When Walmart charged designers and engineers with creating a truck of the future, what resulted was like something the Batmobile would dream after eating a spicy dinner. The people at Peterbilt/Roush/Great Dane/Capstone Turbine must have had a blast creating this prototype. Walmart’s Advanced Vehicle Experience (“WAVE”) concept truck features a 180-degree rotational center-mounted driver’s seat, fully adjustable touch-screen gauge pods that monitor every component on the vehicle, and a hybrid power-pack mated to a fully functional turbine-driven drivetrain.

Sadly, this creation is not available in IronPlanet's September 15-16 auction, but there are plenty of well-maintained and good-looking trucks available to purchase. Buy with confidence knowing you've got IronPlanet'sIronClad Assurance® equipment condition certification - just another way IronPlanet helps its customers to buy online.

Don't miss the other auctions happening during IronPlanet's September to Remember:

The September 13 online All Humvee Sale! 

Live onsite and online in Dallas/Ft. Worth on September 14, IronPlanet and Cat Auction Services. This auction is UNRESERVED.

On September 15 and 16 IronPlanet will be THE place to be, with over 2,000 items up for bid online. Fowler Transportation will be onsite at Marshall, TX and Big Spring, TX with a complete dispersal of over 600 items. 

GovPlanet is going to pump (clap) you up during the Pump & Power sale online September 15.

Bid early and often!

Good news in the world of construction aggregate came via a report from Persistence Market Research. Crunching the numbers (see what we did there?) it says that:

• demand for construction aggregate is estimated to reach 43.3 billion metric tons by the end of 2016, to the tune of around $350 billion;
• market growth is forecast at 6.3 percent in 2016; and
• consumption should reach 69.2 billion metric tons at the end of 2024.

The report also stated emphatically (or it should have) that now is the time to GO BIG during IronPlanet's September 15 auction, especially when it comes to this 2012 Cat 740B Articulated Dump Truck, this Portable Impact Crusher, or this 2000 Volvo WG Quad/A Straight Boom Truck.

Take a look at the quarry, aggregate, and mining equipment available during IronPlanet's September 15 auction. Read the carefully-prepared item descriptions, then go BIG and buy with confidence.

If it's BIG, we dig it at IronPlanet. Our excitement isn't just for awesome auctions like the Humvees on September 13, the Kruse Oilfield Equipment Auction in Duncan, OK on September 14,  the UNRESERVED auction in Dallas/Ft. Worth on September 14,  the GovPlanet auction on September 14, the Pump & Power sale on September 15, and the spectacular two-day auction on September 15-16. We also love big bikes, boats, people - you say "big", we say "love."

We're jazzed about the September 15-16 auctionpalooza because it has items like this 2013 Cat 740B Articulated Dump Truck, this 2010 HREM HRLT-55 Portable Container Loading System,  this 2006 Cat 226B Skid-Steer Loader, and this 2003 Sterling LT9500 Tri/A Mixer Truck.

IronPlanet's September to Remember passes big and makes a beeline to enormous. The September 15-16 auction has everything you want and need, so grab a big shopping cart and get busy! You're going to love it as much as we do.

Going BIG isn't a catchphrase at IronPlanet; it's a worldview. We love the all-out effort, the commitment, and in some cases, the lunacy that going big embraces. It takes a special kind of mindset to build a tunnel through the Rocky Mountains or complete an Ironman or Ironwoman triathlon (which is not related to IronPlanet but we so wish it were.)

We take our cues from the guys in this video who put it all on the line. Going big ain't always the easy way, but it's the best way. Have a great weekend and we hope your football team wins!

On Wednesday, September 14 and Thursday, September 15 GovPlanet is going to PUMP

YOU UP!!!

Hear me now, believe me later. GovPlanet's Government Surplus Auction on September 14 will have excavators, cranes, portable structures (for your CrossFit gym), utility trailers, and a lot more.

Debuts in Dallas-Fort Worth Cat Auction Services Construction Equipment Sale
at Texas Motor Speedway

Headlines a Week of 3,500 Items for Sale Across IronPlanet, GovPlanet, Leake Auto, Kruse Energy and Cat Auction Services sales

PLEASANTON, Calif. – IronPlanet^®, a leading online marketplace for selling and buying used equipment and other durable assets, today announced IronPlanet^® LiveStream^TM the next generation in online bidding for live on-site auctions. IronPlanet LiveStream builds on IronPlanet’s leading online technology with new live on-site auction features for buyers who need to stay in the field, on the job, or who prefer the convenience of buying online.

“IronPlanet LiveStream is as close to being in the room with an auctioneer as an experienced buyer could want,” said IronPlanet Chief Marketing Officer, Matt Ackley. “We’ve taken that live on-site knowledge and used our online marketplace expertise to provide a best-in-class experience that our 1.5 million registered users can tap into for any live on-site sale. What’s important is that we’ve integrated our industry leading online bidding process, PriorityBidding, into the ring at a live sale.”

You don't want to be seen in one of those inadequate, wimpy civilian Humvees, especially when buying the real deal is so easy. On September 13 you can purchase your own High Mobility Multi­purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), decommissioned straight from the Department of Defense. This is your opportunity to own a little piece of military history, built in America for American troops.

Go to GovPlanet's earth-shaking selection of Humvees up for auction on Tuesday, September 13. We've got hundreds of them, including a 1999 AM General M1123 Humvee HMMWV with 25 miles, among many other of these late-model M1123s with hard doors & hard tops, and tons (literally) of AM General M998 Humvees.

Owning a Humvee will be the most memorable used car experience you can have - just ask Arnold. Nicely.

Don't say "hasta la vista baby" after September 13. You'll be back for GovPlanet's September 14 Government Surplus auction featuring generators, trucks, and portable structures; then the September 15  Pump and Power Auction with fuel transfer pumps, water pumps, and more.

 BUT FOR NOW...

September to remember is getting underway with this week's auction on Thursday, September 8. Hundreds of heavy duty trucks and excavators are up for bid, along with tools, trailers, and lots more.

Bookmark IronPlanet for the rest of the month, because September's auctions are stuffed to the airhorns with everything you love and need:

Friday and Saturday, September 9 and 10, IronPlanet will be in Detroit for a collector's car auction with Leake Auction Company. After that, you'll be back for . . .

. . . the September 13 online All Humvee Sale! 

You literally won't have any reservations about going big in the Lone Star state! On September 14 IronPlanet and Cat Auction Services will be live onsite in Dallas/Ft. Worth. This auction is UNRESERVED and we don't mean the seating. Bid on this 2014 Cat 289D Compact Track Loader or this 2014 Cat CT660S T/A Conventional Day Cab. You'd be crazy to miss this auction.

September 15 and 16 will be the grandaddy of IronPlanet auctions, with over 2,000 items up for bid. Fowler Transportation will be onsite at Marshall, TX and Big Spring, TX with a complete dispersal of over 600 items including this 2011 Kobelco CK850 III Lattice-Boom Crawler Crane, this 2014 Kenworth W900 Tri/A Winch Truck, and this 2008 John Deere 544J Wheel Loader. Bidding for these and other items will take place online.

GovPlanet is going to pump (clap) you up during the Pump & Power sale online September 15, featuring this 1996 Gorman-Rupp 604-F 6" Fuel Transfer Pump and scads of 1987 Gorman-Rupp 609-C 6" Water Pumps, among others.

True fact: everybody wants a classic car. Here are four reasons you should make this your own September to remember when you purchase your dream car online or in person at the Leake and IronPlanet auction in Detroit on Friday and Saturday, September 9 and 10. 

1. It's economically sensible. A new car depreciates by approximately 11 percent the minute you drive it off the lot. A classic car gains value by the day. A 1965 Mustang Fastback cost around $3,500. Now, depending on the condition, it can bring around $50,000! 

2. The Batmobile. Steve McQueen's Mustang GT fastback. Starsky and Hutch's 1975 Gran Torino. You are a reflection of the company you keep. That includes your car.

3. You need a trusty sidekick. Like Thelma and Louise and that turquoise Thunderbird, it's vital to have a distinctive car to take you on your adventure.