More than 3,900 equipment items and trucks were sold for $51+ million in Ritchie Bros.‘ latest Fort Worth, TX auction, held this week.
    
More than 5,900 people from 56 countries registered to bid in the May 14 – 15, 2019 auction. Approximately 89% of the items in the auction were purchased by U.S. buyers, including 43% purchased by buyers from Texas. International buyers from such countries as Fiji, Japan and the Ukraine purchased 11% of the equipment. Online buyers purchased 64% of the assets. 
 
“We continue to see strong attendance for our live auctions in Texas, with 23 percent more bidders this week compared to the same auction last May,” said Neal Black, regional sales manager, Ritchie Bros. “We sold a real diverse lineup of equipment this week for more than 630 owners, including a great crane package from Sullivan’s Crane & Rigging that sold particularly well.”

Black continued, “For anyone unable to get the equipment they need in our Fort Worth event this week, we have an online IronPlanet auction today (Thursday), featuring 100 items located in Texas, as well as multiple upcoming live events: in Houston on June 18 & 19; Fort Worth on July 16 & 17, and a two-day joint auction with Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers and Kruse Energy in Midland, TX on July 23 & 24. Check out our websites rbauction.com and IronPlanet.com for up-to-date information.”

Equipment highlights in the Fort Worth auction included 375+ truck tractors, 160+ aerial work platforms, 85+ excavators, 65 loader backhoes, 60+ skid steers, 60+ flatbed trucks, 50 wheel loaders, 40+ dump trucks, 25+ dozers, and more. All items were sold without minimum bids or reserve prices.

Ritchie Bros. currently has more than 45,000 equipment items, trucks and other assets listed for sale through its various marketplaces.