VANCOUVER, BC (Feb. 9, 2009) – Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world’s largest on-site and online industrial auctioneer, has partnered with uShip.com, the largest online shipping marketplace, to help equipment buyers save time and money with a convenient online shipping service. Visitors to rbauction.com can now get free real-time estimates and competitive quotes for ground transportation of specific equipment items being sold in Ritchie Bros. auctions – from any U.S. or Canadian auction site to anywhere in the U.S. or Canada, including ports…more at Ritchie Bros.