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Mega trucks are seen as a solution to growing problems faced due to road congestion and emissions by reducing the need for more conventional sized trucks on the road. They also lower cost per ton for fleets along with addressing growing freight demand. However, significant obstacles lay ahead of implementation of mega trucks with serious questions ...

The North American commercial vehicle retreading market is expected to grow marginally to 15.1 million units by 2025 from 14.5 million units in 2016. Some of the key factors currently influencing the retreading market are improved quality of tread life, high supply of casings, increasing labor costs, and shortage of skilled technicians. One key ris...

22 Feb 2018  |  North America  |  Market Research

North America Used Truck Market Analysis, Forecast to 2025

Sales Volume of Class 8 Used Trucks to Reach 281,000 Units By 2025

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The demand for used trucks is expected to remain flat in the short term and gain strength in the medium term following the implementation of greenhouse gas (GHG) phase 2 regulations, combined with the upcoming fleet replacement cycle in 2019-2020. Many owner-operators and other smaller fleets are still uncomfortable with the low used truck prices a...

GHG emission regulations are ever strengthening in North America, Europe, and China. Climate change concerns among the public is especially propelling the automotive industry to reduce carbon footprint. Countries are looking for options to improve air quality in their communities and to contribute to mitigation of global climate change through elec...

The increasing use of blockchain technology will go hand in hand with growing advances in the commercial vehicle industry, especially through digitisation and automation. Key trends such as digital transformation, rise in automation, modern logistics systems, and proliferation of financial technology (fintech) influencing trucking are expected to d...

Currently, OEMs build electric light commercial vehicles (eLCVs) on various platforms, including converting/modifying internal combustion engine (ICE)-based vehicles, using flexible multi-energy platforms, and starting from scratch on dedicated electric vehicle (EV) skateboard platforms. ICE-based platforms may be more suitable to convert an existi...

21 Jul 2016  |  North America  |  Market Research

Global Heavy-duty Truck Platforms Driving Growth Opportunities

Average Number of Global Platforms per OEM to Rise from 2.2 to 2.8 by 2025

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Platform-based production has gained importance among truck manufacturers in recent years. It offers improved margins due to increased scalability, as well as multi-regional presence. Nearly half of the total number of heavy trucks produced globally will be platform-based by 2025. OEMs are expected to start focussing on global platforms, shifting f...

11 Jan 2021  |  North America  |  Market Research

Technology Innovation Driving the Transformation of the US Electric Commercial Vehicle Market

Government Incentives and Charging Infrastructure Development by Public and Private Entities to Boost Uptake of Electric Buses and Trucks

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The medium-duty and heavy-duty truck and bus markets in the US are expected to show strong recovery following the major dip in 2020 due to the dire impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on production and sales. However, the crisis is forecast to have a relatively lower impact on the electric truck and bus markets. The electric bus segment shows a slight d...

This Frost & Sullivan research indicates that the trucking industries in North America and Europe are increasingly facing a shortage of skilled drivers and are apprehensive about the economic outlook (future of the economy? viability of the market?) and their operating margins. Total cost of ownership (TCO), downtime reduction, regulation complianc...