Other data released in ACT’s preliminary report includes year-to-date comparisons for December 2018, which showed that volume was up 8 percent compared with the end of 2017. Average price rose 13 percent year-to-date, while average miles were flat and average age improved but was still 3 percent below year-to-date December 2017.
“Stories of a white-hot market abound, with many dealers commenting that they do not have sufficient inventory to meet demand. However, in the context of increasing general economic uncertainty, slowing freight growth and softening new truck demand, lower used truck sales beg the question of whether demand is waning, supply is wanting or the reality lies somewhere between,” says Steve Tam, ACT Research vice president. “If used truck pricing is any indication, and we believe that it is, demand is still easily outpacing supply.”
ACT’s Classes 3-8 Used Truck Report provides data on the average selling price, miles and age based on a sample of industry data. In addition, the report provides the average selling price for top-selling Class 8 models for each of the major truck OEMs — Freightliner (Daimler), Kenworth and Peterbilt (Paccar), International (Navistar), and Volvo and Mack (Volvo).
