Heavy truck sales really collapsed during the great recession, falling to a low of 180 thousand SAAR in May 2009. Then heavy truck sales increased to a new record high of 570 thousand SAAR in April 2019.
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Note: "Heavy trucks - trucks more than 14,000 pounds gross vehicle weight."
Heavy truck sales declined sharply at the beginning of the pandemic, falling to a low of 308 thousand SAAR in May 2020.
Heavy truck sales were at 496 thousand SAAR in June, up slightly from 495 thousand in May, and down 9.6% from 549 thousand SAAR in June 2023.
Usually, heavy truck sales decline sharply prior to a recession. Heavy truck sales are solid.
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