The used Class 8 truck market showed signs of life in July, with sales climbing nearly 17% compared to the same month last year, according to ACT Research.

Used Class 8 truck sales totaled 20,700 in June, according to the latest ACT Research data, down 3.7% from 21,500 vehicles in the year-ago period and 9.2% lower than May’s 22,800.

Used Class 8 truck sales in May increased 18.1% compared with the same period the prior year, ACT Research reported, rising to 22,800 units from 19,300. 

Used Class 8 truck sales in April increased 29.6% compared with the same period the prior year, ACT Research reported.

Used Class 8 truck sales in March rose 7.4% compared with the same period the prior year, ACT Research reported. Sales increased to 21,700 units from 20,200 during the 2023 period.

Used Class 8 truck sales in February increased 23.3% compared with the same period the prior year, ACT Research reported.

Used Class 8 truck sales in December declined by 7.1% from the same period the prior year, ACT Research reported.

Used Class 8 truck sales in October increased 7% year-over-year to 21,500 units from 20,100 units, ACT Research reported.

Used Class 8 truck sales rose 4.65% in August to 22,500 from 21,500, the first year-over-year increase since November, according to the latest data from ACT Research.

Used trucks and trailers owned by bankrupt Yellow Corp. are set to come up for auction in unprecedented numbers, but the market can handle it, say observers.