This included 61 cranes, which Ritchie Brothers said were sold to customers from the US, Canada and the Middle East. More than 2,200 people from 49 US states and 27 other countries registered to bid in the auction, either in person or online.
“We saw even greater international participation than usual in Chicago, largely due to the number of cranes in the auction,” said Ritchie Brothers regional manager Richard Evans.
Illinois-based Imperial Crane Services sold 22 cranes from its fleet of 200 at the auction, and said this was part of its efforts to renew its fleet.
“As a rental house it’s important to keep our fleet up-to-date for the market,” said Imperial’s CFO Dave Dobson. “We decided to sell a large number of cranes in response to the current market conditions and our need to make room for the 30 new cranes we have on order for delivery this year.”
