IronPlanet to Sell More than 2,500 Items
IronPlanet, an online marketplace for buying and selling used heavy equipment and trucks, will hold auctions on IronPlanet and across all of its marketplaces March 25-27, as well as hold a joint live unreserved public auction with Cat Auction Services March 25.
IronPlanet, an online marketplace for buying and selling used heavy equipment and trucks, will hold auctions on IronPlanet and across all of its marketplaces March 25-27, as well as hold a joint live unreserved public auction with Cat Auction Services in Des Moines, Iowa, on March 25, 2015.
“This week marks our end-of-the-quarter auctions at IronPlanet across all of our marketplaces,” said Jeff Jeter, IronPlanet President. “In addition to our online auctions this week, we are excited to build on the success of our Florida onsite auction where we had the best selection of low hour, late model Caterpillar equipment. This week we will be holding our second joint event with Cat Auction Services, hosted by Zielger Cat in Des Moines, to benefit our customers in the upper midwest. Likewise, it is an exciting week with Kruse hosting a big two-day oilfield equipment auction in Oklahoma City.”
IronPlanet is holding auctions across all of its marketplaces this week: IronPlanet, in North America and Europe, TruckPlanet, GovPlanet, and Kruse Energy & Equipment Auctioneers.
IronPlanet / Cat Auction Services Des Moines Event Snapshot – At auction will be more than 300 low hour, late model items from Cat® and John Deere, among many others. All of the equipment will be backed by IronPlanet’s IronClad Assurance® buyer protection program. Featured equipment:
26+ Wheel Loaders22+ Excavators19+ Track Type Tractors14+ Skid Steers14+ Telehandlers10 Motor Graders6 Articulated Dump Trucks8 CompactorsMiscellaneous plows, saws, jack hammers, generators, heaters, buckets
Onsite Auction Details – hosted by Ziegler Cat
Date: Wednesday, March 25th
Time: 9 a.m. CT
Place: 1500 Ziegler Drive NW, Altoona, Iowa
Buyers around the world will also be able to view and bid on the full list of items at IronPlanet’s online marketplace www.ironplanet.com and at www.catauctions.com.
IronPlanet’s March 25 – 27 Online Auctions and Events
Government Surplus
www.ironplanet.com and www.govplanet.comWednesday, March 25th8:00 AM PTMore than 300 items including military Humvees and featuring three Oshkosh M1070 HET Trucks
Oil and Gas
Online at www.kruseenergy.com Onsite at Embassy Suites, 1815 S. Meridian Ave., Oklahoma City, OK Wednesday, March 25th & 26th9:00 AM CT each day17 Complete drilling rigs each with drill pipe and drill collars, plus more
Construction Equipment and Trucks
www.ironplanet.com and www.truckplanet.comThursday and Friday, March 26th & 27th8:00 AM PT each dayMore than 1,500 items
IronPlanet Europe
www.ironplanet.comWednesday, March 25th10:00 AM GMTMore than 200 items, including equipment from Vinci, Komatsu WA 500-3, Volvo A40D’s, track excavators from Liebherr
Originally posted on Work Truck Online
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