Construction Equipment Guide reported that more than 1,750 bidders participated online and in person at a recent Ritchie Bros. unreserved public equipment auction held in Atlanta on March 29, 2012.
 
According to the report, the auction attracted bidders from 45 countries, including the U.S., Australia, Germany, Egypt, Malaysia and Panama. Online bidders purchased close to 28% of the equipment sold.

The Construction Equipment Guide report indicates that more than 1,400 equipment lots were sold in the auction, including more than 65 backhoe loaders, 40 mini-excavators, 25 hydraulic excavators, 25 telescopic forklifts, 25 multi-terrain loaders, 20 crawler tractors, 15 crawler loaders, 10 wheel loaders, as well as articulated dump trucks, truck tractors and more.