MarketPulse

Business conditions improved in Q1 but future concerns exist

Business conditions improved nominally for dealers and substantially for aftermarket operations in Q1 but due to external factors, both fear the upswing could be short lived.

May 2, 2025

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TPS MarketPulse indicates recovery could be underway

Dealer and aftermarket operations are starting to get up off the mat after being knocked down by subpar business conditions last year, reported responders to the TPS quarterly MarketPulse survey last month.

February 5, 2025

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As downturn continues, industry sentiment turns pessimistic

The third quarter did not offer a bounce back for dealer and independent aftermarket operations, reported responders to the Trucks, Parts, Service quarterly MarketPulse survey last month.

November 4, 2024

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Good news hard to find in recent MarketPulse survey

Our most recent MarketPulse survey uncovered the burst of positivity found in the aftermarket last quarter was not the early stages of a market turnaround, but instead a brief uptick within a now extended period of economic malaise.

August 3, 2024

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MarketPulse survey shows aftermarket operations improving while dealers stumble

After a year and a half of uninterrupted market softening, business confidence finally rebounded for aftermarket companies in the first quarter. Dealers weren’t as fortunate.

May 3, 2024

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TPS survey shows business conditions cratered in fourth quarter

For those who participate or regularly follow our quarterly report, the negative readings should have been expected. Dealer and aftermarket market confidence has mostly fallen since our survey debuted in the first quarter of 2022.

February 6, 2024

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Survey: Dealers, aftermarket operations react to bearish third quarter

Business conditions for dealer and aftermarket operations slipped again in the third quarter, reaching the lowest levels ever recorded in the Trucks, Parts, Service MarketPulse quarterly survey.

November 19, 2023

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TPS MarketPulse survey shows fears about second half of year

Dealers and distributors alike mostly responded with stable evaluations of second quarter business conditions in our July survey, but when asked to predict the months ahead, optimism receded.

August 8, 2023

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TPS MarketPulse responders acclimating to softer market

Dealer and aftermarket sentiment for the months ahead finally shifted in a positive direction in our most recent TPS MarketPulse survey, as responders believe the industry is settling into a new normal.

May 7, 2023

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TPS MarketPulse survey shows continued market softening

The independent aftermarket and dealer channels saw business conditions stumble to their lowest point of the 2022 during the fourth quarter, reported responders to our TPS MarketPulse quarterly survey last month.

February 20, 2023

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Third quarter MarketPulse survey shows softness entering industry

Business has slowed in trucking’s dealer and aftermarket channels, reported responders to Trucks, Parts, Service’s most recent MarketPulse quarterly survey.

November 18, 2022

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Dealers outperformed expectations in second quarter

Though equipment sales continue to lag behind historical norms, commercial truck and trailer dealers reported the second quarter was a great one for their businesses in the most recent Trucks, Parts, Service MarketPulse quarterly survey.

August 25, 2022

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TPS introduces quarterly MarketPulse survey

Trucks, Parts, Service has developed a quarterly market survey to measure business conditions in the dealer and independent aftermarket channels. Complete survey results will be available to all participants, so sign up now.

April 10, 2022

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