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Business

IronPlanet taps Schleicher as new CFO

A veteran of the financial industry with stints at several prominent accounting firms, Deborah Schleicher has been named the next Chief Financial Officer at IronPlanet. Schleicher’s resume includes roles at Arthur Andersen, PricewaterhouseCoopers and, most recently, eight years at Grant Thornton where she leaves a position as a national partner. “IronPlanet will benefit from Debbie’s […]

March 13, 2015

Construction Equipment

Ritchie Bros. sets dates for annual heavy equipment mega-auction in Orlando

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers today announced the dates for its annual multi-day equipment auction held in Orlando. Dubbed “The Big One,” the event is the largest equipment auction in the world and will be held February 16-20, 2015 at the auctioneers’s massive yard in Orlando. RELATED: Tour the largest heavy equipment auction in the world in […]

October 24, 2014

Construction Equipment

Need a military-spec’d wheel loader or dozer? New GovPlanet site offers military rolling stock starting in November

Rolling stock coming out of U.S. military inventories will start selling in November on GovPlanet, a subsidiary of online heavy equipment and truck marketplace IronPlanet. Awarded a U.S. Defense Logistics Agency contract in July, IronPlanet will use its new online auction site to dispose of between $50 to 70 million government surplus rolling stock assets. […]

September 30, 2014

Roadbuilding

IronPlanet launches allEquip used equipment marketplace

IronPlanet has launched a “buy now” online marketplace of used construction equipment for sale. The site, allEquip.com, allows individuals to buy and sell construction equipment. The site manages the complete transaction between the buyer and the seller, from equipment listing on the site through final payment. Every item for sale has a guaranteed inspection report, […]

June 6, 2014

Home

eBay’s new Heavy Equipment Center promotes partner equipment sellers, hosts weekly auctions

The online marketplace eBay is ramping up its efforts to sell more used heavy equipment. “There is a step change in how eBay is approaching the business and industrial category, specifically heavy equipment, this year and into 2014,” say Rob Francis, who manages the company’s business and industrial business units. On December 1, eBay launched […]

December 4, 2013

Construction Equipment

Quick Data 10/13: Wheel loaders

October 1, 2013

Construction Equipment

Quick Data 5/13: Compact excavators

Editor’s Note: To download a PDF of this data, click here.

May 1, 2013

Construction Equipment

Ritchie Bros. calls first China auction a “big success”

More than 1,000 people attended Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers first unreserved public auction in China with more than 500 registering to bid. Bidders represented more than 30 countries. Ritchie Bros. says the crowd was mainly made up of local equipment end users from Beijing and the surrounding Hebei province. However, overseas bidders—those from the U.S., United […]

April 24, 2013

Business

Recession-weary Ala. construction firm auctions $26 million in earthmoving equipment

Tomorrow, one of the largest auctions of construction equipment in the state of Alabama’s history will be held in Tuscaloosa, where struggling Racon Inc. will sell off $26 million worth of machines. In all, 675 pieces of equipment will be auctioned off including 300 to 350 earthmoving machines and 45 pickup trucks. You can view […]

March 19, 2013

Construction Equipment

Behind the scenes: Ritchie Bros. auctions $176 million in equipment in Orlando

When the last gavel fell at Ritchie Bros.’ annual big auction last week the company had sold more than 9,400 items, mostly construction equipment and trucks, totalling $176 million. This year the company invited us to observe how the big auction works. If nothing else, the sheer spectacle, size and scale of the event, and […]

February 27, 2013

Business

Ritchie Bros. sees increased auction earnings, big boosts online in 2012

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers announced today that it brought in net earnings of $82.6 million in 2012, a 12 percent increase from adjusted earnings in 2011. The company notes that without its purchase of AssetNation, which it used to build its new EquipmentOne equipment sales website, net earnings would have been an improvement of 17 percent. […]

February 26, 2013

Construction Equipment

Ritchie Bros. shares more details on new EquipmentOne sales site

If you  want to sell, but don’t particularly want to put your heavy equipment up for sale at an auction, has Ritchie Bros. new way to sell and buy equipment. Opened near the end of January with a full launch planned for April, the new, web-based  equipment exchange venue is called EquipmentOne and the company briefed […]

February 22, 2013