IronPlanet launches online marketplace

Amanda Bayhi - May 01, 2013

IronPlanet has launched its online marketplace, TruckPlanet, for customers to buy and sell used commercial trucks, our sister site, Equipment World, reported. The site’s first auction will take place on May 7 and will feature 300 Ryder trucks. Every truck sold on ...

Intermat Overview

Better Roads Staff - Jun 09, 2012

Tier 4 Final intros headline Intermat Tier 4 Final engines and transmissions with claims of double-digit leaps in fuel economy headlined Intermat, which took place in Paris, France, April 16-21. Selective Catalytic Reduction, or SCR, is the front runner in Tier ...

Commercial Pavers Get On Track

Better Roads Staff - Apr 06, 2012

Asphalt pavers under 125 horsepower increasingly taking on characteristics of their highway-class big brothers It’s a small group of mostly niche players that supplies commercial-class asphalt pavers to the North American construction market. But even with BOMAG’s recent decision to exit ...

New, Used, Rental

Better Roads Staff - Feb 27, 2012

Decisions, decisions By Marcia Gruver Doyle and Mike Anderson As most contractors enter their fourth year of uncertain work, equipment choices become more critical. Some key factors to consider as you determine your 2012 equipment strategies: Why buy new? Aging, slowing fleets best remedied ...

Mike Anderson’s American Iron

Better Roads Staff - Feb 01, 2011

‘Tis the Season By Mike Anderson Is there anything prettier than an asphalt paver decorated with a string of Christmas lights? Well, the addition of a “Sold” sign on the side of the hopper wouldn’t be the worst thing for all of ...

IronPlanet partners with Oldcastle Materials

Lauren Heartsill Dowdle - Nov 18, 2010

IronPlanet, an online marketplace for used construction and agricultural equipment, partnered with Oldcastle Materials, making the online auction company one of its qualified agents for equipment disposal. Oldcastle Materials, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of the nation’s leading suppliers of ...

Mike Anderson’s American Iron

Better Roads Staff - Sep 01, 2010

Used gear on the (global) move By Mike Anderson My Thursdays have gotten a little longer . . . and that’s a great thing! Being IronPlanet’s regular auction day for primarily U.S.-sourced used construction equipment, Thursday had already evolved into a close-the-door, eat-a-sandwich-at-the-desk ...

Highway Contractor: Open for bids

Brooke Wisdom - May 01, 2010

Open for bids Auctions not only offer lucrative tools for asset management, but also perhaps even professional partnership in conducting your equipment business By Mike Anderson It may be April Fool’s Day, but the movement of construction equipment on this day is certainly ...