Join us Thursday and Friday, February 25 and 26 for our two-day auction. Over 2000 items across both days including 42 articulating boom lifts, 28 backhoe loaders, 33 compact track loaders, 28 crawler tractors, 25 flatbed trucks, five exceptionally well-maintained Wal-Mart trucks and much more! Preview all auction items now and place your priority bid here.

IronPlanet^®, a leading online marketplace for selling and buying used equipment and other durable assets, sold more than 2,350 items for $93.8 million in gross merchandise volume, or GMV, at its Cat Auction Services unreserved public auction in Kissimmee, FL, last week. GMV from IronPlanet’s five-day sale held from February 8 – 12, 2016, increased 95% over GMV of $48 million for its three-day sale in February 2015.

Place your bids NOW for IronPlanet's military surplus sale. Join us Wednesday, February 17th for GovPlanet's auction featuring an array of surplus military equipment. We've got nearly 600 items up for bid - Humvees, trucks, wreckers, forklifts, buses, and more. This week's auction also features a selection of military grade power systems direct from the U.S. Marine Corps.

IronPlanet's February 2016 Cat Auction Services sale received praise from Caterpillar Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Doug Oberhelman. Last week, Oberhelman visited the Cat Auction Services auction site and shared his feedback about IronPlanet's impressive line-up of used Cat equipment with Construction Equipment Guide. Click here to read more about the event.

Check out some interesting headlines around the industry this week.

Caterpillar Names a Cuba Distributor for its Equipment (Miami Herald)
"Caterpillar Inc., the heavy equipment manufacturer based in Peoria, Illinois, said Wednesday that it has named a Puerto Rican company to be its Cat dealer in Cuba in preparation for the day when the embargo is lifted".  Read more

Going, going, GONE!  Join us today for the FINAL day of our Largest Unreserved Public Auction Ever! Today's featured items include UTV's, Pickup Trucks, Utility Trucks, Service Trucks, Flatbed Trucks, Boom Trucks, Mixer Trucks, Dump Trucks, Truck Tractors, Trailers, Support Equipment and Parts & Attachments. Visit us onsite in Orlando at 5000 Oren Brown Road, Kissimmee or bid online here. #IPOrlandoandBeyond2016.

Join us today for Day FOUR of our largest Unreserved Public Auction Ever! Today's featured items include Scrapers, Wheel Loaders, Water Wagons, Fuel & Lube Trucks, Water Trucks and our final day of Humvee. Today, we will donate a portion of the sale one final Humvee to benefit the Fisher House Foundation, a charity that supports a network of comfort homes where military and veterans' families can stay at no cost while a loved one is receiving treatment.  And, don't forget to join us on Twitter for your chance to win cool IronPlanet Gear! Visit us in Orlando at 5000 Oren Brown Road, Kissimmee or bid online here. #IPOrlandoandBeyond2016.

IronPlanet's own Sue McGregor, Managing Director, Canada, and Avnish Patel, Vice President, Business Development & Strategy, help readers discover new methods for gaining the most value from their heavy equipmentIron in this article from Construction Business Owner.

Join us today for the THIRD day of our largest Unreserved Public Auction Ever! Today's featured items include Compactors, Pavers, Asphalt Distributor Truck, Excavators, Mini Excavators and Cranes.  Also, don't forget! In celebration of #IPOrlandoandBeyond2016, we’re giving away loads of IronPlanet gear! Check out our Twitter account throughout the week, during the auction; we’ll be giving away some great items. Join us today in Orlando at 5000 Oren Brown Road, Kissimmee or online here. #IPOrlandoandBeyond2016.

Join us today for Day 2 of our largest Unreserved Public Auction Ever! Today's featured items include Brooms, Motor Graders, Crawler Tractors, Humvees, Crawler Loaders, Articulated Trucks, Off-Road Trucks, Blast Hole Drills, Parts and Attachments. We are also very excited to be donating a portion of the sale of a Humvee to benefit the Fisher House Foundation, a charity that supports a network of comfort homes where military and veterans' families can stay at no cost while a loved one is receiving treatment. Join us today in Orlando at 5000 Oren Brown Road, Kissimmee or online here. #IPOrlandoandBeyond2016.