Economic News

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...

Volume rose substantially in June, and was in fact the highest we’ve seen for our benchmark group since at least late 2015. Pricing was fairly solid...

Retail volume was way up in June. Depreciation accelerated moderately as a result. The average sleeper tractor retailed in June was 68 months old, had 478,296...

Average pricing for almost all model years of the benchmark model we track was stronger in July. Volume was back down to a typical level after...

August's auction volume was very similar to July’s, with pricing up across the board for another month. See below for average pricing detail for our benchmark...

Retail volume increased for the third month in a row. There was a good mix of trucks sold, with no large packages of trucks with outlier...

Our analysis of how direct-to-dealer wholesale prices have performed since the start of the virus situation. Compared to wholesale auction prices over the same period, reveals...

The massive decline in wholesale auction prices has prompted many in the industry to speculate on the extent of captive finance company lease portfolio losses. We...

The used vehicle market takes a solid step toward recovery with consistent improvements in wholesale volume and prices. Wholesale auction sales remained depressed through the week...