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.

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.

IronPlanet®, a leading online marketplace for used heavy equipment, announced today a strategic alliance including a small minority investment with Mascus, an online marketplace for construction equipment, transportation vehicles and trucks and agricultural, forestry, material handling, equipment, headquartered in the Netherlands.

The agreement includes the seamless integration of the two sites with new remarketing services to aid the ease, speed and availability of equipment. Advertisers on Mascus will now be able to quickly and efficiently push items listed on Mascus to IronPlanet for auction, further enhancing equipment disposition and speed to liquidity. In addition, buyers on IronPlanet will have greater access to the entire inventory of listings on Mascus. Sellers of used heavy equipment are increasingly moving from traditional publications and land-based auctions to the global reach and instant access of online marketplaces like IronPlanet and Mascus. Likewise, buyers of equipment turn to the Internet to find the equipment they need at the price they are willing to pay within the quick timeframe they desire. The alliance will provide the transparency of availability, pricing and location not available in printed publications and traditional auctions.

Pleasanton, Calif. – Oct. 15, 2013 – IronPlanet®, a leading online marketplace for used heavy equipment, will host a Caterpillar auction on Thursday, Oct. 17. The auction will include Caterpillar equipment from Gregory Poole Equipment Company in North Carolina.

The auction lineup features a 2010 Caterpillar 345DL Track Excavator, 2004 Caterpillar 966G Series III Wheel Loader, 2008 Caterpillar 420E 4x4 Backhoe Loader, 2006 Caterpillar D6N XL Crawler Tractor, 2003 Caterpillar 2000 Lee Boy 8500T Asphalt Paver and more.

With IronPlanet’s guaranteed inspection reports, buyers can purchase items with confidence. The online auction also allows buyers to bid conveniently from their own home, office or on the road using their PC, tablet or mobile phone. With dedicated customer service representatives standing by, buyers can receive assistance with anything from registration to bidding.

Used equipment auctions provide an ideal place for sellers to list their items and for buyers to purchase equipment that fits their needs. From excavators and cranes to dozers and trucks, used equipment auctions offer a wide selection of items at an arguably better value than new equipment.

For specific tips on buying used trucks, read this Construction Business Owner article from Paul Hendrix, IronPlanet's equipment pricing analyst.

PLEASANTON, Calif. (Aug. 8, 2013) – TruckPlanet(sm), an online marketplace for buying and selling used commercial trucks, today announced it will adopt a weekly auction format starting with the Aug. 15 featured auction. TruckPlanet will now host over-the-road truck auctions every Thursday at 8 a.m. Pacific Time. Since its launch, TruckPlanet has sold over 1,700 trucks and trailers – including day cabs, sleeper cabs, cargo trucks, refrigerated trucks, trailers and more -- generating sales exceeding $20 million.

“With more than 25,000 new registrations on TruckPlanet since our unveiling, we’re thrilled with the activity the site is receiving,” said Randy Berry, president of TruckPlanet. “Transitioning TruckPlanet to a weekly auction schedule gives sellers faster time to cash and provides buyers with regular access to our impressive Class 8 and commercial truck inventory.”

Pleasanton, Calif. – May 13, 2013 – IronPlanet®, a leading online marketplace for used heavy equipment, will host an auction on May 15 featuring trucks and trailers from R.N. Industries, a full-service fluid transportation company with specialization in the oil and gas industry.

The auction includes heavy haul Kenworth and Peterbilt cabs, Dragon 130BBL and 170BBL vacuum trailers, vacuum trucks, Mack day cabs, water trucks, flatbeds and much more. The trucks are located in Colorado, North Dakota, Utah and Pennsylvania.

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.”