IronPlanet Announces Cat Auction in Houston
IronPlanet, an online marketplace for selling and buying used equipment and other durable assets, rolls in to the Houston area on Feb. 1 for its first major Cat Auction Services Unreserved Public Auction of the of the year.
IronPlanet, an online marketplace for selling and buying used equipment and other durable assets, rolls in to the Houston area on Wednesday, February 1 for its first major Cat Auction Services Unreserved Public Auction of the of the year.
This Texas event will feature hundreds of items from Zachry-Odebrecht Parkway Builders, and other sellers. Those who cannot make the on-site auction in person can bid on the equipment of their choice with IronPlanet LiveStreamTM, the next generation in online bidding for live, on-site auctions.
IronPlanet was selected by Zachry-Odebrecht Parkway Builders to help manage and sell equipment related to the major regional SH99 Grand Parkway Project in Houston, Texas, as it moved toward completion. IronPlanet was chosen for its comprehensive platform, offering fixed and negotiated price formats that compliment online and on-site auction options, returning higher ROI by matching equipment to the best formats and buyers locally and around the world.
The expansive offering of equipment for this Houston area Unreserved Public Auction includes hundreds of late-model, low-hour machines from Caterpillar, Peterbilt, John Deere, Ford, International and many others.
Featured equipment includes:
2013 Cat 740B Articulated Dump Truck
2013 Cat 14M VHP Motor Grader
2012 Cat D8T Crawler Tractor
2013 Bomag RS446 Soil Stabilizer/Reclaimer
2013 Rapid 400CW Twin-Shaft Continuous Weigh & Mixing Plant
2013 Cat 349EL Track Excavator
The on-site and online auction begins Feb. 1 at 9:00 a.m. Central time. On-site equipment preview is open Jan. 30 and 31. between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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