PLEASANTON, Calif. (June 11, 2013) – IronPlanet®, the online marketplace for buying and selling used heavy equipment, today announced it has entered into an alliance with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) for the creation of a marketplace for aircraft.

“For the past 13 years, our innovative technology has made equipment buying and selling more efficient for the construction industry," said Greg Owens, CEO, IronPlanet. “Now, we’re excited to bring our expertise to support the needs of AOPA and its members within the aviation community.”

PLEASANTON, Calif. (May 1, 2013) – TruckPlanet^SM, an online marketplace for buying and selling used commercial trucks, will offer more than 300 Ryder road-ready trucks for sale on Tuesday, May 7.

“We are very excited to offer Ryder trucks as our first auction on TruckPlanet,” said Randy Berry, president of TruckPlanet. “With a wide variety of road-ready trucks from Ryder located across the northeastern U.S., and our exclusive IronClad Assurance®, this TruckPlanet exclusive event will draw online bidders from around the world.”

IronPlanet®, a leading online marketplace for used heavy equipment, will host an auction on May 2 featuring late-model, well-maintained trucks, trailers and equipment located throughout Texas.

Items include a 2005 Mack CHN613 T/A Conventional Day Cab, three 2009 Troxell 130-Barrel T/A Vacuum Trailers, four 2006-2004 Mack CH613 T/A Truck Tractors as well as pickup trucks, dump trucks, flatbed trucks, skid-steer loaders, hydraulic excavators and more.

PLEASANTON, Calif. (April 25, 2013) – IronPlanet®, a leading online marketplace for used heavy equipment, today launched TruckPlanet^SM, an online marketplace dedicated exclusively to buying and selling used commercial trucks.

“We are very excited to bring the same marketplace that changed the used equipment business to the truck industry,” said Greg Owens, CEO of IronPlanet. “Truck buyers and sellers can now enjoy the convenience and confidence at TruckPlanet that our used equipment customers have come to know and trust at IronPlanet.”

IronPlanet®, a leading online marketplace for used heavy equipment, will host a truck-only auction on Wednesday, April 24. The auction will include hundreds of road ready trucks from sellers across the United States.

Auction lineup features 59 conventional trucks, 32 dump trucks, 26 pickup trucks, 17 flatbed trucks, 11 service/utility trucks, 9 cargo trucks and more, including brands like Ford, Freightliner, International, Mack, Peterbilt, and more.

Every three years, professionals from the construction industry come together in Munich at bauma, the international trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment. This year marks the 30th gathering of the world’s largest trade fair, taking place April 15-21, 2013. More than 420,000 visitors from 200 countries are expected to walk the 570,000 square meters of exhibition space. More than 3,300 exhibitors from 54 countries will showcase their innovations and services.

IronPlanet team members David Tobon, Sue McGregor, Matt Bousky and Carson Ericsson attended the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) Annual Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., April 2-6. The conference included more than 700 attendees, including crane and rigging operations owners, CEOs, senior managers and other industry leaders. IronPlanet team members enjoyed attending education sessions by well-known authors and speakers at the event, and networking with members of the SC&RA, customers and other industry partners.

IronPlanet®, a leading online marketplace for used heavy equipment, today celebrates the 13th anniversary of its first auction.

“We’re very excited to celebrate the 13 years of growth we’ve accomplished since our first auction,” said Greg Owens, CEO, IronPlanet. “Since 2000, more than 900,000 registered users around the world have joined IronPlanet, selling over $3 billion of equipment. We will continue to lead the way by providing the premier online-only marketplace for buyers and sellers of used equipment.”