
There were 354,400 used commercial vehicles, registered in the U.S. during the first two quarters of 2010, according to Polk.
This historic number sets a new record for used commercial vehicle registrations in a six-month timeframe and represents nearly 68 percent of the commercial vehicle market. Additionally, this figure represents an increase of 28.8 percent over the same timeframe in 2009.
The combined registrations of new and used commercial vehicles in the first half of 2010 were 524,700, representing an 18.9 percent increase over the same period last year. New commercial vehicle registrations saw just a slight increase of 3.1 percent in the timeframe.
Source: R. L. Polk & Co.