The six trucks were to be sold absolute on AuctionTime with no reserve, making them more enticing during a period of historically high demand. Sandhills Global gave the day cabs’ auction listings simultaneous exposure on TruckPaper.com, the dominant marketplace for the truck and trailer industry.
A week before the sale, the auctioneer had Sandhills send out an attractive, professional email blast to a qualified and interested marketing list of buyers. “I’m sure that’s where it got a big response,” said Midwest Motor Express’ Bismarck Shop Manager Jamie McGee. “I think that’s probably where a lot of those bids came from. My phone never quit ringing Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, with people asking about them.”
Come sale day, all of the half-dozen Freightliners sold on AuctionTime.com, exceeding auction values by $5,000 to $10,000 (USD) each. All told, the six high-mileage vehicles brought $156,000.
McGee said he was “pretty excited,” about the results. “We would probably get $15,000 for them here, and can sell them for $26,000 on average” on AuctionTime. “That’s pretty decent.”
As the pre-eminent LTL dry van carrier in the Upper Midwest and Great Northwest, Midwest Motor Express is nevertheless a relative newcomer to AuctionTime. When drought and uncertainty over grain prices impacted its local truck sales, the carrier took the advice of Sandhills representative Justin Coffey and started to use the auction platform in March of 2021. And by McGee’s reckoning, the company’s most recent AuctionTime sale probably won’t be its last.
“We’ve still got some new trucks coming in this fall yet and some more next spring,” he said. “Most of them will probably go to AuctionTime.”
Below are some highlights from the sales for AuctionTime.com and Midwest Motor Express.
September 1st AuctionTime.com Highlights
2013 Freightliner Cascadia 125
Sold Price: $33,700 (USD)
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2013 Freightliner Cascadia 125
Sold Price: $30,200 (USD)
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2010 Freightliner Cascadia 125
Sold Price: $24,200 (USD)
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2012 Freightliner Cascadia 125
Sold Price: $23,900 (USD)
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2012 Freightliner Cascadia 125
Sold Price: $23,100 (USD)
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2011 Freightliner Cascadia 125
Sold Price: $20,900 (USD)
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