Economic News

Retail pricing came in better than expected in February. Any negative month-over-month averages were driven more by a mix of trucks with higher mileage than a...

As one of the most historically-significant months in recent history draws to a close, lets look at how market conditions were affected by the massive economic...

The volume of 4-7 year-old trucks sold at auction was healthier than expected in March, given the fact that most auctions moved to online-only. Pricing was...

In normal times, pricing trends in the retail market usually lag the auction market by roughly 3-5 months. In our current environment, trucks in both channels...

April is the first full month in which sales activity took place entirely during the economic shutdown, so we’re eager to look at how the market...

April was the first month in which buying and selling took place entirely under the economic shutdown, so we were very curious to see how volume...

At the auctions we track, volume was down across the board, and pricing was mixed. Starting with Class 3 – 4 cabovers, a newer mix of...

Retail pricing continues to outperform auction, and that gap has widened. We expected to see pricing fall more notably in April, following the auction channel. This...

Volume was down considerably in May, which made analysis difficult and resulted in averages that are not necessarily representative of market conditions. A more complete analysis...

Dealers retailed an average of 3.9 trucks per rooftop in May, 0.5 truck higher than April, and identical to last May. This increase is encouraging, and...