More Than 1,500 Vie for Iron in Atlanta

Fri September 30, 2011 - Southeast Edition
Construction Equipment Guide

More than 1,500 bidders participated online or in person at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers’ multi-million dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Atlanta on Sept. 14.

Bidders came from 45-plus countries, including all 50 U.S. states. More than 80 percent of the equipment and trucks was sold to buyers outside the state, from as far away as Bolivia, Ecuador, Malaysia and South Africa. Online bidders accounted for 47 percent of total sales in the auction.

The auction featured more than 1,300 items, including 35 hydraulic excavators, 30 skid steer loaders, 25 loader backhoes, 25 crawler tractors, 10 wheel loaders and 35 truck tractors.

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