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PACCAR Pricing Spineometer: 2 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 16, 2025

PACCAR, a multinational truck, parts, and financing company, had a negative 2024. Examining PACCAR’s Truck, Parts, and Other business specifically, revenue fell 5% to $31 billion and earnings before interest and taxes fell 17% to $4.5 billion over the last year. (This article excludes PACCAR’s financial services business and makes no comments regarding how pricing should be managed in that line of business.) A review of PACCAR’s 28 January 2025 earnings call…

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Hanging Your Net Shingle, Part 3: Customers

By Tim J. Smith, PhD March 8, 2002

Corporate web sites are communication tools that can influence decisions and encourage positive actions. In this third part of a five part…

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Hanging Your Net Shingle, Part 2: Investors

By Tim J. Smith, PhD March 7, 2002

Corporate web sites are communication tools that can influence decisions and encourage positive actions. In this second part of a five part…

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Hanging Your Net Shingle, Part 1: Intro

By Tim J. Smith, PhD March 6, 2002

As new ventures get off the ground, one of the early tasks they need to accomplish is create their corporate web site.…

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When Network Externalities Fail Make Glue

By Tim J. Smith, PhD February 28, 2002

Network Externalities has been the mantra among Hi-Tech new ventures. They provide a believable logic behind their revenue forecasts that predict exponential…

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