Cummins at equipment auctions.

[MD500E]

I go to several heavy equipment auctions each year and have made an interesting observation about cummins pickups. They will often have 50-60 pickups for in the sale. I always check them out in the hopes of finding a cummins, and rarely is there even one. There are always lots of powerstrokes, especially 6. 0's and quite a few chevy diesels new and old. Then after the auction is over, I walk out in the parking lot and see cummins powered pickups everywhere. :-laf



% of pickups in the auction powered by cummins >2%



% of pickups in the parking lot powered by cummins <30%



Hmmmmmmmm... ... :-laf

 

[JUeckert]

i attend lots of auctions in 4 different states,buying and selling is a sidejob for me,plus sometimes i use auction bought eguipment to replace some of my construction/farm equipment. i generally see more ford diesels [old or new]both in the auctions,and at the auctions,been this way since the early 80's. as mentioned,dodge accounts for about 30% ,ford a good 50%,then gm . gm in most cases has the cheapest diesel,ford the most expensive. i'am told by many purchase agents,the gm diesels are cheapest to buy for fleets,then dodges. many buy fords,because of the wide range of options. i have noticed more and more 3rd gen dodges in the parking lots this past year. .

 

[rattlbox]

thats because noboby wants there furd junk... and anyone that has a cummins wants to hold onto it :-laf

 

[WDaniels]

MD500E,

I have been all over the lower 48 states and no where down there have I seen more cummins on the streets than Alaska, bar none! The per capita for the CTD up here is greater than any where else. Even up here you cannot find one on the used car lots. Everyone holds on to their Cummins. In the last 5 years I haven't seen more than 4 or 5 from all the used car lots combined. I had a picture of our parking lot at work and there were 6 CTD's lined up all in a row. Was awesome.

WD

 

[KKohagen]

MD500E,

I have been all over the lower 48 states and no where down there have I seen more cummins on the streets than Alaska, bar none! The per capita for the CTD up here is greater than any where else. Even up here you cannot find one on the used car lots. Everyone holds on to their Cummins. In the last 5 years I haven't seen more than 4 or 5 from all the used car lots combined. I had a picture of our parking lot at work and there were 6 CTD's lined up all in a row. Was awesome.

WD

My mom and dad were just up in Anchorage a few months ago, catering another family member's wedding. Dad thought it was very interesting that a large majority of trucks he saw were all Cummins, :-laf . He wasn't looking for this coincidence, just noticed it after a week or so.

 

[MD500E]

I think it is interesting that in Alaska, where your life might very well count on your truck getting you home, Cummins seems to be a popular choice. I think that really tells us something about real world reliability. Powerstrokes are popular here in Pennsylvania, but then again there is a dealer every 5 miles!

 

[RustyJC]

A lot of it probably has to do with Ford's fleet sales programs. For whatever reason, they probably place the majority of trucks into company fleets, and when these trucks reach their age/mileage limits, the companies will send them to auction. I know that Ford has been the exclusive supplier to our company for the 33 years I've worked here.



Rusty

 

[JUeckert]

when it comes to fleet sales,some buy based on price,some on particular needs,some concentrate on resale when they are done with the vehicle,some come up with what they find to be the best overall value.