Used Truck Market Impacted by Shortage of Inventory
Jul 27, 2011 2:34 PM
Despite a 9% increase from May’s lackluster sales levels, the Class 3-8 used truck market continues to be impacted by a shortage of available inventory, according to ACT Research Co. (ACT).
Even with this most recent improvement, on a year-to-date basis, the used market is 6% behind the 2010 sales pace.
The update on the used market was reported in the latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks, published by ACT Research.
“Used truck mileage continues to edge up, in response to fleets holding onto their equipment longer,” said Steve Tam, vice president-commercial vehicle sector with ACT. “The market is still awaiting some relief to the shortage of sellable inventory as well as upward price pressures. Improving new truck sales will result in increased trade-ins, and should provide some relief to the market.”
The report from ACT provides data on the average used price for the top-selling Class 8 model for each of the major truck OEMs: Freightliner (Daimler); Kenworth and Peterbilt (Paccar); International (Navistar); and Volvo and Mack (Volvo). For subscription information to the full report, please go to http://www.actresearch.net
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