Rumour has it you will get more money for your truck at auction than through a used dealer. With the strong demand for late-year, used truck dealers have been very proactive to get to hauliers and finance houses ahead of the auctions to ensure their prices are met, stock is secured and margins are maintained.
Passing on price hikes to the operator has not proved popular.
Two auction houses have confirmed this trend and have to work hard themselves to make sure they aren’t squeezed out of the used truck supply chain. If you are a haulier the message is 'shop around' it will pay off.
Many hauliers have even gone down the private sale route to make sure they get the full return…either way it’s a sellers market.
What you replace your fleet with is, of course, another question.