Check out some interesting headlines around the industry this week.

$1.5 Billion Vegas Spaghetti Bowl Overhaul Starts April 7 (Construction Equipment)
"The huge overhaul of the Las Vegas Spaghetti Bowl, often called Project Neon, will officially get under way April 7th. The intersection at the merge of  State Route 564, I-215, I-515, U.S Route 93 and U.S Route 95 is the busiest stretch of roadway in Nevada and on average sees 300,000 vehicles a day, 25,000 lane changes an hour — and three crashes every day."   Read more

#EquipmentMadness wraps up this week with trucks from Walmart featured in our Thursday, March 31 auction. Look for 14 exceptionally maintained trucks direct from Walmart.  You don't want to miss this opportunity to own these single-owner, sleeper trucks from manufacturers Freightliner and Peterbilt. All Walmart trucks come with our exclusive IronClad Assurance equipment condition certification.  Read inspection reports, match available machines against your needs, and place your bids now. 

Join us Wednesday, March 30 as IronPlanet marketplace Cat Auction Services continues its Equipment Madness with a live, Unreserved Public Auction in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, hosted by Finning. This is the second of five regional onsite auctions this spring, spanning the U.S., Canada and the UK. This exciting auction features nearly 500-hour, late-model items with attractive including equipment from Caterpillar, Komatsu, Ford, 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 interested. If you're planning to bid online, all items are now available to view on IronPlanet.com along with our IronClad Assurance inspection reports. 

Equipment Madness continues! IronPlanet's HUGE three-day End-of-Quarter Auction is this week beginning Wednesday, March 30 through Friday, April 1. No April Fools joke here - this week's sale includes two terrific packages, a retirement sale from McDonald Brothers Construction in Hunstville Alabama, and major fleet reduction from Wiregrass Construction Company. Preview over 2200 pieces of equipment incuding construction items, government surplus, trucks, trailers and much more! Preview all auction items now and place your priority bid here.

Don't miss this great opportunity to bid on a wide variety of construction equipment from the McDonald Brothers Construction Retirement Sale in Hunstville, Alabama on Thursday, March 31. Look for more than 150 items including track excavators, crawler tractors, wheel loaders, articulated dump trucks and more. Place your bids priority bids now!

Check out some interesting headlines around the industry this week.

Energy Bust Powers Down Heavy Equipment Sales (Wall Street Journal)
"Caterpillar Inc. acknowledged Thursday what Brandon Millican of Malta, Mont., already noticed: It’s getting even harder to sell heavy equipment into an economy weighed down by falling oil production."  Read more

Save the date! Coming up this weekend, IronPlanet is pleased to partner with Montgomery Auction Services Ltd./The Cat Rental Store for a one day Rental Equipment & Surplus Assets Auction online and onsite on Saturday, March 26.

Located in Central Alberta, Canada, this auction will feature over 1000 items including forklifts, attachments, pumps, hammer drills,scissor lifts,excavator buckets and much more! 

Frac Equipment Drives Kruse’s One-Day Record

ODESSA,TX. – March 23, 2016 – Kruse Energy^SM, an IronPlanet^® marketplace, today announced a one-day record at its Midland, Texas, auction that drove the company’s gross merchandise volume (GMV) sold to surpass $1.0 billion since mid-2005, when the company was formed. The first day of the auction, February 17, was a one-day company record, selling more than $25.8 million primarily in frac equipment. Major frac companies were among the many buyers driving strong demand.

On Wednesday, March 23rd,  IronPlanet marketplace Cat Auction Services continues its Equipment Madness with a live, unreserved public auction in St. Cloud, Minnesota, hosted by Ziegler Cat. This exciting auction features over 260 low-hour, late-model items with attractive starting bid price points. If you're attending in person, be sure to register ahead of time and preview equipment onsite over the next few days if interested. If you're planning to bid online, all items are now available to view on IronPlanet.com along with our IronClad Assurance inspection reports. 

 2012 Cat 740B Articulated Dump Truck

Lot #229, Enclosed Cab, Air Conditioner, Rear Camera, Retarder, Ground Level Engine Shutdown, Air Ride Seat, 29.5R25 Tires. Seller comment: At the time of purchase, the unit was converted by Mobile Track Solutions to a tracked unit by removing the wheels and bed then installing tracks and a hitch. The unit has since been converted back to the original specifications. The Tires, Wheels and Bed have been reinstalled on the unit. More detail