Tag: equipment trade cycle series

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Buy, sell or hold: As economy rebounds, will equipment trade cycles change?
The economic downturn forced many fleets to extend asset life out to unprecedented levels. Now that times are good, should those trade cycles change?
September 15, 2014
Now that fleets have learned how to squeeze every possible mile from a new vehicle, is this the new reality in our industry?
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Buy, sell or hold — Perfect storm of regulations, recession and maintenance
This story is part of a four-part series on how the recession, changing regulations and evolving equipment have changed equipment trade life cycles for fleets. Click here to see all of the stories. Consultant Darry Stuart, president of DWS Fleet Services, never was in favor of extending vehicle lifecycles – although he recognizes that many […]
September 15, 2014
The American Trucking Associations reports that the average age of a truck in a U.S. fleet today is an unprecedented seven years old.
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Buy, sell or hold: Is clinging to old equipment the best option in a recession?
This story is part of a four-part series on how the recession, changing regulations and evolving equipment have changed equipment trade life cycles for fleets. Click here to see all of the stories. In many ways, the experiences of Steve Hampton – operational manager for San Marco, Texas-based Redbird Trucking – reflect the industry at […]
September 15, 2014
A lot of credit has to be given to the industry’s maintenance professionals for keeping aging trucks on the road.
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Buy, sell or hold: New equipment and old like comparing apples and oranges
This story is part of a four-part series on how the recession, changing regulations and evolving equipment have changed equipment trade life cycles for fleets. Click here to see all of the stories. Supporting a more aggressive equipment and trade cycle is Jim Coffren, vice president of fleet management and maintenance for East Dubuque, Ill.-based […]
September 15, 2014
Jim Coffren, vice president of fleet management and maintenance for East Dubuque, Ill.-based Hirschbach Motor Lines, says today’s new commercial vehicles easily can pay some – or even all – of their capital expenditures through fuel savings and reduced maintenance and cost per mile.
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