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$150,000 while a three- or four-year-old
Companies and Roberts Truck Center, truck with 400,000 miles on it might CALENDAR
both of them International dealers for
30-plus years, Wilson said. go for $80,000. OF EVENTS
While Summit recertifies other
brands, like Freightliner, the Navistar/ factory freSH (or Pretty
International trucks comprise at least cLoSe) JANUARY
90 percent of the work Summit does, Having all the trucks reconditioned
said Carney, whose duties include in one facility like Summit — or having JANUARy 12
ARkAnsAs LegIsLATuRe
overseeing the Summit reconditioning one large facility plus a uniform ConVenes
program. reconditioning program like Navistar — JANUARy 22
Name recognition of a particular helps with consistency and efficiency. sAfeTy MAnAgeMenT
brand, International in Summit’s case, “All your tooling and all your parts, CounCIL MeeTIng
helps draw a segment of the truck buy- everything is in one location,” Smith JANUARy 29
ing population, Smith said. But it also said. MAInTenAnCe &
means they have to market the other While there are plenty of reasons TeChnoLogy CounCIL
MeeTIng
brands they refit a little harder. for motor carriers to stay on top of
“I believe the International truck new regulations regarding things JANUARy 26-30
2015 CVsA CoopeRATIVe
was built with the driver in mind,” like emissions and miles per gallon hAzARdous MATeRIALs
Carney said of the dashboard configura- requirements, for example, it’s not a enfoRCeMenT deVeLopMenT
tions and cab layouts that have helped headache in the recertification process (CohMed) ConfeRenCe
Hyatt Regency Long Beach
popularize International. because the trucks the company refits Long Beach, Calif.
“It’s the most popular as far as con- are outfitted to the proper specifications
figuration, and it has been for several when they roll off the line new. FEBRUARY
years,” Wilson said. “It’s got a lot of “Since it’s a used truck that’s FEBRUARy 11-13
safety features.” maybe two years, three years, four TRuCkIng AssoCIATIons
InsuRAnCe CounCIL
The market for used trucks tends years old, we already know what the New Orleans, La.
to follow the economy, Smith said, in standards are,” Smith said. “They’ve FEBRUARy 16-19
the sense that when people aren’t buy- been set. That’s more than on the new TMC AnnuAL MeeTIng And
ing they aren’t buying, new or used. truck end.” exhIbITIon
Customers may skip a trade cycle when In fact, Wilson said, emissions fueLIng The fuTuRe
Music City Center
the economy slows, as it did during the componentry is one of the things that Nashville, Tenn.
recession of 2009, and they will try to can add to the cost of a new truck
stay more current when the economy is during manufacture and lead people to MARCH
thriving. buy recertified trucks instead. MARCH 8-11
Carney said factors like extremes “I think the emissions regulations 2015 TRuCkLoAd CARRIeRs
AssoCIATIon AnnuAL
in the weather — which can add stress are going to affect the used truck ConVenTIon
to a truck and take months off its life market,” Wilson said. But even Gaylord Palms
— and holidays also can affect Summit’s with a few years age, today’s more Kissimmee, Fla.
reconditioning center workload. technologically sophisticated trucks do
Navistar’s Wilson added that require more work and thoroughness in SAVE THE DATE
sometimes it’s an issue of timing, as the refit/recertification phase.
when municipalities and governments “It needs a little more attention in
set their budgets, that affect whether a prepping it for that user,” Smith said. APRIL 29-MAy 1
ATA AnnuAL busIness
truck is purchased new or used. “Just the electronic systems alone are ConfeRenCe & VendoR
“A lot of customers are just on a more advanced.” shoWCAse
trade cycle,” she said. Carney agreed that keeping up with Embassy Suites & Hot Springs
There are many different makes the new technology is one of Summit’s Convention Center
Hot Springs, Ark.
and models and factors — like mileage biggest challenges. “That’s the stuff we
— that dictate levels of price structures, want to hit head on,” he said.
Smith said, so it’s difficult to project Ultimately, for Navistar and JUNE 11-13
ATA TRuCkIng
how much a used truck buyer saves their brethren in the used truck ChAMpIonshIps
on average. But as a general example recertification game, it’s all a matter of John Q. Hammons Convention Center
Smith noted some over-the-road, Class restoring a truck to as close to factory Rogers, Ark.
A Tractors can retail for $130,000- fresh as possible.

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