Dive summary:

• Ahern Rentals, one of the largest lessors of construction equipment in the U.S., is going to auction off about three-quarters of 1,000 new machines it bought.
• The company is in the midst of a bankruptcy court fight between Don Ahern and creditors, but the auction is outside that battle, which is leading to a May vote by creditors of competing plans from  Ahern and lenders.
• The items for sale include cranes, hydraulic excavators, rubber-tire loaders, tractor loader backhoes, skid steers, vibratory rollers, trenchers, rough terrain forklifts, telescopic forklifts, forklifts, boom lifts, scissor lifts, various trucks and lighter gear such as generators and compressors.

From the article:

The Las Vegas auction viewing date will be Friday, March 15, 2013, at 9: 30 am at 1800 West Bonanza Road. ...