GovPlanet, IronPlanet’s online marketplace for used government surplus will be onsite at the Kansas Prepper Expo on Saturday, April 16 to Sunday, April 17. The Expo is a two-day event that showcases military products, tactical arms, food and water storage, horseback riding schools, precious metal and bullion dealers and wilderness survival schools.

For the past decade or so, Alberta has been Canada’s economic powerhouse, thanks mostly to the province’s robust energy sector. But that all changed last year with an oil price drop of 70 percent from mid-2014.

The fall-out is being felt throughout the province - unemployment has nearly doubled from a year ago, crime is on the rise and even one of Grande Prairie’s long-running country music festivals has been cancelled.

Amidst the turmoil, local Caterpillar dealer, Finning, and its customers have been weathering the storm and reorienting their businesses.

Join us tomorrow, April 13 as IronPlanet marketplace Cat Auction Services holds a live, Unreserved Public Auction in Denver, Colorado. 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 includes over 190 high-quality, late-model, low-hour pieces of equipment from Caterpillar, John Deere, Mack, Volvo, Load King, Ford and more, including: articulated trucks, crawler tractors, excavators, motor scrapers, motor graders, flatbed, service and conventional trucks and much more. Hope to see you there!

Join us Thursday, April 14 for an Inventory Reduction Sale from MBT Trucking in Vernal, Utah. Over 30 truck tractors and vacuum-tank trailers will be highlighted during the sale from manufacturers Kenworth, Peterbilt, Dragon and more. 

Onsite Equipment Preview: April 8-9, 2016 9:00am-5:00pm

Address: 4898 South 4625 East, Vernal, Utah

Check out some interesting headlines around the industry this week.

Halliburton-Baker Hughes Merger Pain Seen Sparking Deals (Bloomberg)

If Halliburton Co.’s bid to buy Baker Hughes Inc. fails, it may spark a scramble for deals among beaten-down oil-services firms. U.S. antitrust officials sued to stop the merger of the world’s second -and third-largest oilfield companies, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said in a statement Wednesday. The lawsuit claims the deal violates antitrust laws by eliminating competition between the firms. An offer by Halliburton and Baker Hughes to sell assets to resolve the government’s concerns wasn’t satisfactory. Read more

Join us Wednesday, April 13 as IronPlanet marketplace Cat Auction Services holds a live, Unreserved Public Auction in Denver, Colorado. This is our third regional onsite auction this year, part of a string of events spanning the U.S., Canada and the UK. This exciting auction features nearly 200 low hour, late-model items equipment from Caterpillar, Kenworth, Peterbilt, John Deere and much more.

If you're attending in person, be sure to register ahead of time and preview equipment onsite over the next few days. If you're planning to bid online, all items are now available to view on IronPlanet.com along with our IronClad Assurance inspection reports. 

Place your bids NOW for IronPlanet's military surplus sale. Join us Wednesday, April 6 for GovPlanet's weekly auction featuring an array of surplus military equipment. Look for over 350 items up for bid - Humvees, trucks, handlers, forklifts, and more. Preview the auction items now. Read inspection reports, match available machines against your needs, and place your bids now! 

Save the date! Please join us in Denver, CO, for our upcoming Unreserved Public Auction on April 13, hosted by Wagner Equipment Co. Place your bids onsite or online during the auction. Equipment is backed by IronPlanet’s IronClad Assurance® equipment condition certification. Also, certain Cat® equipment will be backed by the Cat Equipment Protection Plan. Don't miss this opportunity to bid on nearly 200 items! Onsite preview available starting April 1. Details below:

Join us Thursday, April 7 as we kick-off Spring with a huge sale and tons of trucks!  Over 1100 items including ten (10) 2010 Freightliner and International refrigerated trucks, 20 telehandlers, 21 wheel loaders and much more. We are also featuring 33 exceptionally well-maintained Walmart trucks!  Preview all auction items now and place your priority bid here.