Dozens of van, flatbed trailers up for auction in SoCal

Bidding is open through Tuesday, May 12 at 10:30 a.m. Pacific in a Tiger Group auction featuring more than 100 trucks, trailers and forklifts from the Southern California facilities of Asbury Transportation and Orange Courier.

Conducted with U.S. bankruptcy court approval, the timed, online auction opened on Tuesday, May 5.

"Tiger is pleased to have been selected by the trustee to auction this significant fleet of rolling stock and material-handling equipment," said Tiger Commercial & Industrial Senior Director Jonathan Holiday. "This is an excellent opportunity for trucking, courier, delivery, warehouse and logistics companies to add to their fleets."

Highlights of the sale include five Kenworth and International trucks, along with 72 trailers of various manufacturers, including Trailmobile, Fontaine, Great Dane, Wabash National, Hyundai, Trail King and Transcraft.

Trailers include dry vans and flatbeds in lengths ranging from 40 to 53 feet. In addition, open "stretch deck" trailers extendable up to 65 feet are available.Tiger Group

Also: 13 forklifts that range in capacity from 4,000 to 26,000 pounds from manufacturers such as Hyster, Nissan, Pettibone and Yale.

Inspections are available by appointment Monday, May 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific. To arrange an inspection or obtain other information, email: [email protected] or call (805) 497-4999.

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