Deals on Wheels #464
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DEALS Data<br />
dealer enquiries pumped up<br />
Buyer enquiries by used truck type up 43 per cent in first two m<strong>on</strong>ths of 2021<br />
Sec<strong>on</strong>d-hand tray tops, hook-lifts,<br />
refuse and c<strong>on</strong>crete pump trucks<br />
recorded the biggest year-<strong>on</strong>-year<br />
(YoY) increases in enquiries <strong>on</strong><br />
Australia’s leading transport and<br />
machinery classifieds network in<br />
the first two m<strong>on</strong>ths of 2021, new<br />
data reveals.<br />
Some 3,143 trucks – from beavertails<br />
to water carriers – are currently<br />
advertised for sale across the<br />
network comprising BusNews.<br />
com.au, Fullyloaded.com.au,<br />
OwnerDriver.com.au, TradeTrucks.<br />
com.au, TradeEarthmovers.com.<br />
au, TradeFarmMachinery.com and<br />
TradePlantEquipment.com.au, reaching<br />
almost 500,000 unique visitors in<br />
January al<strong>on</strong>e.<br />
Off the back of an incredibly str<strong>on</strong>g<br />
43 per cent increase in enquiries and<br />
22.4 per cent lift in searches across<br />
all truck types, enquiries <strong>on</strong> tray tops<br />
jumped 450 per cent (and searches<br />
+111.2 per cent) in the period compared<br />
to the same time last year; ahead of<br />
hook-lift (+200 per cent in enquiries;<br />
-3.5 per cent in searches), refuse (+100<br />
per cent in enquiries; +19.7 per cent<br />
in searches), c<strong>on</strong>crete pump (+100<br />
per cent in enquiries; -43.1 per cent in<br />
searches), and prime mover trucks<br />
(+74.8 per cent in enquiries; 10.4 per<br />
cent in searches).<br />
Rounding out the top 10 were cab<br />
chassis (+65.2 per cent in enquiries;<br />
+25.5 per cent in searches), crane (+61.5<br />
per cent in enquiries; +46.5 per cent in<br />
searches), pantech (+60.6 per cent in<br />
enquiries; +55.1 per cent in searches),<br />
c<strong>on</strong>crete mixer (+50 per cent in<br />
enquiries; +5.8 per cent in searches)<br />
and tipper trucks (+42.3 per cent in<br />
enquiries; +5.8 per cent in searches).<br />
Search & Enquiry Growth by Truck Type*<br />
Truck Make Search % Enquiry %<br />
Increase<br />
increase<br />
Tray top +111.2 +450.0<br />
Hook-lift -3.5 +200.0<br />
Refuse +19.7 +100.0<br />
C<strong>on</strong>crete pump -43.1 +100.0<br />
Prime mover +10.4 +74.8<br />
Cab chassis +25.5 +61.5<br />
Crane +46.5 +61.5<br />
Pantech +55.1 +60.6<br />
C<strong>on</strong>crete mixer +5.8 +50.0<br />
Tipper +5.8 +42.3<br />
* Based <strong>on</strong> total searches and enquiries for the period<br />
January 1–February 28, 2021 Vs January 1–February 28, 2020<br />
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