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Currently, Class 8 trucks are in great shortage as it turns out. The trucks are in need of putting the needs of Class 8 trucks first before the spot market. Stronger orders are seeing a drop in spot rates. Of course orders are showing a dip through the soft market. There’s also a freight market experiencing an upswing in turn. Unfortunately, there are more than a couple of blockages from letting the Class 8 trucks being built. The demand is going to have a still supply on the rate of the Class 8 truck orders. The truck production being way more below the replacement demand, which will lead to net capacity contraction. So that in turn ends up pushing the spot market even higher.

Sadly, the newer Class 8 trucks aren’t entirely ready. They may not always be so ready to handle various loads of weight.

That is because economists are noticing replacement demand. This is when trucks are intended to replace older and more worn-out vehicles. When demand is so constant, replacement demand is likely to place a neutral effect on the spot market. This allows for a supple and stable supply rate. Furthermore, the truck production goes above and beyond for replacement demand.

Simply enough, it takes relying on high-level stats or estimates that result in calculating the average amount of truck orders that will be needed to get back to where the industry was beforehand. Additional data and time allows to measure the commercial vehicles. Certainly, it’d be better to track how long certain trucks are operational for. On average, Class 8 trucks tend to weigh in at eight years old. The level of replacement needs tend to be way higher than conventional estimates suggest. An estimate of the truck replacement lifts in the range of about 331,000 to 372,000 trucks