Sandhills Global released the 2025 August reports for the truck and trailer market.
U.S. Heavy-Duty Trucks
- Inventory levels of used day cabs and sleeper trucks have been relatively steady for the past five months. Inventory levels in this market were down 0.16% M/M and 13.91% Y/Y in August. Used day cabs posted the largest M/M inventory level decrease, down 0.26%, while used sleeper trucks showed the largest Y/Y decrease, down 20.11%.
- Used heavy-duty truck asking values continued trending up despite slight decreases of 1.45% M/M and 0.65% Y/Y in August. Used sleeper trucks exhibited the largest M/M asking value decrease at 1.76%, while used day cabs had the largest Y/Y decrease, down 7.18%.
- Auction values also continued an upward trend, decreasing by 2.13% M/M and remaining almost flat Y/Y, with a 0.01% increase, in August. Within this market, the greatest auction value changs were observed in used sleeper trucks, down 2.91% M/M, and used day cabs, down 7.51% Y/Y.
U.S. Used Semi-Trailers
- Continuing a 6-month sideways trend, inventory levels of used semi-trailers were down 0.21% M/M and 13.94% Y/Y in August. The used reefer trailer category showed the largest M/M inventory increase at 1.76%, while used dry van trailers exhibited the largest Y/Y inventory decrease at 26.67%.
- Asking values in this market are trending sideways, decreasing by 0.84% M/M and 1.01% Y/Y in August. Used reefer trailers posted the largest M/M asking value decrease at 2.07%, while used drop deck trailers showed the largest Y/Y asking value decrease at 3.02%.
- Auction values in this market are trending downward, with August decreases of 0.49% M/M and 0.78% Y/Y. Used drop deck trailers showed the largest M/M auction value decrease at 3.2%, while used reefer trailers exhibited the largest Y/Y auction value drop at 3.91%.
U.S. Used Medium-Duty Trucks
- Inventory levels in this market decreased 8.46% M/M and increased 5.83% Y/Y in August and are trending sideways.
- Asking values have been trending down for one year. This trend continued in August with decreases of 1.92% M/M and 5.23% Y/Y.
- Auction Values decreased by 1.05% M/M and 7.46% Y/Y in August and are trending sideways.
