Transport Topics (Aug. 27, 2021)

July sales of used Class 8 vehicles, along with the average price for a heavy-duty truck, rose year-over-year again, ACT Research reported. Sales were 22,800 units compared with 18,000 a year earlier and landed flat compared with June. The average price for a Class 8 in July was $59,377 compared with $40,666 in 2020. Last month’s average price also fell from June’s $61,219, which was the highest in ACT’s 20-year history of record-keeping. Month-over-month, July’s decline was the first since January. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices