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Obtaining financing for truck purchases is becoming easier, with more banks returning to a market that had been dominated by manufacturers’ finance arms, according to several lenders and fleet executives.

The housing market crash apparently has had at least one silver lining for trucking: It has brought more lenders into the truck financing market.

Cascade Sierra Solutions, a firm that backs emissions-reduction investments for trucking, has announced a $20 million financing program to back purchases of new equipment.