Used trucks
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Insurance & Risk Management
In the market for a used truck or trailer?
Ashley Hammonds of Reliance Partners cautions that buying a cheap older truck may have an inverse effect on insurance rates.
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OEM
Is it the OEMs’ turn for a winless season?
Market Expert Mike Baudendistel looks at the prospects for the truck original equipment manufacturers in 2020.
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Equipment
New trucks, used trucks and trailers all suffering from the same affliction
After consecutive years of record numbers, equipment orders have fallen to replacement cycle levels, making it feel like the industry has fallen off a cliff.
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FreightWaves Infographics
This Week’s Forecast January 27-31, 2020
Diesel fuel price outlook The rack-to-retail spread has widened to more than $1.10/gallon, creating an unearned windfall for trucking carriers. Diesel markets have been sliding…
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Trucking
Class 8 truck orders tumble to decade low
New Class 8 truck orders dipped to their lowest level in a decade in 2019, payback for an ordering frenzy a year earlier.
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Drilling Deep Podcast
Drilling Deep: a big corporate writeoff in hydrocarbons; used trucks after Celadon
A recent big corporate writedown in the oil and gas sector was a big deal. But in this week’s Drilling Deep podcast, host John Kingston…
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Company earnings
Rush Enterprises reports solid Q3 but warns on used truck market
Rush Enterprises Inc., the largest dealer network of commercial vehicles in North America, reported lower earnings and higher sales in the third quarter. But the…
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Business
Class 8 truck orders down nearly 80 percent over August 2018
Class 8 truck orders fell again in August as fleets stayed on the sidelines while taking delivery of a record number of heavy-duty trucks ordered…
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Finance
Used truck prices defying predictions, but the worst may be coming
Views of the market from the ACT Research seminar
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News
Ten things to consider before buying your next Class 8 truck
Deciding to purchase a Class 8 truck is a large and serious investment. Truck drivers often dream about the day they drive their very own…
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