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Survey - USA - Report underscores ’06 growth
95% of fleet respondents: Business will be as good or better in 2006 than 2005
USA -Fleet Owner -Jun 14, 2006: -- FCC Equipment Financing, a subsidiary of Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., has compiled a report titled “North American On-Highway Market Issues: Current Status and Future Outlook,” which provides overviews of the North American truck market, including viewpoints on the current status of the industry and future forecasts along with customer insights... The survey was designed to track industry trends and growth factors, along with how they impact the acquisition of Class 6-8 vehicles... Highlights of the survey show that over 95% of fleet respondents said business will be as good or better in 2006 than 2005. More than 50% said the volume of freight they planned to haul increased in 2005 over 2004; 75% said they expected truck pricing to increase in 2006. In addition, fleets indicated that the most important cost factors impacting their businesses were fuel costs (64%) and driver costs (23%), with 82% of them stating they are implementing fuel surcharges to offset the rising cost of diesel fuel...
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