This graph shows heavy truck sales since 1967 using data from the BEA. The dashed line is the July 2025 seasonally adjusted annual sales rate (SAAR) of 455 thousand.
Note: “Heavy trucks – trucks more than 14,000 pounds gross vehicle weight.”
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Heavy truck sales were at 455 thousand SAAR in July, up from 443 thousand in June, and down 12.0% from 517 thousand SAAR in July 2024.
Year-to-date (NSA) sales are down 6.8% through July.
Usually, heavy truck sales decline sharply prior to a recession and sales have been a little soft recently.