News from King County Department of Transportation
Release date:  May 12, 2006

County vehicle and equipment auction set for Saturday, May 20

King County’s semi-annual equipment auction featuring dozens of cars, trucks, vans and pieces of heavy equipment will be held Saturday, May 20 at 9 a.m. in Renton.

The popular auction hosted by the Department of Transportation’s Fleet Administration Division will be held at 3005 N.E. 4th Street, near the Renton Technical College. A preview for the auction will be held Thursday and Friday, May 18 and 19, at the auction site from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and on Saturday starting at 8 a.m.

Some out-of-the-ordinary items at this auction include: three dozen floating docks used by the parks department in local lakes; a Hobie Cat sailboat; a full-size street sweeper; and a six-wheel logging skidder.

A preliminary list of auction items, some with photos, is available online . The website also includes driving directions and bidding information.