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Equipment Forecast 2013: Rental Fleet Purchases May Contribute to 'Modest' Gains

2013 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT FORECAST
CATEGORY	2009	2010	2011	FORECAST 2012	FORECAST 2013	% CHG '12 - '13

Construction Equipment	78,993	103,522	123,100	136,641	142,107	4.0%
Pickup Trucks (Half-Ton)	738,814	809,025	927,059	952,783	1,060,124	11.3%
Heavy-Duty Trucks (Class 8)	97,000	110,100	173,700	199,800	205,000	2.6%
Vocational Trucks (Class 8)	26,500	27,600	35,500	43,900	48,200	9.8%
Source: Manfredi & Associates; IHS; ACT Research. All data shown in units, retail sales, U.S.

After a short stint as a freelance contributor to ENR, Tudor joined the editorial staff in 2002 and was a managing editor. His areas of expertise included construction equipment, trucks, tools, materials and global construction. He was a certified crane operator and reported heavy construction news in the U.S. and outside—including Europe, Dubai, India and China.

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