Prices-When it comes to new trucks Freightliner controls 38 plus percent of the pie. PacCar is
divided up almost even at 17% for Pete 16% for Kenworth. The rest is spread over Volvo, Mack
and International and others. During Covid with the availability to deliver on orders PacCar jumped
it's pricing to a level that screwed them now. Freightliner prices rose also but not to PacCars crazy
extent. Which caused along with emissions a frenzied market in used. Now some dealers are setting
on trade-ins that are over the top on worth way over valued. They won't admit their choking on
inventory. Because inventory is at that level privet sellers see it and think there used asset is worth
the same. Monkey see Monkey do.
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A 2021 4 axle DD15 loaded Cascadia was selling new for around $228,000 plus or minus on average.
A 2021 4 axle X15 loaded T990 KW loaded was selling for around $275,000 plus or minus on average.
That same Cascadia right now is $198,000 the T990 $235 to $238,000 roughly.
Now that's based on placing a 6 truck order. A single much more. But prices are dropping, they can't
play the song of no parts because of Covid excuse. The used truck market really cut into new sales,
but the hot market for used is shrinking somewhat so you should see a slight tanking on certain
models/brands of used. Except the PacCar used line, I just saw a 2000 W900L with non steer drop,
with a running but bad 525 N14 1.3 million auction final bid $19,000-nuts. The used market will be
flooded with trucks held over, mileage run up because orders were cut off during 2020 thru 2022.
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But Crane Operators truck he posted--with a puny C12 and 10 speed even at 277,000 is a ------------
$35,000 truck---asking that looking for a sucker. People need to get back to reality that truck is
25 years old--may as well be 45 years old. I know charge what the market will bare, bare a$$ is
more like it.
