Lloyd Meekins & Sons Auction Co. held the 16th annual December Contractors Auction on Dec. 28 in Lumberton, N.C., featuring an absolute, complete dispersal for Morgan Trucking as well as absolute packages of equipment and trucks from many owners. The auction attracted 1,390 on-site bidders and 1,491 lots were sold.

“As a company that has worked with Lloyd Meekins & Sons Auction Co. for almost ten years, I am happy to state that our long-standing relationship has been nothing but excellent,” said Larry Garafola, founder and CEO of online auction solution provider, Equipmentfacts LLC. “It has always been a pleasure to work with Meekins because of their high level of professionalism. Their company is well organized, reliable and yields great results each time. Our most recent auction with Meekins was extremely successful. The December 28th contractor’s auction attracted an astounding 311 out of 351 bid-placing bidders, representing 44 states and 20 foreign countries. We are very pleased to provide online auctions for Meekins, and hope to collaborate well into the future.”

Among the highest-selling items were a 2005 Cat 330CL hydraulic excavator that sold for $85,000, a 1997 Cat DR7 crawler dozer that sold for $78,000, and a 2002 Sterling T/A 30-ton crane boom truck that sold for $75,000.

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