Sandhills Global released its December 2025 Truck/Trailer report. Findings include:
U.S. Used Heavy-Duty Trucks
- Inventory levels in this market decreased by 0.41% M/M and 9.08% Y/Y in December and are trending sideways. Used sleeper trucks had the sharpest M/M inventory level decrease at 2.25%, while used day cab trucks posted the largest Y/Y drop at 19.29%.
- Asking values have been trending down but edged higher in December, rising 0.5% M/M and 0.75% Y/Y. The largest increases occurred in the used sleeper truck category, with asking values up 1.13% M/M and 6.21% Y/Y.
- Auction values continued a downward trend, decreasing by 2.04% M/M and 2.41% Y/Y in December. The used sleeper truck category claimed the largest M/M auction value decrease at 2.11%, while the used day cab truck category led in Y/Y decreases with an 8.48% drop.
U.S. Used Semi-Trailers
- Inventory levels of U.S. used semi-trailers slipped 0.04% M/M and 6.31% Y/Y in December and are trending down. The used drop-deck trailer category exhibited the largest M/M inventory level decrease at 6.51%, while the largest Y/Y drop occurred in the used dry van trailer category with a 20.13% decrease.
- Asking values decreased by 1.02% M/M in December and remained almost flat compared to last year, decreasing 0.01%. Asking values are currently trending down. Used reefer trailer asking prices led other categories with a 5.93% decrease. The largest Y/Y shift occurred in the used dry van trailer category, with asking values up 2.24%.
- Auction values dipped lower by 1.35% M/M and 1.61% Y/Y in December, continuing a 5-month-long downward trend. The used reefer trailer category posted the largest auction value changes, decreasing by 5% M/M and 6.41% Y/Y.
U.S. Used Medium-Duty Trucks
- Inventory levels in this market, which includes used box trucks, flatbed trucks, and cab and chassis trucks, have been trending down for four months. Inventory levels increased by 1.59% M/M and decreased by 4.98% Y/Y in December.
- Asking values fell 1.56% M/M and 5.31% Y/Y, continuing a 16-month-long downward trend.
- Auction values have also been trending down. In December, auction values fell 1.7% M/M and 6.23% Y/Y.
