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STATISTICS * USA - November Class 8 sales continue autumn trend, up 4.2%
Washington,DC,USA -The Trucker -11 Dec 2009: -- Heavy duty trucks registered the best sales of the year in November, improving 4.2 percent from the month before. November marked the third consecutive month-to-month improvement as some truck buyers eye savings ahead of the more costly, 2010 emissions-compliant equipment... According to figures provided to The Trucker by Ward’s Automotive, November Class 8 sales totaled 8,861 trucks in the United States, up from 8,500 trucks in October, which had been the best month of 2009... And while the November number is 16.4 percent lower than November a year ago (10,598 trucks), that’s the best year-over-year comparison in 11 months... Still, the numbers have fallen dramatically since the industry peak. Truck sales in November during the industry run-up in 2005 and 2006 averaged 21,646 units... For the first 11 months of 2009, 83,241 Class 8 trucks have been sold in the U.S. (down 31 percent from last year), the worst showing on the Ward’s books dating to 1985... (Video from YouTube, by spitoinkr. 29 June 2008: Argosy 101 with C16 Cat 600hp, gearing down with loud jake brake)
* Census Bureau: '08 Trucking Revenue Up; Miles Down
Washington,DC,USA -Truckinginfo -11 Dec 2009: -- Despite the fact that total vehicle miles traveled were down 2.1 percent in 2008, the trucking industry saw a 2.2 percent improvement in revenue over 2007, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2008 Service Annual Survey... For 2008, truck transportation raked in about $233.8 billion in revenue, up from about $228.8 billion in 2007 and about $221.7 billion in 2006. General freight trucking saw revenues of about $156 billion, a 2.5 percent year-over-year increase. Truckload's revenue was about $96 billion, while less-than-truckload was down 0.3 percent to $33.858 billion... Despite the improvements, the total distance traveled in highway miles was 91.5 billion in 2008, compared with 93.4 billion in 2007. The miles traveled by empty vehicles was up 0.5 percent, while the miles traveled by loaded or partially loaded vehicles was down 2.7 percent...
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