{"id":8774,"date":"2019-01-18T00:17:20","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T00:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/?p=8774"},"modified":"2025-09-03T15:21:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T15:21:36","slug":"ritchie-bros-buyer-heavy-equipment-profit-uship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/case-studies\/ritchie-bros-buyer-heavy-equipment-profit-uship\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Ritchie Bros. Buyer Maximizes Profit, Wins Big Through uShip"},"content":{"rendered":"

Don Gray<\/strong> knows a thing or two about going after what he wants, no matter how far he has to go to get it.<\/p>\n

Since 1986, his truck refinishing company \u2013 Right Truck Sales & Service<\/strong> \u2013 has gone far and wide to find and buy 1-ton to 4-ton trucks, box trucks, flatbeds, chassis, flat decks, power liftgates and more. His team then refinishes and resells the inventory for a tidy profit.<\/p>\n

One of Don\u2019s more reliable sources of truck inventory is Ritchie Bros., the world\u2019s largest industry equipment auctioneer<\/strong>. \u201cThe prime reason we love Ritchie Brothers is the great variety they have at every auction,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Virtual Bidding<\/strong><\/h2>\n

But you won\u2019t necessarily find Don or his team bidding in person or kicking tires in the massive yards that hold thousands of heavy equipment pieces.<\/p>\n

Instead, the team goes online to bid on virtual auction items located all over North America from the comfort of their office in Surrey, British Columbia, near Vancouver.<\/p>\n

Don prefers to stick to auctions in the Southwestern U.S. \u2013 Arizona and Nevada, in particular \u2013 due to low rust risk. He\u2019s bought from as far away as Florida when he finds that special buy that has \u2018profit\u2019 written all over it. During a recent auction in Edmonton, he paid hundreds for four power tailgates which he’ll resell for thousands. Not a bad return.<\/p>\n

Maximizing a Profit<\/strong><\/h2>\n

But as smart business owners know, nothing ruins a good deal or profit margin like high transport costs. So when Don discovered uShip for heavy equipment transport<\/a>, he knew it was the right solution for him to keep shipping costs down to maximize his return, while also staying in the loop on his deliveries.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love the convenience of uShip. We\u2019ve always had carriers with great communications that help us know where the shipment is every step of the way,\u201d he says. \u201cKnowing exactly when they\u2019re going to arrive helps us organize our staff so we\u2019re prepared to help offload.\u201d<\/p>\n

To further sweeten Don\u2019s shipping experience, he also won uShip\u2019s free shipping giveaway<\/strong>, earning $2150 CAD<\/strong> to transport two flatbed trucks from Ritchie Bros.\u2019 Edmonton auction to Surrey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As Ritchie Bros.\u2019 exclusive online shipping partner, uShip makes it easy for buyers like Don to create a shipment listing by entering their Ritchie Bros. lot number, along with a few details on rbauction.com\/shipping<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"flatbed<\/a><\/p>\n

Multiple Quotes from Select Carriers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Listings that appear on uShip typically attract multiple competing quotes from thousands of select flatbed and trailer-hauling carriers, ready to transport Don’s heavy equipment. These providers meet special Ritchie Bros. requirements, including a high feedback score and low cancelation rate.<\/p>\n

Providers are essentially lining up at Don\u2019s virtual door to win his business.<\/p>\n

As Don evaluates quotes and carriers on his shipments, he first considers the cheapest quotes, then earliest possible delivery date, and finally, ratings and reviews.<\/p>\n

Once a quote and carrier are accepted by Don, the winning hauler then arrives at the Ritchie Bros. auction yard with proper paperwork, loads the purchased truck, and hits on the road.<\/p>\n

Destination: Surrey, B.C.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re a small company so we don\u2019t have time to look into every single carrier for everything we buy. It\u2019s basically just book and go on uShip<\/a>,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Don Gray knows a thing or two about going after what he wants, no matter how far he has to go to get it. Since 1986, his truck refinishing company \u2013 Right Truck Sales & Service \u2013 has gone far and wide to find and buy 1-ton to 4-ton trucks, box trucks, flatbeds, chassis, flat… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":8780,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[293],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-case-studies"],"acf":{"blog_post_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"blog_post_entry_footer","blog_post_entry_footer_cta":[{"blog_post_entry_footer_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.uship.com\/heavyequipment\/","blog_post_entry_footer_cta_text":"Get Free Shipping Quotes","blog_post_entry_footer_onclick":""}]}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8774\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}