Tomorrow, IronPlanet's weekly featured auction will hit the ground running, with over a thousand items available to review and bid on now! This auction includes lots of late-model, low-hour equipment, in industries spanning construction, agriculture and more, with most items hailing from the U.S. and Canada. 

Some of the notable offerings in this week's auction: 

2014 Cat 316EL Track Excavator
Item #569941, 3,855 hours. Enclosed Cab, Air Conditioner, Heater, Rear View Camera, Straight Line Travel Pedal, Control Pattern Changer, 10' 2" Stick, 58" Smooth Edge Bucket. See more

Sue McGregor, Managing Director of Canada, IronPlanet, discusses 7 ways to get the most out of your specialized mining, oil & gas fleet.  Read more on her thoughts on Page A12 here.  

Interesting industry headlines from this week:

New Cat Monitoring System to Address the 'Human Factor' [Construction Equipment Guide]

"Inside Caterpillar’s 24/7 monitoring center, analysts correlate data about the health and productivity of operators and equipment to reveal the magnitude of conditions such as fatigue and distraction and their impact on operations." See more

Inside Shell's Extreme Plan to Drill for Oil in the Arctic [Bloomberg Business]

"Even sympathetic observers find it curious, though, that Shell and Shell alone sees future profit in the Chukchi, especially after its misadventures there in 2012. Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Statoil, and Total have all put Arctic plans on hold." See more

Japan, China vie to build high-speed rail in Indonesia [The Japan Times]

"President Joko Widodo has ambitious plans to improve Indonesia’s infrastructure, which could boost manufacturing and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs." See more

Sue McGregor, Managing Director of Canada, IronPlanet, discusses when it is worth the time to sell older equipment and when it is best to fix it up in an article for Supply Post.  Read more on her thoughts on Page 59 here.  

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This Thursday, IronPlanet's weekly featured auction includes large volume from sellers in Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Alabama and Virginia. If you're in need of late-model, low-hour equipment, including crawler tractors, excavators, loaders, and trucks, you're in luck with this week's sale! Don't miss a great package of crawler tractors, motor graders, skid-steer loaders and more from Western Canada.

Interesting industry headlines from this week: 

Construction in New York City Goes Through The Roof [Wall Street Journal]

"New York City is entering what could be the biggest building boom in a generation, census figures show, as work gets under way on hundreds of residential projects in neighborhoods across the city." Read more

NASA, USDA agreement could lead to major farming improvements [KTAR News]

"USDA Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden said the deal could use NASA satellite images to help the farmers deal with a lack of water and other problems in their fields." Read more

Sue McGregor, Managing Director of Canada, IronPlanet discusses successful buying and selling transactions for the buyer, seller, and market-place.  Read more about what she has to say in Equipment Journal on Page A12 here.

PLEASANTON, Calif. –

Who:

IronPlanet^®, the leading online marketplace for buying and selling used heavy equipment and trucks, is conducting online auctions across its marketplaces this week. The auctions will feature a wide range of equipment, with more than 4,400 lots offered for sale, including military surplus, oilfield service equipment, trucks, tractor trailers and quality late model, low hour construction equipment.

When:

Wednesday, July 29 – Friday, July 31, 2015

Where:

Online auctions will be held at www.ironplanet.com, www.govplanet.com, www.kruseenergy.com and www.truckplanet.com, See below for details.

On Thursday and Friday, IronPlanet's weekly Featured Auction will showcase over 2,000 low-hour, late-model pieces of equipment. The selection this week includes a strong construction and truck showing, and features equipment from the U.S. (big batches from Texas, Ohio, Virginia and more), Canada, Mexico, and even a few pieces from the Dominican Republic and Colombia. Read our guaranteed inspection reports and place your PriorityBids now for a head start on what looks to be an exciting auction!