Commercial Truck Blog

As we enter the 3rd quarter of 2014, the number of trucks sold at auction or dealer-to-dealer remains comfortably ahead of same-period 2013. Through June, NADA collected 20,779 wholesale records, compared to 19,449 for the same period last year...

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At the halfway point of 2014, the number of sleeper tractors with under 500,000 miles sold at auction or dealer-to dealer is already equal to the number sold in all of 2013. As in the retail channel, increased trades of 3-5 year-old trucks are responsible for this shift...

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The influx of late-model sleeper tractors coming off trade continued in June, pushing our universal retail average down about 3% from May...

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2014 began where 2013 left off, with retail and wholesale activity at moderate levels due to the harsh winter. Then March exploded onto the scene with a massive increase in volume of sleeper tractors sold at auction...

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The midpoint of 2014 is a good place to catch up with the changes the sleeper market has seen in the past few months.The year began where 2013 left off, with retail and wholesale activity at moderate levels due to the harsh winter. Then March exploded onto the scene...

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Regular readers of this blog and Guidelines know that we tend to concentrate on highway sleepers because that’s where the vast majority of the volume is. We do provide analysis of different segments to parties who request it – that’s part of our business – but it’s been a while since we’ve published daycab data in the free content we provide to the public. So, without further ado, here’s where the Class 8 highway daycab market sits currently...

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As we mentioned in the June edition of Guidelines, the greatly increased number of 2012 model-year trucks sold over the past few months allows us to look more closely at how selected models are performing relative to their competitors. The graph below traces retail selling price of selected 2012 aerodynamic models since January, adjusted for price...

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The last time we examined the Class 8 construction segment, we stated that “… stable pricing combined with higher volume generally suggests a strengthening market.” That trend continued through May, with our benchmark 2006-2009 model year trucks steadily increasing in value from...

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Last month, we reported that a notably newer and lower-mileage mix of Class 8 sleepers is cycling through the wholesale channel. We were reluctant to identify this trend as a market shift, since April’s results were still potentially skewed by delayed buying and selling activity following the unusual winter...

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Preliminary data submitted to NADA from dealers and OEM’s indicates that both pricing and volume for Class 8 sleepers declined slightly in May. The average price of a sleeper tractor retailed in May should come in at just under $59,000, with mileage estimated at 507,000 and age at 75 months...

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