IronPlanet is pleased to partner with Leake Auction Company to promote 40 Corvettes from renowned collector Tom Falbo. Among the 40 Corvettes to be sold, the collection includes a rare 1967 L89 Corvette.  All Corvettes will be sold WITHOUT RESERVE during Leake's Oklahoma City auction, February 19, 20, 21 in the Cox Pavillion on the OKC Fairgrounds.  

The collection features Corvettes from 1957-1975, with twenty from 1967. All Corvettes are documented, numbers matching the originals with low mileage. In addition to the 40 Corvettes, 75 other vehicles will also be offered without reserve. To all collectors and auto enthusiasts - you won't want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Check out some interesting industry headlines from the last week of January:

Halliburton Focusing on Higher-Dollar Customers During Downturn:President (Platts)
" The low oil prices of the past year, which are expected to continue in 2016, have led oilfield services giant Halliburton to focus on larger, higher-dollar customers, a top executive said Monday. Those customers typically have "fairway acreage in the [top] basins and stronger balance sheets," company president Jeff Miller said during a quarterly conference call. In North America, where the downturn that began in mid-2014, but sharpened late that year, and has been most severe, Halliburton's top 17 customers comprise 50% of its revenues, Miller said."  Read more

Own a Piece of U.S. Military History: IronPlanet to Donate Proceeds from Humvees Sold in Annual Orlando Auction to Fisher House Foundation

Join us for two days, starting tomorrow Thursday and Friday, January 28 and 29 for our Western Winter Sale! IronPlanet's featured auction includes a complete dispersal/estate liquidation featuring over 400 items from Hunt Ranches in Colorado, 52 Day Cabs and Vacuum Tanker Trailers from BOH in North Dakota and 33 items from TDK  - a one owner sale with items located in Tennessee. This package includes over 1700 items - a HUGE variety of everything  from dump trucks to day cabs, tools and shop equipment, to motor scrapers, recreational vehicles and snowmobiles to trucks, tractors and farm equipment. (More details here). All items are available now to preview, and be sure to read inspection reports and get financing (if needed) arranged ahead of auction day. You won't want to miss this one!

Join us on Thursday, January 28 for our online auction featuring multiple trucks and trailers from BOH. Sale includes 16 Peterbilt Conventional Day Cabs, 10 Columbia Quad/A Vacuum Tanker Trailers, 9 Century Quad/A Vacuum Tanker Trailers, 12 Industrias Quad/A Vacuum Tanker Trailers, pump parts and more.  All items located in North Dakota.  All late model, low miles equipment available for preview now!  

Check out some interesting industry headlines from this week.

Walmart Foundation Grant Gives Women Chance to Try Construction (Daily Iowegian)
" Iowa Workforce Development, IowaWORKS and Hawkeye Community College are using a Walmart Foundation Grant in the amount of $75,000 to introduce low-income Iowa women to construction jobs. According to the latest "PROMISE JOBS Employment and Wage Report", construction is the second highest paying industry for men enrolled in the PROMISE JOBS program. However, a demographic breakdown, by gender, of individuals working in this occupation indicates that females represent only 2.3 percent of the workforce. Data also indicates this is an industry showing growth in projected openings and wages. Specifically for Heavy Equipment Operators, the average hourly wage is $20.84 per hour.” Read more

Join us on Thursday and Friday, January 28-29 for a complete dispersal/estate liquidation, featuring items from Hunt Ranches. Over 500 items located in Colorado including wheel loaders, dump trucks, motor scrapers, day cabs and more! All items must go!

Onsite preview will be held January 25-27 at 3900 E. CR 174, Parker Colorado 80138. Don't miss this opportunity to go onsite to kick some tires before you bid!

Online Auction will be held Thursday and Friday, January 28-29. View a few of our featured items below.

Ring Power Hosts Largest Cat Auction Services Event Ever with Impressive Selection of Equipment in Florida February 8 – 12

PLEASANTON, Calif. – January 21, 2016 – IronPlanet^®, the leading online marketplace for buying and selling used heavy equipment and trucks, has added a fifth day to its annual Kissimmee, Florida auction. Already one of the industry’s most anticipated events of 2016, IronPlanet’s Cat Auction Services marketplace has expanded its Florida event schedule to start on Monday, February 8, to accommodate additional sellers who have consigned more than 2,000 pieces of quality equipment to the sale. 

Get ready Orlando! Mark your calendars. Save the date and be there from February 8-12 for our Biggest Unreserved Public Auction Ever! Five full days of low-hour, late-model equipment ranging from trucks, tractors and excavators to humvees, cranes, loaders and more. As of today, we have over 45 featured sellers. See below for our complete auction schedule. Check our website each day as equipment is added daily and share your excitement on social media with #IPOrlandoandBeyond2016!

This week promises to be huge with two featured auctions!  Check out over 1,200 total items ready to preview now!  Our auction schedule:

• GovPlanet Surplus Sale: January 20
• IronPlanet Weekly Auction: January 21

Check out some interesting industry headlines from this week.

Opinion: 10 Oil Companies That Will Thrive As Crude Prices Rebound (Marketwatch)
"If you ignore the daily headlines about the beleaguered energy sector, invest in companies with low debt and wait for the inevitable rebound in oil prices, you could eventually make a lot of money. Oil news has been grim, as analysts rush to lower their crude-price predictions week in and week out. Wolfe Research, in a shocking report, is expecting as many as a third of U.S. oil and natural gas producers to go bankrupt.” Read more

TruckPlanet's Paul Blalock is featured in the January issue of HDT: Heavy Duty Trucking's article "More Options for Buying Used." While the prices of new, low-emissions trucks have soared, used trucks are much more affordable and just as reliable. Check out Tom Berg's article here.

Don't miss our featured auction TODAY, January 14th.  Chose from over 800 low-hour, late-model items such as cranes, trucks, excavators, tractors, lifts, telehandlers and more!

Save the date: February 8-12th. Start counting down to our Biggest Unreserved Public Auction Ever! Five full days of low-hour, late-model equipment ranging from trucks, tractors and excavators to humvees, cranes, loaders and more. As of today, we have over 40 featured sellers. See below for complete list.

We compiled some of the top stories for you! Check out this week's compelling industry headlines: 

Komatsu to Purchase Equity of Service Company for Mining Equipment in Mexico (World Coal)
"Through a Komatsu Group company, Komatsu Ltd has entered the definitive agreement, based on the basic agreement with Mitsui & Co., Ltd (announced on 27 April 2015), for Komatsu to purchase 60% of equity of Road Machinery Co., S.A. de C.V, Mitsui's subsidiary in Mexico, which services Komatsu mining equipment. On a premise of approval of concerned authorities, Komatsu is working to complete the purchase for approximately February 2016.” Read more

We are pleased to bring you a simpler, more streamlined checkout process in 2016.  This improved checkout functionality will make it easier for you to buy multiple items and check them out together, in fewer steps, with one invoice that reflects all your purchases across our IronPlanet®,TruckPlanet®, GovPlanet® and allEquip® marketplaces..

Some interesting headlines around the industry these final weeks of 2015:

Construction Employment Posts Widespread Growth in November (Construction Equipment)
"Strong demand for construction projects fueled job growth in November in 38 states compared to October and in all but six states over the past 12 months, according to analysis of Labor Department data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).” Read more