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Construction Sector May Lead Way to More Growth
Updated: 4/3/2013
Since crystal balls are not available for purchase, companies follow leading indicators to help assess market conditions, analyze business cycles and speculate on market trends.
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No Crystal Ball? Leading Indicators Can Help in Forecasting
Updated: 4/3/2013
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a crystal ball allowing you to predict the future and foresee business trends, sales, inventory and staffing needs? While there is no such magic, the NTEA does use several methods to study and analyze business cycles and to speculate on market trends.
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Tips to Help Your 2013 Market Planning
Updated: 4/3/2013
As the U.S. and global economies continue growing — not just in size, but in terms of complexity — business management becomes a more complex process as well, and makes the market planning process more important than ever.
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Has the Shift in Truck Chassis Production to Mexico Impacted Your Business?
Updated: 4/3/2013
Over the last 10 years, the industry has experienced a rapid increase in imports of truck chassis and truck equipment to the U.S from Mexico, to an estimated total of $17.2 billion this year (based on numbers through June).
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Metals Prices Remain Unusually Stable — How Long Will it Last?
Updated: 4/3/2013
In the markets for steel and aluminum, there are a number of factors influencing demand for and supply of the products made from those metals.
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Construction Industry Starting to Turn Around
Updated: 4/3/2013
From one business cycle to the next, the construction industry consumes roughly 25% of all commercial trucks sold in the U.S.
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Energy Information Administration 2010 Alternative Fuel Vehicle Data Reveals Usage Trends
Updated: 8/14/2012
The Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) has been the primary source for data on vehicles that use alternative fuels since 1994 when it first started publishing the information.
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Increased Steel Prices Are an Issue Again
Updated: 4/23/2010
My presentation at the Work Truck Show 2010 last month included some forward looking comments regarding steel prices. Attendees were informed that steel prices were likely to rise in the next month or two, as global demand gets ahead of
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Annual Manufacturers Shipments Survey
Updated: 3/19/2010
For the eleventh year in a row, the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) is conducting the Annual Manufacturers Shipments Survey (AMSS). This survey is an exclusive member benefit that offers your company access to work truck industry manufacturing data that
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Key Market Research Information Provided in Three Publications
Updated: 3/12/2008
There are many sources of information on the number of trucks registered in the U.S. - one of which is the annual Highway Statistics Series that is published by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
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