Used Class 8 truck retail sales prices were mixed in June, according to market analysts, while sales volumes gained steam. Despite increased volumes, truck prices didn’t collapse.
Even still, there are deals to be had if you’re in the market for a used truck or even looking to sell the truck you’re in.
Average sales prices in June fell below $90,000 for two-year-old units for the first time this year and only the third time since August 2024, based on data from Overdrive sister company Price Digests. Five-year-old used trucks sold for just over $50K on average, while 10-year-old trucks brought about half that price.
ACT Research observed prices for used trucks sold at retail increasing by about 5% over May’s prices to top $61,000.
“Pricing once again easily defeated seasonal expectations, which called for no change,” said ACT Research Vice President Steve Tam.
Class 8 used truck sales and prices were up in June, both month-over-month and year-over-year, while average mileage was up and average age was down.ACT Research
ACT also found that retail sales volume improved by 11% in June over May -- “larger than expected based on historical seasonality, which called for a 2% m/m increase,” Tam added. Auction and wholesale volumes fell by 22% and 12% respectively.
“The significant disconnect in the auction market bears watching; the concern being that it could be a bellwether for the broader industry,” Tam noted.
J.D. Power, meanwhile, in its July 2026 Commercial Truck Guidelines update, reported a slight uptick in retail used truck prices month-over-month (up 1.6%), which was essentially in line with prices this time last year.
J.D. Power’s Chris Visser said two factors impacted the used-truck market in June -- spot rates exceeding contract rates for the first time in four years, and Class 8 manufacturers reversing layoffs imposed a year ago.
“Until early this year, the fuel component of spot pricing was responsible for almost all the runup,” Visser said. “By the spring, fundamental capacity tightness drove the continuing uptick. With fuel now a flat input in spot pricing, the shortage of available carriers is the dominant driver.”
He added that orders for new trucks “are running at the highest rate in five years, but production and delivery has lagged. That situation looks to have turned the corner with the addition of a second shift at many plants.”
As a result, “fleets will expand capacity, and as new trucks are put into service, the current freight environment points to a higher volume of trades entering the used market,” Visser concluded.
