#EquipmentMadness wraps up this week with trucks from Walmart featured in our Thursday, March 31 auction. Look for 14 exceptionally maintained trucks direct from Walmart.  You don't want to miss this opportunity to own these single-owner, sleeper trucks from manufacturers Freightliner and Peterbilt. All Walmart trucks come with our exclusive IronClad Assurance equipment condition certification.  Read inspection reports, match available machines against your needs, and place your bids now. 

Join us Wednesday, March 30 as IronPlanet marketplace Cat Auction Services continues its Equipment Madness with a live, Unreserved Public Auction in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, hosted by Finning. This is the second of five regional onsite auctions this spring, spanning the U.S., Canada and the UK. This exciting auction features nearly 500-hour, late-model items with attractive including equipment from Caterpillar, Komatsu, Ford, John Deere and much more.

If you're attending in person, be sure to register ahead of time and preview equipment onsite over the next few days if interested. If you're planning to bid online, all items are now available to view on IronPlanet.com along with our IronClad Assurance inspection reports. 

Equipment Madness continues! IronPlanet's HUGE three-day End-of-Quarter Auction is this week beginning Wednesday, March 30 through Friday, April 1. No April Fools joke here - this week's sale includes two terrific packages, a retirement sale from McDonald Brothers Construction in Hunstville Alabama, and major fleet reduction from Wiregrass Construction Company. Preview over 2200 pieces of equipment incuding construction items, government surplus, trucks, trailers and much more! Preview all auction items now and place your priority bid here.

Don't miss this great opportunity to bid on a wide variety of construction equipment from the McDonald Brothers Construction Retirement Sale in Hunstville, Alabama on Thursday, March 31. Look for more than 150 items including track excavators, crawler tractors, wheel loaders, articulated dump trucks and more. Place your bids priority bids now!

Check out some interesting headlines around the industry this week.

Energy Bust Powers Down Heavy Equipment Sales (Wall Street Journal)
"Caterpillar Inc. acknowledged Thursday what Brandon Millican of Malta, Mont., already noticed: It’s getting even harder to sell heavy equipment into an economy weighed down by falling oil production."  Read more

Save the date! Coming up this weekend, IronPlanet is pleased to partner with Montgomery Auction Services Ltd./The Cat Rental Store for a one day Rental Equipment & Surplus Assets Auction online and onsite on Saturday, March 26.

Located in Central Alberta, Canada, this auction will feature over 1000 items including forklifts, attachments, pumps, hammer drills,scissor lifts,excavator buckets and much more! 

Frac Equipment Drives Kruse’s One-Day Record

ODESSA,TX. – March 23, 2016 – Kruse Energy^SM, an IronPlanet^® marketplace, today announced a one-day record at its Midland, Texas, auction that drove the company’s gross merchandise volume (GMV) sold to surpass $1.0 billion since mid-2005, when the company was formed. The first day of the auction, February 17, was a one-day company record, selling more than $25.8 million primarily in frac equipment. Major frac companies were among the many buyers driving strong demand.

On Wednesday, March 23rd,  IronPlanet marketplace Cat Auction Services continues its Equipment Madness with a live, unreserved public auction in St. Cloud, Minnesota, hosted by Ziegler Cat. This exciting auction features over 260 low-hour, late-model items with attractive starting bid price points. If you're attending in person, be sure to register ahead of time and preview equipment onsite over the next few days if interested. If you're planning to bid online, all items are now available to view on IronPlanet.com along with our IronClad Assurance inspection reports. 

 2012 Cat 740B Articulated Dump Truck

Lot #229, Enclosed Cab, Air Conditioner, Rear Camera, Retarder, Ground Level Engine Shutdown, Air Ride Seat, 29.5R25 Tires. Seller comment: At the time of purchase, the unit was converted by Mobile Track Solutions to a tracked unit by removing the wheels and bed then installing tracks and a hitch. The unit has since been converted back to the original specifications. The Tires, Wheels and Bed have been reinstalled on the unit. More detail

Place your bids NOW for IronPlanet's military surplus sale. Join us Wednesday, March 23, for GovPlanet's auction featuring an array of surplus military equipment. We've got nearly 350 items up for bid - Humvees, trucks, wreckers, forklifts, generators and more. Preview the auction items now. Read inspection reports, match available machines against your needs, and place your bids now! Don't miss this opportunity to be part of #EquipmentMadness!

Equipment Madness contines to heat up! Join us two days, Thursday and Friday, March 24-25 for our HUGE two-day Construction, Quarry, Aggregate and Mining sale. We are featuring  over 1500 items from Oldcastle Materials,Dufferin Construction, and Martin Marietta Materials. Look for 38 telehandlers, 40 wheel loaders, 33 telescopic boom lifts, 15 crawler tractors, 24 backhoe loaders and much more. Follow both weeks of auctions at #EquipmentMadness!

From our Sellers And Buyers, Happy Birthday Zamboni!  This week we are taking a moment to recognize a piece of specialty equipment that made its way through an IronPlanet auction recently in Edmonton, Alberta.

Line-Up Features Nine Auctions – Online and Onsite – Offering Construction, Trucking, Oil & Gas and Government Surplus Equipment across the U.S, Canada and Europe

PLEASANTON, Calif. – March 21, 2016 – IronPlanet^®, a leading online marketplace for selling and buying used equipment and other durable assets, today announced its end-of-quarter “Equipment Madness” brackets for the weeks of March 21 and 28 across its multiple marketplaces. Events kickoff on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, with IronPlanet’s first-ever Parts, Tools and Attachments sale where buyers can find items that extend the life and capabilities of their machines. The “Equipment Madness” lineup includes six online sales and three onsite auctions across the U.S., Canada and Europe, featuring more than 6,500 items, with more being added daily.

Join us Tuesday, March 22,  as we kick off two weeks of Equipment Madness with a first ever Tools, Parts and Attachments Sale. This auction features over 800 accessories and parts that extend the life and capabilities of your machines. Look for concrete forms, buckets, pipe, trench shields, barriers, steel beams and much more.  

Mark your calendars! It's Equipment Madness at IronPlanet! Get ready for two full weeks of auctions starting Tuesday, March 22, featuring low-hour, late-model equipment ranging from parts and attachments, trucks and tractors to excavators, humvees and cranes to collector automobiles. Onsite and online - score great values on the equipment you need. Check our website each day as equipment is added daily and share your excitement on social media with #EquipmentMadness! View our full schedule below:

More than 450 Premier Collector Cars Available for Preview Online at IronPlanet

PLEASANTON Calif. and AUBURN, Ind. – March 14, 2016 – IronPlanet, the leading online marketplace for selling and buying used equipment and other durable assets, and Auctions America, which specializes in the sale of American Classics, European sports cars, Detroit muscle, hot rods and customs, today announced an agreement to jointly market Auctions America’s annual Fort Lauderdale event. To be held at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center on Friday, April 1 through Sunday, April 3, this annual auction is well-known as a showcase of automotive power and beauty for enthusiasts of all types.

Join us Thursday March 17 for a little luck of the Irish!  We are auctioning over 1200 items. Included in our sale this week is a complete dispersal of materials handling equipment from Leavitt Machinery. Look for a variety of  telehandlers, forklifts, articulating boom lifts and more. Also featured in our March 17 auction you will find 17 exceptionally well-maintained Walmart trucks and backhoe loaders. Preview all auction items now and place your Priority Bid here.

Check out some interesting headlines around the industry this week.

Renting Oilfield Equipment Helps Producers Cut Costs and Maximize Revenues (Boe Report)
"In the current industry downturn, companies of all shapes and sizes are doing everything they can to cut costs and maximize revenues. How this is done varies from one company to another. But typically, the first thing management will look to do is trim the fat, so to speak. Efficiency is king."  Read more

Sue McGregor, managing director of Canada, IronPlanet,  shed some light on a few of the most important things to consider when purchasing used heavy equipment with Equipment Journal p. A11 here.

Save the date! IronPlanet is pleased to partner with Auctions America's Collector Car Auction in Fort Lauderdale, FL on April 1-3!

Celebrating its 14th year in 2016, Auctions America's well-established Fort Lauderdale sale is regarded as South Florida's premier collector car auction. Defined by its quality and diversity, the 2016 offering will span the spectrum of the market from American classics to European sports cars, Detroit muscle, hot rods and customs, offering something for all automotive tastes and budgets.  IronPlanet is partnering with Auctions America  to take online bids. View the brochure for additional information!

Take a look at some featured items up for auction.

Join our auction this week on Thursday, March 10.  Over 1000 items including 8 exceptionally maintained sleepers direct from Walmart, including trucks from Freightliner, International ProStar and Peterbilt. Our Walmart inventory also includes 3 Ottowa Spotter trucks. Look for 4 dump trucks, 19 articulating boom lifts, wheel loaders, scrapers, cranes and much more!  Read inspection reports, match available machines against your needs, and place your bids now. 

Check out some interesting headlines around the industry this week.

Global Construction Equipment Rental Market to Exceed  $110 Billion by 2019 According to Technavio (Business Wire)

"According to Technavio’s latest report, the global construction equipment rental market is expected to exceed USD 110 billion by 2019 growing at a CAGR of over 7% during the forecast period." Read more

PLEASANTON, Calif. – March 03, 2016 – IronPlanet^®, a leading online marketplace for selling and buying used equipment and other durable assets, today announced key dates and details for its initial spring 2016 lineup of onsite unreserved public auctions under its Cat Auction Services brand. In addition to IronPlanet’s weekly online sales, its Cat Auction Services schedule features five major onsite events across the U.S., Canada and for the first time, the U.K.

Join us on Thursday March 3, for our weekly auction featuring nearly 1000 items.  Highlights this week include 26 articulating boom lifts, 40 compactors, 15 backhoe loaders, 76 scissor lifts and much more!   All equipment comes with IronPlanet's IronClad Assurance®  equipment condition certification, which gives buyers the confidence to buy online knowing they have an accurate representation of equipment condition. 

Save the date! April 20, 2016. IronPlanet  will host its first live Unreserved Public Auction in the UK at Rockingham Motor Speedway! Hosted by Finning, this landmark auction will feature high-quality Cat equipment and machinery from other dealers, rental customers and construction companies in the UK and from across the continent. Follow us at#IPRockingham16.  Click here if you'd like to learn more about this exciting announcement!

‘We are delighted to announce our first Cat Auction Services live on-site unreserved auction in Europe and the opportunity to work closely with Finning, the world’s largest Caterpillar dealer,’ said Felipe Fernández-Urrutia Massó, Vice President of European Sales at IronPlanet. ‘We look forward to bringing the best in used Cat equipment to buyers in the UK and globally in our Rockingham sale.

Rockingham in Corby, Northamptonshire, is home to the Rockingham Motor Speedway. It is the fastest banked oval racing circuit in Europe, with the unbeaten record for the 1.5 mile lap set at 24.719 seconds by Tony Kanaan in a Ford/Lola Champ car in 2001 – that’s an average speed of 215.397mph.

You can register here, and make sure you are approved to bid by clicking here.

Look for featured items and event highlights coming in the next few weeks!  Rockingham, here we come!