Auctions

Fri September 02, 2016

Ritchie Bros. Boasts Record Sale for Tipton, Calif., Location

Traditionally an agricultural hub for Ritchie Bros., the company's Tipton, Calif., auction site held a largely construction and transportation focused auction on Aug. 17 and set a new site sales record in the process....

Thu September 01, 2016

Ritchie Bros. Sells $53M of Iron at Two-Day Houston Auction

Ritchie Bros. conducted its fourth Houston, Texas, auction of the year, selling nearly 4,300 equipment items and trucks over two days for more than $53 million. More than 4,500 people from 58 countries registered to bid in the unreserved public auction in Houston on Aug....

Thu September 01, 2016

Alex Lyon & Son Holds Two Auctions in One Day in Houston

Alex Lyon & Son hosted two auctions in one day on Aug. 23 in Houston, Texas. One was for a major job conclusion and the other was for rental returns, construction equipment, trucks and trailers. The sales consisted of late-model rental fleet equipment from several regional fleets and very late model Cat equipment from the job conclusion....

Thu September 01, 2016

Equify Auctions Hosts Successful Sale at Wills Point Facility

Equify Auctions LLC held a heavy machinery, equipment and truck auction on Aug. 18 at its Wills Point, Texas, facility. Bidders were able to participate at this sale in person or online. Equipment available for bid included excavators, loaders, motorgraders, backhoes and much more....

Tue August 30, 2016

More Than 2,000 Bidders Participate in Ritchie Bros. Auction

More than 2,000 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multi-million dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Orlando, Fla., on Aug. 16. Bidders came from 47 countries, including all 50 U.S....

Tue August 30, 2016

Ritchie Buys IronPlanet, Enters Into Strategic Alliance With Cat

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated, and IronPlanet, have jointly announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Ritchie Bros. will acquire IronPlanet for approximately US$758.5 million, subject to customary closing adjustments....

Mon August 29, 2016

Martin & Martin Hosts Auction

Martin & Martin Auctioneers held an absolute retirement auction in Augusta, Ga., for RW Bussey Construction Company on Aug. 18. Despite a sweltering hot August day in Georgia, a terrific crowd turned out for this sale....

Mon August 29, 2016

Alex Lyon & Son Auction Features Variety of Equipment

A hot summer day in Orlando didn't deter attendees of the Alex Lyon & Son auction in Orlando, Fla., on Aug. 17. The auction featured a wide variety of equipment, including excavators, motorgraders, crawler tractors, loaders and many more....

Mon August 29, 2016

Joey Martin Hosts Another Successful Auction

Joey Martin Auctioneers held another successful on-site auction in Fairburn, Ga., on Aug. 16. The sale was conducted for complete liquidation for a site prep contractor, which consisted of a fleet of well-maintained trucks, trailers and more....

Thu August 25, 2016

Martin & Martin Auctioneers Inc. Hosts One-Owner Auction

Martin & Martin Auctioneers Inc. held its one-owner absolute fleet reduction auction on July 26 in Princeton, W.Va. The one-owner sale featured approximately 100 heavy haul road tractors and dump trailers....