Used heavy equipment buyers are continually looking for ways to conveniently purchase additional machines for their fleets. In Canada and beyond, they’re turning to online equipment auctions.

Download the latest column from Equipment Journal to hear how Canadian-based C. Duncan Construction Ltd. and McTaggart Equipment Co. Ltd. use IronPlanet for fleet management. Or view it online here.

PLEASANTON, Calif. – May 9, 2014 – TruckPlanet, the leading online marketplace for buying and selling used commercial trucks, celebrates the one-year anniversary of its first online auction this week.

“We are excited to celebrate the success of our first year, and we are pleased with how the market has enthusiastically received TruckPlanet,” said Randy Berry, president of TruckPlanet. “Our weekly online auctions give truck sellers faster time to cash and provide buyers with regular access to our strong commercial truck inventory. TruckPlanet’s online marketplace is more efficient and cost-effective than traditional auctions, and our guaranteed inspection reports allow buyers to purchase with confidence.”

How has the recession impacted used equipment buying and selling? And how will Tier-4 Final emissions laws effect the value of older equipment moving forward?

Jeff Jeter, IronPlanet’s President of the Americas, offers his insight about the state of the used equipment market in Construction Equipment Distribution. Click on the thumbnail below to read more.

If you want to purchase a used excavator, there’s seven can’t-miss considerations to weigh before bidding, including resale value, attachments and technology.

Paul Hendrix, equipment pricing analyst for IronPlanet, helps you pick the right excavator for your business in the latest issue of Equipment Journal. View it here or download the article here.

TruckPlanet^®, the leading online marketplace for buying and selling used commercial trucks, will host an auction on Friday, April 25 featuring more than 150 trucks from the U.S.

Items are now available for preview and include day cabs, sleeper cabs, cargo trucks and vans, refrigerated trucks and more. Makes include Freightliner, Sterling, International and others.

Who: TruckPlanet, the leading online marketplace for used commercial trucks

Are you considering selling a used crane this year? In order to ensure a smooth sale, it’s important for sellers to understand demand for these large and costly machines.

David Tobon, IronPlanet’s director of crane operations, discusses types of used cranes in demand this year as well as issues that may affect the market.

Read via Crane and Rigging Hotline (pg. 26-28).

Road building projects are warming up along with the weather and fleet managers may need to acquire additional equipment. However, there are specific things to consider before purchasing excavators, dump trucks, dozers, graders and pavers.

Find out what to look for in this Infrastructures article from Paul Hendrix, equipment pricing analyst at IronPlanet. View it online, in the March issue or download it here.

For buyers purchasing used heavy equipment via the Internet, a guaranteed inspection report safeguards the transaction. In the latest issue of Construction Business Owner, Paul Hendrix, equipment pricing analyst for IronPlanet, highlights the key information that inspection reports should include and the impact of guaranteed inspection reports as more people begin to purchase equipment online from around the world.

View the full article online or in the April issue (page 22).

IronPlanet®, the leading online marketplace for buying and selling used heavy equipment, today announced it is the apparent high bidder pending final confirmation and award for a contract with the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to manage and sell rolling stock surplus assets of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) (Surplus Contract). Bids for the Surplus Contract were based on a percentage of the sales price of the items, which IronPlanet estimates at $50-70 million of rolling stock annually. IronPlanet’s high bid was equal to 75.29 percent revenue share to the DLA. The Surplus Contract has a base term of two years with four one-year renewal options.

If you had a chance to attend the 2014 CONEXPO-CON/AGG show, you know that it was a busy and exciting display of the latest construction equipment, products and services. At the IronPlanet booth, CEO Greg Owens highlighted some of our top milestones of the last 12 months, including:

• Surpassing one million registered users and how this validates IronPlanet’s online model for buying and selling used equipment
• IronPlanet’s partnership with Mascus and how customers that list their equipment on Mascus can now move their equipment to auction on IronPlanet with the click of a mouse