Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will conduct its first Canadian auction of 2014 next week on February 26 - 27, at its permanent site in Edmonton, AB. More than 3,500 equipment items and trucks will be sold in the unreserved public auction, including 60+ oilfield floats, 55+ truck tractors, 45+ winch tractors, 40+ compactors, 30 excavators, 25+ bed trucks and more. Bids can be made in the auction in person at the auction site, live and online at www.rbauction.com and by proxy.

"We're really looking forward to our first Edmonton auction of 2014 and offering one of the largest selections of oilfield hauling equipment we've ever seen in Western Canada," said Jim Rotlisberger, Regional Sales Manager, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. "With oil production holding steady and gas prices creeping up, many companies are starting to get busier and looking to upgrade their fleets with new equipment, which has resulted in a wealth of gear coming to our auction. It will all be sold completely unreserved, with no reserve prices or minimum bids. Bidders can buy a piece of equipment, pay for it and put it to work the next day."

There are currently 129 upcoming auctions listed on the Ritchie Bros. calendar, including 85+ auctions in Canada.