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Heavy Truck Sales Collapsed in Q4; Down 32.5% Year-over-Year in December - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46514490 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46
by toomuchtodo 10mo ago
Heavy Truck Sales Collapsed in Q4; Down 32.5% Year-over-Year in December - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46514490 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46514490 - January 2026
(heavy trucks sales collapse is a recession indicator)
- germinalphrase 10mo agoCraig Fuller - the CEO of Freightwave - has been indicating that their freight data clearly suggests the US economy is in much worse shape than official reporting.
- dzonga 10mo agothis is usually more accurate than most indicators - as America's economy runs on trucks not donuts. more trucks on the road - more goods flowing - heavy machinery included, things getting built etc. less trucks - trouble