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1,391 appraisers verified against ASA, NEBB, AMEA & CAGA rosters. Search by state, equipment type, or assignment purpose.
Hand-picked from NEBB, ASA, AMEA, and CAGA. 1,438 heavy equipment appraisers across 50 states. Browse equipment appraisers by state →
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If you’re a bank, attorney, CPA, or business owner looking for an equipment appraiser, you’ve hit broken org-site forms, filterless member lists, and profiles without contact details. Equipment Appraisal Near Me fixes that.
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Filter by what matters: why you need the number, what kind of iron, or which credential.
What’s the appraisal actually for?
Finding the right appraiser depends on the assignment. Lenders, courts, the IRS, and insurers all expect different report standards, value definitions, and documentation. These are four of the most common reasons buyers use this directory.
Lending
For SBA and commercial lender deals, buyers usually need a credentialed third-party appraisal with FMV, OLV, and FLV in a USPAP-compliant report. Browse appraisers who regularly handle loan collateral, underwriting, and equipment finance assignments.
Legal
Divorce cases often require an independent valuation of business equipment, shop assets, or production machinery that can hold up in negotiation or court. These appraisers commonly work with family-law attorneys and, when needed, serve as expert witnesses.
Tax
Estate filings, gift-tax reporting, and noncash charitable deductions often require a qualified appraisal from a qualified appraiser. These listings commonly support CPAs, trust attorneys, and estate administrators with tax-focused equipment valuation reports.
Insurance
Insurance assignments can involve pre-loss scheduling, replacement cost reporting, post-loss damage documentation, or actual cash value analysis. These appraisers work with carriers, adjusters, and owners who need defensible numbers for coverage or claims.
More appraisal use cases: Explore additional heavy equipment appraisers for Mergers and Acquisition (M&A), bankruptcy, litigation, equipment finance, partner buyouts, and charitable donation.
What kind of equipment needs the number?
Equipment appraisers specialize. An appraiser who values CNC machining centers every week is a different call than one who values combines, MRI scanners, or excavator fleets. Four industry concentrations buyers reach for most.
Construction
Excavators, dozers, loaders, cranes, telehandlers, and support fleets. These appraisers track auction comps, resale trends, hours, maintenance history, and the market factors that drive heavy equipment value.
Industrial
CNC machines, lathes, presses, molding systems, fabrication cells, & production lines. These specialists understand installed value, in-place value, removal scenarios, & liquidation conditions across industrial equipment.
Medical
MRI, CT, ultrasound, surgical, dental, lab, and dialysis equipment. These appraisers understand service history, software, regulatory status, refurbishment costs, and secondary-market pricing for medical assets.
Farming
Tractors, combines, planters, sprayers, dairy systems, irrigation, and grain handling. These appraisers understand seasonal pricing, farm equipment resale, lender expectations, and generational transfer issues.
Additional industry tags: Browse more industry categories, including aerospace, automotive, aviation, energy, food processing, metalworking, mining, oil and gas, plastics, printing, restaurant, retail, and transportation.
Every appraiser here holds an active designation from at least one of the four bodies that credential machinery & equipment appraisers in North America.
Pick the credential that matches the appraisal assignment. SBA lenders, divorce attorneys, IRS filers, and insurance adjusters all have a preferred one.
ASA
American Society of Appraisers (ASA) is the most recognized appraisal credential in the field. ASA machinery appraisers are often the safest fit for bank lending, tax reporting, litigation support, and other high-scrutiny assignments. 537 appraisers indexed.
NEBB
NEBB Institute is home of the CMEA and MCMEA designations, with training built around USPAP and the cost, market, and income approaches to value. A strong fit for lending, insurance, and technical equipment appraisal work. 121 appraisers indexed.
AMEA
Association of Machinery & Equipment Appraisers (AMEA) is best known for hands-on equipment appraisal with real field inspection emphasis. Especially relevant for heavy equipment, yellow iron, fleet, and industrial machinery assignments. 188 appraisers indexed.
CAGA
Certified Appraisers Guild of America (CAGA) is the #1 personal property appraiser training program in America. Strong experience across machinery, business assets, estate work, and SBA-related valuations. 584 appraisers indexed.
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