About Us

Robert C. Nowacek has over 24 years of experience in the auction, dealership, manufacturing and appraisal fields. His knowledgebase encompasses a broad range of industrial equipment types. He has been engaged with some of the nation's leading auction and lending firms and has participated in major asset disposition projects on behalf of construction companies, lenders and bankruptcy trustees. His auction and appraisal activities have encompasses a wide range of equipment types including the following:

  • Concrete/Aggregate Agriculture Equipment
  • Lumber/Forestry Cranes
  • Logging Aerial Equipment
  • Material Handling Bridge Building
  • Machine Tools Transportation/Towing
  • Power Generation Fleet Vehicles
  • Mining
  • Recycling Rolling Stock

A comprehensive understanding of upcoming CARB requirements for California has positioned Frontline Heavy Equipment to take on the re-marketing of older CAT inventory as well as finding compliant replacement units. He adopted a pricing method that incorporates the following concepts:

  • Market Value - unreserved auction advertised
  • Forced liquidation - unreserved auction non-advertised
  • Insurance replacement cost
  • Replacement cost new
  • Replacement cost used
  • Scrap value

Application of his experience coupled with review and comparison of market data relevant to auction and other used equipment sales for machinery and equipment makes Rob an expert in his field.