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

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

Interesting industry headlines from this week:

Oil rigs back in service in U.S., Canada as prices stabilize [CBC]

"The number of North American oil rigs in use is up for the first time since December, as oil's sustained period in the $58 to $60 range encouraged drillers to turn on the taps." Read more

U.S. Construction Spending Hits New Postrecession High [The Wall Street Journal]

"U.S. construction spending advanced 0.8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.036 trillion in May, the highest level since October 2008, the Commerce Department said Wednesday." Read more

Interesting industry headlines from this week:

EPA proposes tougher mileage standards for trucks [Fox News]

"The Environmental Protection Agency issued new rules that would lower carbon dioxide emissions from trucks and vans by 24 percent by 2027." Read more

Russia, Greece agree to build gas pipeline [Yahoo News]

"Moscow announced the creation of the Turkish Stream project last year after it cancelled its South Stream gas pipeline to southeastern Europe -- which was already under construction -- as relations with the EU reached a nadir over Ukraine." Read more

                                                                     

PLEASANTON, Calif. – May 19, 2015 –  IronPlanet, the leading online marketplace for buying and selling used heavy equipment and trucks, sold $33.7 million in equipment at auctions held on May 13 ^th – 14 ^th, 2015. In addition to sales across its online marketplaces IronPlanet ^®, TruckPlanet, and GovPlanet, IronPlanet held two onsite auctions:  a Cat Auction Services live unreserved public auction in Morgantown, West Virginia, and a Kruse Energy & Equipment Auctioneers two-day auction in Odessa, Texas. 

More than 25,000 people attended the auctions online and onsite, buying more than 2,750 lots of equipment for $33.7 million in gross merchandise value (GMV). IronPlanet’s Kruse Energy & Equipment Auctioneers saw strong pricing across its oil and gas offerings, including 20-plus well service rigs, nine drilling rigs and a full fracking fleet package that brought a record price at auction.

Our online marketplace helps equipment owners efficiently and conveniently acquire what they need. For Canadian businesses involved in the oil and gas industry, 2014 has the potential to be an active year., meaning a variety of equipment will be in demand.

So which projects in Canada will affect equipment ownership? Read our latest column in Equipment Journal by Sue McGregor, IronPlanet's Managing Director of Canada, to learn more. Our download it here: Pipeline Plans

If you're looking to buy cranes, mining equipment, and agricultural equipment or used oil and gas equipment online, you may be concerned about geographic limitations. These can be very large items, and getting them from one end of the country to the other - if not across an ocean - may seem like a difficult task. However, IronPlanet offers a number of equipment transportation services throughout North America to help get your equipment where it needs to be quickly and safely.