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Purple Wave Inc. is an internet auction company that conducts no-reserve, public auctions of heavy equipment. This facilitates the quick, efficient liquidation of items.Purple Wave mixes traditional auction with the convenience of buying and selling online. Another benefit to the Purple Wave approach is equipment can stay at the seller's location, saving everyone time and money.

Purple Wave Auction - Tue February 10, 2026
Purple Wave to Hold Fleet Alignment Sale for SFF in April 2026
Purple Wave Auction announced a fleet alignment auction to be held on April 21, 2026, for Standard Forwarding Freight (SFF), a less-than-truckload carrier based in East Moline, Ill. For more than 90 years, SFF has served regional freight markets throughout the Midwest....

Purple Wave Auction - Mon January 26, 2026
Purple Wave Auctions Exhibits At ConExpo-Con/AGG 2026
Purple Wave Auction is exhibiting at ConExpo-Con/AGG, underscoring its commitment to customer service and offering in-person guidance for equipment buyers and sellers nationwide. Visit Booth N-12002 where Purple Wave Auction's industry experts will be available to provide full-service support for buying and selling equipment....

Purple Wave Auction - Tue October 21, 2025
Purple Wave Auction Now Serving Indiana Office of Technology
Purple Wave Auction has been accepted by the state of Indiana Office of Technology as a pre-approved online auction service for municipalities and government agencies to use without going through any additional approvals....

Purple Wave Auction - Mon September 15, 2025
Nuss Collection Building America Hosts Open House in Rochester, Minn.
Standing in his bib overalls at the counter of the local Mack dealership, Charles Ind signed the check for a new truck for his construction company. This truck would be the first of many new Mack trucks sold by Bob Nuss' father, Charles Nuss, and a core memory for Bob that stuck with him frozen in time....

CEG - Tue July 01, 2025
Purple Wave Hosts First Ohio Customer Appreciation Event
Purple Wave spent some time with its customers on June 11, 2025, at March First Brewery in Blue Ash, Ohio. Tim Keane, district sales director, Great Lakes, and Jim VonHandorf, territory sales manager of southwest Ohio and southeast Indiana, invited customers from the construction, agriculture, trucking and equipment dealership and rental industries for a laid-back evening of good conversation....

Purple Wave - Tue June 17, 2025
Purple Wave Announces New Territory Sales Managers
Purple Wave Auction announced that Cory Porter, Jim Grider and Mark Williamson have joined the company as territory sales managers in Kentucky. Purple Wave Auction offers online no-reserve equipment auctions serving the agriculture, construction, government and fleet industries, providing opportunities for customers to buy and sell equipment with confidence....

Purple Wave Auction - Thu May 29, 2025
Transitioning From Pipe Supply to Farming to Retirement
Jim Massengale's background goes deeper than just farming and ranching: His roots run deep in manufacturing. As one of the founders of United Poly System LLC, Massengale said that surrounding himself and his company with good people is what made the business so successful....

Purple Wave - Mon April 21, 2025
Tim Keane to Serve Purple Wave as District Sales Director for Great Lakes Region
Purple Wave announced that Tim Keane has joined the company as district sales director. Keane brings 32 years of experience in the equipment industry where he spent 20 years in sales management at Ditch Witch of Ohio....

Associated General Contractors of Minnesota - Tue March 11, 2025
AGCMN Hosts Annual Construction Summit in St. Paul
The Associated General Contractors of Minnesota (AGCMN) hosted the annual Construction Summit Feb. 19-20 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minn. The event brings together industry professionals for education seminars, comradery and networking....

CEG - Tue March 04, 2025
More than 80 vendors and exhibitors participated in in the 52nd annual Rocky Mountain Asphalt Conference and Equipment Show (RMACES) on Feb. 19-20, 2025, at the Marriott Denver Tech Center. More than 35 technical learning sessions were conducted, with participants receiving training and education from the industry's most experienced, while also connecting with the best in the business....
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