If you are in the market for a truck, you won't want to miss IronPlanet's weekly auction this Thursday, May 26. This week's featured equipment includes Peterbilt conventional day cabs and mixer trucks direct from Element. Also featured this week are 15 professionally-maintained conventional sleeper trucks from Walmart including Peterbilt, Freightliner, and Kenworth. What makes these used trucks attractive to our buyers?

• Ready to buy now - buy your truck this Thursday
• Selling from multiple locations - pick one closest to you
• No need to travel - buy your truck online
• Detailed inspection reports by Asset Appraisal Services the leader in truck Inspections and appraisals - View inspection reports
• Buy with confidence - look for IronPlanet's IronClad Assurance® equipment condition certification
• Registration is free!

Check us out, even if you're not in the market for a truck. Thursday's auction also features a wide variety of used heavy equipment for sale. Look for track excavators, dump trucks, crawler tractors, wheel loaders and much more!  All items are available now to preview, and be sure to read inspection reports and get financing (if needed) arranged ahead of auction day. 

IronPlanet^®, a leading online marketplace for selling and buying used equipment and other durable assets, today announced that Matt Ackley has been named senior vice president and chief marketing officer. Ackley comes to IronPlanet with 25 years of successful technology marketing experience with companies that include eBay, Google, Marin Software and FairMarket.

 

“Matt was an early innovator in online marketplace technology with extensive experience leading e-commerce brands and we are excited that he’s joining IronPlanet,” said Gregory J. Owens, IronPlanet chairman and CEO. “We look forward to leveraging his leadership and technical, data-driven perspective to continue growing our brands and adding more buyers to our more than 1.5 million registered users from around the world.”

An engineer by training, Ackley has led development and marketing organizations for major brands, such as eBay and Google, known disrupters of traditional industries. IronPlanet was founded in 1999 as an alternative to the high-cost, onsite traditional auction channels for used heavy equipment and has been a leader and innovator in that market, continually adding product and equipment categories. Ackley’s experience in product and industry marketing, along with his strategic vision in developing alternative revenue streams, will be assets as IronPlanet continues to grow and further add to its offerings.

Join us tomorrow, May 25 as IronPlanet marketplace Cat Auction Services holds a live, Unreserved Public Auction in Ballard, Utah. This regional auction is a one-owner complete dispersal sale for R.J. Taylor-Wyatt. View all 900+ items for sale. In Ring 1, look for items specific to pipeline projects such as: Cat® Pipelayers from D7Gs to 561s, Komatsu Excavators from PC290LC-10s to a PC200LC, Tesmec Trenchers from a TRS1475 to a Vermeer T850, plus trucks and trailers. Ring 2 will feature hundreds of miscellaneous shop tools and accessories.

The Ballard auction will be divided into two tracks:

Join us tomorrow, May 24th for our last Tuesday of the month Tools, Parts and Attachments sale. Look for nearly 400 accessories and parts that extend the life and capabilities of your machines such as concrete forms, buckets, pipe, air compressors, concrete mixers, tanks, and much more.

Don't see the tools you need? Join us again on Wednesday, May 25th for our Complete Dispersal for R.J. Taylor-Wyatt, LLC in Ballard, Utah. You'll find another huge selection of misc. items, shop tools, parts & attachments. View all items here!

 

Wildfires that forced the evacuation of 88,000 people from the city of Fort McMurray in northern Alberta nearly three weeks ago continue to burn. Alberta officials say the fire now covers more than 2,000 square miles. It destroyed 2,432 structures in the city and damaged another 530. The good news is 25,000 structures were saved. Red Cross and Finning Canada have stepped forward in support of evacuees.

 

Tragically, two people, one the daughter of a deputy fire chief, died in a vehicle collision after escaping the inferno that engulfed their town. The Fort McMurray fire grew quickly, from just 200 acres to 6000 acres within two hours of being discovered on May 1; two days later, all of Fort McMurray, a community that supports the huge oil sands industry in the region, was placed under a mandatory evacuation order.

Although fire conditions remain extreme in the region, Fort McMurray evacuees should begin returning home June 1. Cooler temperatures and rain are helping firefighters battle the blaze.

Join us Wednesday, May 25, as IronPlanet marketplace Cat Auction Services holds a live, Unreserved Public Auction in Ballard, Utah. If you plan to attend in person, save time by registering early. You may also preview equipment onsite ahead of time. If you're planning to bid online, all items are now available to view on IronPlanet.com along with our IronClad Assurance inspection reports. Event details and location can be found here.

This regional auction is a one-owner complete dispersal sale for R.J. Taylor-Wyatt.View all 900+ items for sale and their inspection reports. Look for items specific to pipeline projects such as: Cat® Pipelayers from D7Gs to 561s, Komatsu Excavators from PC290LC-10s to a PC200LC, Tesmec Trenchers from a TRS1475 to a Vermeer T850, plus trucks and trailers, and hundreds of miscellaneous shop tools and accessories.

Looking for compact track loaders or mini excavators for your spring landscaping projects? Check out the Daily Marketplace for a large selection of equipment available to purchase now. Read inspection reports, match available machines against your needs, and place bids right away. No need to wait until our regular Thursday used heavy equipment auction - these are inspected, priced and ready to move. 

 

 

2012 Bobcat T750 Compact Track Loader

Item #700489. Enclosed Cab, Air Conditioner, Heater, Auxiliary Hydraulic Plumbing, Vertical Lift, 18" Track Belts, Manual Coupler, 67" General Purpose Smooth Edge Bucket. More details

Join us Thursday, May 19th with over 800 items up for auction. This week, we are featuring 22 trucks from Walmart's Fleet and earth moving equipment from Constructora Nacional S.A., located in Guatamala. Look for articulated dump trucks, track excavators, wheel loaders, crawler tractors. motor graders and 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. 

   

2011 Peterbilt 386 T/A Conventional w/Sleeper

Item #715870. Cummins ISX 400ST, 400 Adv Horsepower, Engine Brake, Eaton Fuller 10 Speed Manual Transmission, 230" WB, 12,000 lb. Front Axle, 38,000 lb. Rears, 63” Unibilt Ultracab Sleeper, Air Ride Cab, Air Ride Suspension, Sliding 5th Wheel, Sun Visor, Cab Extenders, Side Fairings, Roof Fairing, Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Windows, Power Locks, Power Mirrors, Heated Mirrors, Dual High Back Seats, Auxiliary Power Unit.

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Tom Berg, Senior Editor of Heavy Duty Trucking, features GovPlanet customer Bob Eggar in his recent article "Ex-Military Trucks Find Duties with Civilian Operators". Eggar describes how his M923 five-ton truck is essential for handling the muddy fields of The Pumpkin Patch, his 55 acre property in Oregon.

Need a stout go-anywhere truck for off-road work, and for not a lot of money? An ex-military 6x6 might be just the ticket. It is for Bob Eggar, who runs The Pumpkin Patch, a produce farm on an island in the Columbia River, near Portland, Oregon. Here, mud is an enemy.

That complicates the task of getting crops out of the fields, but a team of former U.S. Army vehicles can handle it. Two were purchased through the GovPlanet arm of IronPlanet, the worldwide auction service, for under $5,000 apiece. An older a 2-1/2-ton cargo truck – a Vietnam-era “deuce and a half” -- cost Eggar only $2,500. 

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