Though the trucking industry has seen its fair share of volatility recently, Steve Latin-Kasper views 2020 with some optimism, expecting truck sales to the e-commerce and municipal segments will likely to rise.... read more
Nov/Dec 2019 2020
The trucking industry continued its slow growth pattern in 2017. Steve Latin-Kasper of the National Truck Equipment Association discusses factors like the labor shortages and infrastructure delays that have hindered growth. He provides a slightly rosier outlook for 2018.... read more
November/December 2017
Steve Latin-Kasper of the National Truck Equipment Association provides an overview of the U.S. commercial truck market. Although the effects of other markets, low interest rates and the slow growth of the U.S. economy have affected the market, Latin-Kasper expects the slow growth to continue at a rate under 10% in 2017.... read more
November/December 2016
Despite oil industry uncertainty and stock market fluctuations in 2015, the National Truck Equipment Association’s Steve Latin-Kasper expects continued commercial truck sales growth in 2016. He attributes this positive forecast to a healthy U.S. economy, including growth in the construction sector.... read more
November/December 2015