Oldcastle knows roads inside and out, from the aggregates to asphalt to the landscape around it. IronPlanet's September 8 auction features trucks, trailers, and  offered by Oldcastle. Check out this 2004 Kenworth T800B Five-Axle Dump Truck,  this 2006 Komatsu D155AX-6 Crawler Tractor, this 2002 Cat 320CLU Track Excavator, this2005 Vermeer T-955 Trencher, and more! 

Don't forget, this is a September to Remember at IronPlanet. We have a full slate of auctions: 

September 13 - online All Humvee Sale! 

You'd be crazy to miss the September 14 IronPlanet with Cat Auction Services live in Dallas/Ft. Worth Texas. Go BIG and bid online or onsite at this UNRESERVED auction! 

September 15 and 16 will be the grandaddy of IronPlanet auctions, with over 2,000 items up for bid including an equipment disbursal from Fowler Transportation. Check out this 2011 Kobelco CK850 III Lattice-Boom Crawler Crane.

September means opening season for everything good: football, hunting, chili cook-offs, and lower air fares. IronPlanet's calendar is up to its axles in auctions and special events this month, starting with the GovPlanet surplus auction on September 7, then rolling on to the September 8 auction featuring a 2005 Vermeer T-955 Trencher, this 2006 Komatsu D155AX-6 Crawler Tractor, this 2002 Cat 320CLU Track Excavator, and much more from the venerable Oldcastle. 

Friday and Saturday, September 9 and 10, IronPlanet will be in Detroit for a live auction with Leake Auction Company. Haven't you always wanted a 1968 Jeep CJ5? Or maybe your dream car is a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS. Check them out then road trip to motor city!

Brace yourself for September 13's online All Humvee Sale! On that day you can say "Ah'll be back" all you want, just bid and tell your significant other IronPlanet says it's OK.

Go big in the Lone Star state! September 14 IronPlanet and Cat Auction Services will be deep in the heart of Texas at the live auction in Dallas/Ft. Worth. This is an UNRESERVED auction and you can bid online or onsite - you'd be crazy as a love-struck armadillo to miss this one.

September 15 and 16 will be the grandaddy of IronPlanet auctions, with over 2,000 items up for bid. Fowler Transportation will be onsite at Marshall, TX and Big Spring, TX with a complete dispersal of over 600 items including  this 2011 Kobelco CK850 III Lattice-Boom Crawler Crane, this 2014 Kenworth W900 Tri/A Winch Truck, and this 2008 John Deere 544J Wheel Loader.

The Pump & Power sale is online September 15, featuring this 1996 Gorman-Rupp 604-F 6" Fuel Transfer Pump and scads of 1987 Gorman-Rupp 609-C 6" Water Pumps, among others.

It's a September to remember at IronPlanet, so bid early and often, because at IronPlanet we GO BIG!

Before beautiful paved highways made people fall in love with roads and road trips, the checklist for intrepid travelers with a jones for adventure included: ropes, blocks and tackle, axes, sleeping bags, water bags, spades, camps stoves, compasses, barometers, thermometers, cyclometers, first aid kits, rubber ponchos, tire chains, pith helmets, assorted spare parts, and firearms.

Good times.

All that changed after WWII, when iron and labor could once again be put to use building our country's infrastructure. And with that the highway system was born, along with diners, souvenir stands, and those irresistible teepees.

IronPlanet's September 8 auction features miles of deals offered by Oldcastle/Staker Parsons & LS Jensen. Check out this 2005 Vermeer T-955 Trencher, this 2006 Komatsu D155AX-6 Crawler Tractor, this 2002 Cat 320CLU Track Excavator, this 2004 Kenworth T800B Five-Axle Dump Truck, and more equipment that builds the smooth, scenic roads we love to drive.

Portland concrete has been the guy forever, but a new alpha is sniffing around. ConFlexPave, developed by scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, is a concrete that's mixed with polymer microfibers to make it bendable and less prone to cracks. The claim is it will reduce construction time and increase worker safety at the jobsite. So far testing has been done only on tablet-sized slabs; road-sized experiments will be conducted over the next three years.

IronPlanet loves a good road with all of its big yellow heart. The September 1 auction features a 2013 Komatsu D155AX-7 Crawler Tractor, a 2016 John Deere 470G LC track excavator, and a 2014 Komatsu D61PX-23 crawler tractor, ready to go wherever your project is located.

Take a look at our selection of trucks: We've got a 2012 Kenworth W900 T/A Conventional Day Cab, a 2005 Mack CXN613 T/A Conventional Day Cab, a 2012 Kenworth T370 Cargo Truck, a 2010 Freightliner M2 106 Refrigerated Truck, and many more.

Well . . .*sigh* . . . it's here. Summer's unofficial last week is upon us. Labor Day is next Monday and before you know it, the holidays will be ringing our doorbells needing lots of attention and . . .

. . .  let's not go there. Instead, let's give deserved props to under-appreciated Labor Day. In 1885, the labor movement lobbied for the first Monday in September to be designated as Labor Day. The holiday was "dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers who have contributed to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country" 

But like ranchers vs. cowboys, Deere vs. Cat, plain vs. peanut, who originally came up with the idea of Labor Day is a matter of dispute. 

In the "Better Late Than Never" file, the Tennessee Department of Transportation has been waiting since 1944 to complete a 16-mile section of the Foothills Parkway road, a scenic highway that feeds into Great Smoky Mountain National Park. News broke earlier this month that the Tennessee DOT will receive a $10 million grant from the US DOT to finish the project. Looks like the 72-year coffee break is over for the road crew. 

IronPlanet has plenty of yellow iron to get the job completed, as well as hundreds of truck and trailers. Preview the items now, and make your bid during the Thursday, August 25 auction. 

Quick now, what do these things have in common: Caterpillars. Excavators. Wasps. Wheel loaders. Crawler tractors.

In addition to being charismatic and really fun to watch, each of these items are yellow. Not for nothing, either - many insects and animals with yellow markings have evolved that way as a signal for others to pay attention to them.

Take this opportunity to preview the hundreds of truck and trailers in  IronPlanet's inventory, then make your bid during theThursday, August 25 auction. Volvos and Kenworths and Peterbilts - oh my!  Check them out:

2011 Freightliner Cascadia 125 T/A Conventional w/ Sleeper

Detroit DD15 14.8L Diesel Engine, 455 Adv Horsepower, Engine Brake, Eaton Fuller 10 Speed Manual Transmission, 228" Wheel Base, 12,000 lb. Front Axle, 35,132 lb. Rears, 72" Raised Roof Sleeper, Air Ride Cab, Air Ride Suspension, Sliding 5th Wheel, Cab Extenders, Side Fairings, Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Windows, Power Locks, Power Mirrors, Heated Mirrors, Dual High Back Seats, Multifunction Steering Wheel, Tilt Steering Wheel, Telescopic Steering Wheel, Sleeper Workstation, Dual Bunks, Sleeper Climate Controls, Auxiliary Power Unit, Power Inverter.

Frac Spreads, Well Service Rigs, Pick-up Trucks and 1, 2, and 3-Shank Rippers all selling at Auction

August is a heavy-duty month of activity for Kruse Energy with three sales in the oil field. August 9^th – 10^th drew 350+ people on-site to a successful end-of-summer sale in Midland-Odessa, Texas. With many more online, two frac spreads brought more than $4.5 million, combined. Bidders came from as far away as Russia, Europe, Venezuela, and as close as next door. What moved most? Kruse President, David Long, noted that the heavy sellers were frac spreads, oilfield service trucks, and well service rigs.

There's no such thing as a wimpy coal miner. The same goes for their equipment. Coming up in IronPlanet's August 25 auction, we'll feature excellent machinery:  Cat backhoe loaders, Cat wheel loaders, a Case excavator, many Cat crawler tractors, a Kenworth dump truck, and more hard-working equipment previously used in Kentucky's coal mines. And because mining stuff is cool, read this post to the end to learn about the mother of all excavators.

These items are available now to preview, along with the entire slate of IronPlanet's 1,000+ items up for bid in the August 25 auction. Be sure to read inspection reports. 

IronPlanet now offers buyers instant financing on equipment purchases with Express, by Currency Capital and financing options from Cat Financial. Instant financing, along with IronPlanet's IronClad Assurance® equipment condition certification is just another way IronPlanet helps its customers to buy online with confidence.