Over 300 lots for sale in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Penn. on October 27

PLEASANTON, Calif. (October 22, 2015) – IronPlanet is holding its fall Northeastern Cat Auction Services unreserved public auction in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania, on October 27, 2015. Cleveland Brothers is hosting the event, which is IronPlanet’s third major regional event on the Cat Auction Services Fall schedule.

This auction will deliver a large selection of late-model, low-hour equipment. Host Cleveland Brothers will be joined by Milton CAT as a featured seller.

September leasing and finance index finds new business volume is up 22 percent month to month

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 23, 2015) — The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $903 billion equipment finance sector, showed their overall new business volume for September was $8.4 billion, down 13 percent from new business volume in September 2014.

Registration is now open for North America’s largest work truck event

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (Oct. 19, 2015) — There are plenty of processes a fleet manager can measure, but properly leveraging the resulting data to improve productivity is not always easy. That’s why several new sessions at The Work Truck Show 2016 will demonstrate how to best utilize fleet performance and maintenance metrics.

Lumber supplier singled out for dedication to sustainability, unique products, community and customer loyalty

MISSOULA, Montana (October 16, 2015) — Sustainable Lumber Company has been awarded a $100,000 grant from Chase. The five-year-old company, led by Ryan Palma, supplies eco-friendly handcrafted hardwood flooring and pre-fabricated wall panels for residential, industrial and commercial applications with customers including Starbucks and Caesar Palace, Atlantic City. The company was chosen from among 35,000 applicants to receive one of just 20 Mission Main Street Grants from Chase.