Ross McMillan
Ross McMillan, Jr. grew up on a farm in Allendale, SC. He was surrounded by all types of machinery and learned how to operate them at an early age. His father owned a John Deere and Massey Ferguson Agriculture Equipment dealership in the South Carolina Lowcountry.
After graduating from the University of South Carolina in 1997 with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Ross started his career with Mitchell Distributing Company, a Komatsu Construction Equipment Dealer for South Carolina and North Carolina. He spent two years as an assistant sales manager growing the bottom line and working with regional salesmen and clients to improve margins. With his success in sales, Ross was given a promotion to rental manager at Mitchell Rentals, a subsidiary of Mitchell Distributing in Columbia, SC.
In 2001, Ross transferred to the John Deere construction equipment dealer, Van Lott. With Van Lott, Ross managed a sales team in four upstate South Carolina counties. During his time at Van Lott, with his experience and knowledge, he consistently finished near the top 5% of sales volume within the entire company.
In 2007, Ross moved on to Martin and Martin Auctioneers to manage the sales team over a multi-state territory.
He again performed as the top producer for Martin and Martin for over a decade.
Using his extensive background and sales/management experience in the equipment industry, in 2013, Ross joined his good friend Mike Finley to help found 4M Iron Equipment Company in Charleston, SC, one of the largest used equipment dealers in the Carolinas specializing in construction equipment, heavy duty trucks and trailers.
In 2018, Ross ventured back into the auction business to help form Iron Auction Group, specializing in unreserved industrial auctions with a focus on the mining, sitework, forestry and agriculture industries. With its customer-focused core values and results-driven partners being the backbone of the company, Iron Auction Group has quickly become one of the leading auction companies in the United States with locations in St. George, SC, Charlotte, NC and Princeton, WV.
Ross truly embodies the motto, “your trusted equipment partner” and has led the company to record sales. He approaches business with professionalism, integrity and hard work.
Ross currently lives in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina with his wife Brantli and two sons, Ross III and Dalton. His hobbies include fishing, hunting and coaching his children.