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Strong start for CVA
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• Doncaster-based Commercial Vehicle Auctions is still on a roll after a storming end to a000. "We had our first sale of 2001 immediately after the Christmas and New Year holiday, but still managed to sell 47 trucks," says managing director, Chris Wright.
"In December we sold a total of 346 trucks and trailers at two sales, and we've never sold that many at that time of year before," he continues. "The prices realised were good—bidders were practically fighting over anything clean and late-registered. A Renault Kerax 340 8x4 tipper, 19 97 on an R-plate, made £23,500."
Other prices achieved recently include £2o.000 for a 19 97 Scania 4 Series P124 400 6x2 tractive unit sourced from a Scottish operator. "It had been worked quite hard," Wright recalls. "A 1997 Daf 95XF 380 4x2 Space Cab tractor, finished in plain white, sold for £27,750."
Hauliers running fleets of 30-4o trucks are prepared to bid for lateregistered tractors, Wright suggests, because in some cases they're moving from a wholly leased fleet to a mix of leased and owned vehides. "They know that if they own a truck, and work drops off, they can always sell it and get some cash in," he comments.
"But although there's plenty
of interest in newer vehi des, the market for older stuff is disas trous," he says. "What's more, it's becoming more difficult to sell them abroad, because export customers too want newer trucks."
As far as rigids are concerned, there's a marked difference between the prices realised by dean and well maintained 17-tormers, and those that look tired, says Wright. "A tidy Daf 65 210 on an Mplate will make £8,000," he estimates. "A rough one will fetch nearer
At 7.5 tonnes there's not quite such a gulf "With 1995/96 vintage examples, it's more like £1,000 to £2,000," he observes.
How about multi-wheeled rigids like the Kerax mentioned earlier?
"We're in an election year, and the government will soon start throwing money about," Wright replies. "That will boost the construction industry, and that in turn will boost eight-wheeler sales."
Turning to trailers, Wright says that there's a shortage of two to three-year-old examples—probably because so many trailers are leased by operators from new over seven years, he believes.
"We sold a very tall, 1997 triaxle curtainsider for £13,000," he remarks. "A 1997 55cu yd three-axle tipper went for £13,000, which surprised me, because I thought it would fetch no more than £11,500."