Outlook for trucks and trailers

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Truck and trailer outlook
• Corporate Creators:
  Economic Planning Associates, Inc.
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Trucks
  • Trailers
  • Buses
  • Sales
  • Retail trade
  • Commercial vehicles
  • Statistics
  • Forecasting
  • Shipments
  • Transportation planning
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Quarterly report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Economic Planning Associates, Inc.
• Abstract:
  Demand for commercial trucks and trailers scored impressive gains last year as a vibrant ; economy, strong customer markets, relatively modest levels of inflation and interest rates, ; and the accelerated depreciation provisions of the Tax Stimulus programs, all served to ; stimulate purchases of trucks and trailers. And, the upward momentum has continued ; into 2005. However, as can be anticipated, the robust gains of 2004 are proving difficult to match. While commercial truck and bus sales (Classes 4-8) jumped 31.5% last year, retail sales ; of this equipment through the first three quarters of 2005 were running 18.3% above the ; comparable period of 2004. By the same token, after advancing 28.5% last year, our ; latest survey of trailer manufactures indicates that trailer shipments through September of ; this year were running 8.8% above the similar period of 2004.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5893/dot_5893_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.15 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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