How to Ship Auction Items in North America

Written by Trusted Dispatch

February 15, 2022

Auctions are a great place to buy heavy equipment and farm machinery at fair prices. One can usually find an array of machinery makes and models, such as John Deere, Caterpillar, Kubota, Case IH, New Holland, and more. An auction is also a great way to offload equipment and machinery that you’re no longer using. Not only will you reach a much larger audience than you would locally, but you’re also more likely to receive a competitive bid on your items. 

Online auctions make finding the right piece of farming equipment or construction machinery more manageable than ever. You have the option to place live bids online without having to travel to the auction event to participate. You can also take part in timed-online auctions from anywhere in North America. Whether you’re a buyer or a seller, the biggest obstacle you’ll likely face when participating in an auction is transporting your heavy machinery to and from the auction site. Trusted Dispatch offers easy-to-use, competitive shipping solutions for equipment hauling across North America. 

Shipping Quotes

When you find the right equipment at an auction, you’ll want to decide on your bidding limit. Before you can determine your bidding limit, you need to know how much it’s going to cost to ship the item when you win. Our free online tool gives you an instant shipping quote for heavy hauls. Start by entering your pick-up location, drop-off details, and specs for the load, and you’ll instantly get your shipping quote. Are you unsure of the exact dimensions of the item you want to be shipped? We have a powerful specs tool that contains the dimensions and weight of more than 60,000 pieces of machinery and equipment, so your quote is as accurate as possible. 

Shipping Options

When you need farm machinery or agriculture equipment, it can be challenging to find the right options at fair prices nearby. Local listings can be hit and miss, and buying new isn’t always a realistic option. Browsing online auctions makes it easier to find the right machinery for potentially the right price, but sometimes that right piece of equipment is located hundreds of kilometers away. The biggest questions most buyers have when they purchase machinery is how how much will shipping cost and who will ship it? For example, if you live in Alberta, how do you transport a piece of farming equipment from Saskatchewan to you? Or, if you bid and win on machinery from an auction in the Mid-West United States, how do you ship it across the border to Canada? Trusted Dispatch specializes in heavy haul shipping across Canada and the United States, making cross-border shipping easy and efficient. 

Heavy Equipment Hauling

Using Trusted Dispatch to ship heavy equipment to and from auctions is straightforward. You start by getting a free shipping quote based on the pick-up and drop-off locations. You might be shipping from your property to an auction house or from an auction to your location. As long as you enter two location points and the specifications using our equipment specs tool, you’ll instantly get your free shipping quote. Next, once you have your free quote, you can save it for later or post it right away to our digital load board to be matched with a professional heavy haul truck driver. 

Cross Border Shipping Services

Shipping across the border[GN1]  is not as complicated as you might think. Participating in auctions across the United States and Canada is easier than ever. Our instant shipping quote calculates the cost of shipping for locations all over the United States and Canada. Once you have your free quote, we can introduce you to a trusted customs broker to help you get your paperwork in order and make the border crossing process easier. Hiring a customs broker can save you time, energy, and money.

Farm Equipment Hauling For Auctions

If you need to ship heavy machinery or farm equipment to or from an auction, Trusted Dispatch can make it happen. Use our online tool to get your shipping quote or get in touch if you have questions.


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