Dallas Equipment Appraisal
Certified, USPAP-compliant reports on Dallas construction, trucking and plant equipment. Starting at $295.
Banks and SBA lenders in Dallas need a certified value before a loan closes, contractors and trucking companies need one to borrow, sell or settle a dispute, and attorneys need one that will hold up in the federal courthouse on Commerce Street.
- Fair market value and orderly liquidation value are both in the report.
- An on-site inspection is arranged when an SBA loan or a court requires one.
- Every machine is listed by the serial number or VIN you supply.
- One excavator or a contractor’s whole fleet goes in a single report.
- The report is certified, signed and written to the USPAP standard lenders and courts expect.
- USPAP-compliant
- Signed by a CMEA
- Rated 5.0 on Google
How do I get equipment appraised in Dallas?
1. Tell us who the report is for
A bank, an SBA lender, a court and a buyer each need something different from an appraisal. Naming the reader first decides which values are reported and whether someone has to see the equipment in person.
2. Send the list and photos
An equipment list or depreciation schedule, serial numbers or VINs, hours or miles, and photos of each unit. For an on-site job we schedule a visit to the yard or job site.
3. Receive the certified report
Each unit is listed with its condition, an estimate of how many working years it has left, and its values. Delivery is usually 7 to 10 business days from the day everything is in.
What do Dallas lenders and owners need to know first?
- Values in the report
- Fair market value is what a willing buyer would pay a willing seller. Orderly liquidation value is what it would bring in a sale that has to finish by a set date. Lenders usually want both.
- SBA loans
- The SBA’s Dallas/Fort Worth District Office in Euless covers Dallas, Collin, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. For an SBA 504 loan on used equipment bought from someone other than a dealer, or on a refinance, the appraisal has to include an on-site inspection.
- Rush work
- One machine or a small group can be delivered in 24 to 48 hours when a closing date is near.
- Fee
- Starting at $295. The number of units, desktop or on-site, and the deadline set the rest.
- Appraisal standard
- USPAP, the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, signed by a Certified Machinery and Equipment Appraiser (CMEA).
- Property tax on equipment
- Texas businesses report their equipment to the county each year for property tax, a filing called a rendition. In Dallas County it goes to the Dallas Central Appraisal District by April 15. A business with $125,000 or less of equipment at one address can certify that instead. Dallas Central Appraisal District
What affects the value of equipment in Dallas?
Three kinds of equipment make up most Dallas appraisals, and each is priced on something different.
Construction fleets
Ritchie Bros. holds its North Texas auctions at its yard in Lake Worth, west of Fort Worth, so there are plenty of recent sales of construction machines to compare against. What separates two excavators of the same model is hours, undercarriage wear and attachments. Those details need to be in what you send.
Trucks, trailers and yard equipment
Freight moves through southern Dallas County, where Union Pacific runs its Dallas Intermodal Terminal at Wilmer and Hutchins. Road tractors, yard tractors, chassis and trailers that work that freight add miles quickly, and their value follows mileage, engine hours and service records more than age. Texas titles trailers over 4,000 pounds, so have the titles at hand.
Cement and aggregate plants
Midlothian, in Ellis County, is known for its cement plants. Loaders and haul trucks from a plant sell like any others, but crushers, conveyors and kiln equipment rarely change hands. With few sales to compare against, records matter more: send the purchase invoices, rebuild history and any earlier appraisal you have.
What clients have said
“I received the appraisal and my bank will accept it.”
“Thank you for your prompt delivery. Everything appears to be thorough and in order.”
“Thank you so much for your timely completion of this report. This helps me so much!”
What other equipment do you appraise in Dallas?
Beyond construction fleets, trucks and plant machinery, Dallas appraisals cover most heavy and industrial equipment a business owns, from a single machine to everything on the books.
Cranes and lifts
Mobile cranes, boom lifts and telehandlers. Inspection and certification records carry real weight with buyers, so include them.
Paving and concrete
Pavers, rollers, pump trucks and batch plants. Wear parts, and how recently they were replaced, move the number.
Forklifts and warehouse equipment
Forklifts, reach trucks and dock equipment from the distribution centers around Dallas. Hours and battery or engine condition set the value.
Shop and fabrication machinery
Presses, lathes, machining centers and welders. Controls and tooling that come with the machine are part of what it is worth.
Farm equipment
Tractors, combines and hay equipment from Ellis, Kaufman and Hunt counties. Hours and the attachments sold with the machine matter most.
Drilling and utility equipment
Directional drills, trenchers and vacuum excavators. Tooling, locators and support trailers are listed with the unit they belong to.
If your equipment is not listed here, send the list. Most heavy and industrial equipment can be appraised.
What should I ask before hiring an equipment appraiser in Dallas?
Who certifies the appraiser?
The Texas appraiser licensing board licenses real estate appraisers. For machinery and equipment the credential comes from a professional body, so ask which one issued it and look the appraiser up in that body’s directory.
What will the report list for each machine?
A lender’s reviewer checks the report line by line. Each unit should show its serial number or VIN, hours or miles, condition, remaining useful life and values, with an explanation.
Will the report be ready for my closing or hearing?
Get the delivery date in writing first. A report that arrives the day after a closing is no use to the bank.
Who uses an equipment appraisal in Dallas?
Bank and SBA credit officers. Lenders in Dallas and Irving make SBA and conventional loans against used equipment, and they ask for a certified appraisal of the collateral before closing.
Bankruptcy trustees and attorneys. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas sits in the Earle Cabell Federal Building on Commerce Street, and trustees there ask for liquidation values.
Trial attorneys. A federal case over equipment in Dallas, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman or Rockwall County is heard in the Northern District of Texas. One from Collin or Denton County goes to the Eastern District, which sits in Sherman and Plano.
Business owners. An appraisal supports the value reported to the Dallas Central Appraisal District, a protest when the district’s value is too high, a sale or buyout, and insurance coverage. Dallas Central Appraisal District
What do I need to send for a Dallas appraisal?
- An equipment list, or the depreciation schedule from your accountant.
- The serial number or VIN, year, and hours or miles for each unit.
- Photos of each unit, including the data plate and the hour meter or odometer.
- The name of the lender, court or buyer the report is for.
Which counties and cities around Dallas do you serve?
Dallas, Collin, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman and Rockwall counties, including:
- Dallas
- Irving
- Garland
- Mesquite
- Grand Prairie
- Richardson
- Carrollton
- Plano
- McKinney
- Frisco
- Denton
- Lewisville
- Rockwall
- Terrell
- Waxahachie
- Midlothian
- Wilmer
- Hutchins
What do Dallas owners and lenders ask about equipment appraisals?
How much does an equipment appraisal cost in Dallas?
Fees start at $295 for one machine appraised from photos and records. A fleet, an on-site inspection or a short deadline adds to that. You get a fixed fee in writing before any work is done.
What is the difference between a desktop and an on-site appraisal?
A desktop appraisal is built from the photos, serial numbers and records you send, and nobody visits the equipment. An on-site appraisal adds an inspection in person. Desktop costs less and is faster. Your lender or the court decides which one is acceptable.
Does it matter which county my equipment is in?
Yes, for two things. Property tax on business equipment is handled by the appraisal district of the county where the equipment sits. And federal cases from Collin and Denton counties are heard in a different district than cases from Dallas County.
Can you appraise equipment for a bankruptcy or a business sale?
Yes. A bankruptcy usually calls for liquidation value, and a sale or buyout for fair market value. Tell us which you need, or who the report is for, and the right one is used.
How do you appraise a fleet of trucks and trailers?
Each truck and trailer is listed by VIN with its mileage, engine hours where available, and condition. Send the maintenance records if you have them, because a documented service history supports the value in a way a bare odometer reading cannot.
Start your Dallas equipment appraisal
Construction fleets, trucks and trailers, cranes, paving and plant machinery, appraised for lenders, courts, buyers and owners across Dallas and the counties around it. Answer four questions and a quote comes back by email.