Videos and Articles
- Top Sellers in the Used MarketRead More »- September 24, 2020 HDD Broker’s General Manager, Renée Lauzon-Martin, lists the top 5 best sellers in the used HDD market.
- Don't Pay For 90 DaysRead More »- July 28, 2020 Your business needs equipment to generate revenue.
 A wide variety of payment options are available that can help you preserve working capital and improve cash flow.
- New Skull Badges at the HDD Broker Merch StoreRead More »- July 20, 2020 Here at HDD Broker, we recently launched our online merch store, featuring HDD-themed skull t-shirts stickers, and now badges. The badges feature the same design as the skull t-shirt, which features many directional drilling saying's and terms that make up the skull's design.
- Why list your equipment with HDD Broker?Read More »- April 20, 2020 That's my favorite question!
 Are you looking to generate some cash or have extra equipment sitting around? We make it easy to sell your equipment with us, and best of all, it's FREE and there are NO CONTRACTS until we bring you a buyer. We take the hassle out of selling equipment!
- A Message From Renée Lauzon-MartinRead More »- April 1, 2020 Did you know that HDD Broker was born in a recession? In 2001, when the dot.com bubble burst HDD Broker started an online company. In 2008, during the great recession we expanded our company hired half a dozen new people.
- Thank You HDD CommunityRead More »- March 31, 2020 We know that the HDD community is essential to our way of life - you bring us our utilities, internet, and fuel so that everyone can continue to "turn right".
- 6 Ways to Help Weather the Coronavirus Impact on ContractorsRead More »- March 26, 2020 Whether it's project or permit delays, quarantine orders, or the wildly volatile oil prices, nearly all of our businesses have been affected by the Coronavirus.
- 2019 Year In ReviewRead More »- December 27, 2019 A strong domestic economy boosted the HDD industry again this year. Contractors continueto be optimistic about the future. An informal survey on People of HDD's facebook pageresulted in comments like:
- Social Media Year in ReviewRead More »- December 27, 2019 2019 was the year of Facebook and Instagram for HDD Broker. While we've had both platforms for many years (Instagram since 2014 and Facebook since 2012), the way that we've used them has completely changed in the past year.
- Take Advantage of Your SECTION 179 BenefitsRead More »- December 2, 2019 Section 179 of the IRS tax code allows businesses to deduct the FULL PURCHASE PRICE (up to one million dollars in 2019) of qualifying NEW or USED equipment (such as company vehicles, machinery or software) from your gross income. It’s an incentive created by the US government to encourage businesses to buy equipment, stay competitive, and invest in themselves.
- ICUEE 2019 RecapRead More »- October 18, 2019 ICUEE, the Demo Expo, brought record-breaking attendance and record-breaking heat to Louisville, KY October 1-3 this year. The scorching temperatures didn't keep the crowds from the highly-anticipated launch of a couple of major HDD products.
- Curious What Some of the Top Selling Mid-Size Drills Are?Read More »- August 7, 2019 Well we did the work for you! Here at HDD Broker, we took a look at some statistics from our sales all the way back to 2006. We decided to create a visual infographic in order to better show the top five best selling drills for select years from 2018 until 2006.
- Floppy Discs and Mail? Old Ways We Used To Receive PhotosRead More »- July 31, 2019 In our short video, general manager Renée Lauzon-Martin and Angela Norris from our listings department sit down and take a look at old ways HDD Broker used to receive photos for listings.
- Ways We Used To Receive Photos - ListingsRead More »- July 31, 2019 Renée Lauzon-Martin and Angela Norris from HDD Broker sit down and show you some of the ways we used to receive photos from sellers in order to advertise their equipment. Some ways include floppy discs and old physical photographs.
- Best Selling Drills by Region - Short IntroductionRead More »- July 31, 2019 Shorter video introducing our new infographic for social media.
- How To Upload Videos To Your ListingRead More »- July 31, 2019 This video will show you how to upload videos to your listing of equipment on our website.
- How To Find Serial Numbers For HDD DrillsRead More »- July 31, 2019 Looking for Serial Numbers on your drill? This video will give you the locations for the serial number plates for common directional drills. Be sure to check your owner's manual for more information as every model is different.
- How To Upload Photos To Your ListingRead More »- July 31, 2019 This video will help you to upload photos to your equipment listing on our website.
- Tips for Taking Good PhotosRead More »- July 31, 2019 Use this video for tips on how to take better photos of your equipment to put onto your listing. Buyers love detailed, high-quality photos. Make sure you have some!
- Info CheckRead More »- July 31, 2019 You can list your used equipment for free with HDD Broker. Each of our listings has an "Info Check" where we measure the strength of your listing based on how much equipment information you provide.
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