Used Values & Auction Winners for 2025-26
A total of 56,157 new CTLs were financed from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026, with Kubota capturing 27.1% of the market. The Kubota SVL75-3 is the best-selling compact track loader in the U.S. for the period. Check out this report from Equipment World.
Source: Kubota
PR Equipment Breaks Down How It’s Diversified Its Offerings
PR Equipment got started selling Yanmar tractors and the business has diversified over the years as it’s grown.
California Waivers Face Bumpy Future in Congress
Republican leaders have yet to spell out how they will handle a new batch of California air pollution rule waivers that EPA wants them to repeal.
Credit: Francis Chung/POLITICO
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