Auctions

Tue April 20, 2010

Extensive Selection of Iron Goes on the Block in Conn.

Davis Auctions Inc. held a sale April 10 in Prospect, Conn. The Quinnipiac Commission Auction, managed by Davis Auctions, featured equipment from area contractors and Northeast Utilities. Going on the block was an extensive selection of mini-excavators, hydraulic excavators, crawler dozers wheel tractors, rollers backhoes plow trucks, dumps motorgraders and more....

Tue April 20, 2010

J.G. Cochran Auctioneers Holds Three-Day Sale in Hagerstown, Md.

J.G. Cochran Auctioneers & Associates held a sale April 8, 9 and 10 in Hagerstown, Md. The three-day auction featured a wide array of heavy equipment, trucks and trailers and brought in bidders from all over the Northeast and Midwest....

Tue April 20, 2010

Ritchie Bros. Launches World’s First 21-Language Equipment Auction Web Site

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers officially launched its 21-language Web Site at the bauma trade show in Munich, Germany, April 19 to 25, 2010. Millions of visitors already use the Ritchie Bros. Web site annually, purchasing more than $830M of equipment online in 2009 alone....

Mon April 12, 2010

Ritchie Bros. to Open New Auction Site in Salt Lake City, Utah

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will celebrate the official grand opening of its new Salt Lake City, Utah, regional auction unit on April 22, 2010, with an unreserved public equipment auction starting at 8:00 a.m....

Tue April 06, 2010

More Than 800 Bidders Vie for 800 Auction Lots in Conn.

More than 800 registered bidders participated online and in-person at the Ritchie Bros. multi-million dollar auction held March 24 in Hartford, Conn. The bidders came from 25 countries, including 44 U.S....

Tue April 06, 2010

Alex Lyon & Son Sets Up Shop by the Sea; Holds Extensive Four-Day Auction in Atlantic City, N.J.

Alex Lyon & Son set up shop in Atlantic City, N.J., from March 25 to 28 for its annual four-day sale by the sea. The “largest four-day sale of its kind East of the Mississippi” featured a wide selection of construction equipment, aerial, forklift, support and truck and trailer inventories....

Tue April 06, 2010

Hunyady Holds Absolute Auction for Pillari Bros. in N.J.

Hunyady Auction Company held an absolute auction of surplus equipment for Pillari Bros. Construction Corp. at Pillari Bros.’ location in Farmingdale, N.J. Equipment on offer included crawler tractors, motorgraders, motor scrapers, service trucks and many other types of iron....

Fri April 02, 2010

Equipment Demand Remains Strong at Ritchie Auction

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers sold more than $42 million of heavy equipment during a two-day unreserved public auction March 24 and 25, at the company’s permanent auction site in Houston, Texas. Bidders from 53 countries, including 48 U.S....

Fri April 02, 2010

Alex Lyon Holds Fleet Auction

Construction, support equipment, aerials, forklifts, trucks and trailers were available at Alex Lyon & Son’s rental fleet auction, held March 23 in Houston, Texas. ...

Tue March 30, 2010

Ritchie Bros. Holds Multi-Million Dollar Statesville Auction

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers held a multi-million dollar unreserved public auction in Statesville, N.C., on March 23. More than 1,500 bidders registered to participate both in person and online from 30 countries, including 45 U.S....