2026 Commercial Truck Market Opens Strong

Commercial Truck Guidelines

As 2026 begins, new truck orders suggest pent-up demand is transitioning into replacement and used truck metrics show continued strength. Trucking capacity may be tightening quicker than predicted, which would counteract, to an extent, increased trade volume driven by higher new truck deliveries. Higher freight rates mean increased demand for late-model, low-mileage trucks.

Economic and trade policy uncertainty is the new normal, but as long as consumers continue to spend, freight and equipment metrics should continue to move in the right direction.