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The World's Largest Auctioneer of Heavy Equipment & Trucks
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
Established in 1958 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Ritchie Bros. (an RB Global company) is the world's largest auctioneer of commercial assets, helping buyers and sellers trade heavy equipment, trucks, and machinery with confidence.
Ritchie Bros. conducts live unreserved public auctions with onsite and online bidding across 40+ global sites, selling every item to the highest bidder with no minimum bids or reserve prices. Its full solution suite includes IronPlanet weekly online auctions with IronClad Assurance certification, Marketplace-E (Buy Now & Make Offer), GovPlanet, and private sales.
Supported by financing through Ritchie Bros. Financial Services, inspections, refurbishment, and transport, Ritchie Bros. serves the construction, transportation, ag, energy, mining, and lifting industries worldwide.
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Every item sells to the highest bidder on auction day, with no minimum bids and no reserve prices, sellers get certainty of sale, and buyers know every listed item will actually sell.
Bid onsite at any of 40+ permanent auction sites worldwide or online in real time at rbauction.com; creating a free account takes a few minutes and supports multiple bidding profiles.
Yes. Ritchie Bros. sells one of the deepest selections of used cranes and lifting equipment anywhere, boom trucks, rough terrain, all terrain, crawler cranes, and more, alongside trucks and equipment from all major manufacturers.
Live unreserved auctions, IronPlanet weekly online auctions with IronClad Assurance condition certification, Marketplace-E with Make Offer and Buy Now options, and privately negotiated sales, from auction sites, off-site locations, or your own yard.
Yes. Ritchie Bros. Financial Services offers equipment financing with fast approvals, plus services that make it easier to inspect, refurbish, and ship equipment, all in one place.
Ritchie Bros. attracts bidders from nearly 200 countries; at its record Orlando auction, buyers from 88 countries participated and most assets sold to buyers from outside the host state.
