Why it exists
Cars have Carfax. Heavy equipment has nothing like it. There’s no central place to check a used excavator, dozer, skid steer or work truck’s history, what it’s actually worth, or whether it has a lien on it or was reported stolen. So buyers pay tens of thousands of dollars on a handshake and a hunch.
MachVerity is the tool that should already exist: type in a machine’s serial or VIN and get a straight answer. What it is, what it’s worth, whether it has open recalls, and exactly how to check its title, liens and theft status before you buy.
How it works
Enter a serial, PIN or VIN
Off-road equipment has a serial number or PIN on its data plate. On-road trucks and trailers have a 17-character VIN. Type it in.
We identify it, for real
On-road VINs decode live against the U.S. government’s NHTSA database. Equipment PINs decode by the standard year code. We never invent a make or model we can’t actually confirm.
We value it from real sales
The market value comes from real comparable sales, each adjusted for year, hours and condition. If we don’t have enough verified sales yet, we tell you so, we never show a made-up number.
We help you verify the rest
Every report includes live safety recalls (NHTSA) and a due-diligence checklist, exactly how to confirm title, liens and theft through official sources before you hand over money.
What we stand for
Real data or nothing
We would rather show you an honest “not enough data yet” than a made-up number. Every value is backed by real sales. This is the whole point of MachVerity.
Free while we build
Every lookup, value estimate and contribution is free. Paid dealer tools come later, once the data runs deep enough to be genuinely worth it.
Community-powered
The best equipment data doesn’t sit in one place, so we’re building it. Anyone can add a real sale in 20 seconds, and it makes pricing more accurate for everyone.
Transparent
We tell you where every number comes from, and where to verify the things we don’t have yet, through the official sources.
Where the data comes from
We’re building this dataset in the open. Here’s exactly what powers a report today:
Who’s behind it
MachVerity is built by an operator who spent years in trucking and transport, and got tired of buying used equipment blind. No history, no straight answer on value, no easy way to check for a lien or theft before handing over a cheque. This is the tool that should have existed on the other side of those deals.
It’s early, and it’s built in the open. If you find something wrong, tell us, and if you know what a machine sold for, adding it makes the whole thing better for the next buyer.
Buying used iron soon?
Run its serial or VIN before you pay. It’s free, and it takes a few seconds.
Questions, corrections, or a data partnership? Email [email protected].