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TRUCK SALES YEAR 2019 SECOND BEST FOR DECADE

There may have been fewer new commercial vehicles sold last year than the year before but 2019’s totals indicate a market more on a downward glide than falling over a cliff’s edge.

Truck Industry Council (TIC) T-Mark figures for December showed 37,960 went to buyers for the full year, down from 2018’s bumper crop of 41,628 but still a healthy 1,135 units above 2017’s 36,825.

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