Equipment Medium-duty orders surge to sixth best month ever: ACT August 4, 2021 Class 8 orders were flat in July at 25,800 units, according to preliminary data from ACT Research, but medium-duty orders jumped 30%. The 30,200 Classes 5-7 orders were up 70%…
Equipment New truck orders remain ‘above normal’ as fleets jockey for build slots May 5, 2021 Class 8 truck orders totaled 34,600 units in April, reflecting continuing strong demand and putting more pressure on OEMs to keep pace in the face of supply chain challenges. FTR…
Equipment Truck OEMs struggling to keep up with orders February 3, 2021 Fleets continued to place large orders in January, while OEMs struggle to keep up with demand due to material shortages. FTR reported preliminary orders of 42,800 units in January, up…
Equipment Commercial truck orders end 2020 in ‘near-record’ territory: ACT Research January 7, 2021 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Classes 5-8 truck orders closed 2020 in “near-record” territory, according to preliminary December data from ACT Research. Class 8 orders totaled 50,900 units, down 2% from November…
Equipment Commercial vehicle outlook strong heading into 2021: ACT Research December 17, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Commercial vehicle demand will remain strong heading into 2021, according to ACT Research, which cited the arrival of a vaccine, the likelihood of stimulus spending, and healthy…
Equipment ECONOMIC WATCH: Class 8 orders hit nine-month high August 18, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Class 8 orders hit a nine-month high in July, according to the latest data from ACT Research. “Despite the economy still operating well-below pre-pandemic levels, freight rates…
Equipment ECONOMIC WATCH: Truck orders bounced back in June July 3, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Class 8 truck orders spiked to 16,000 units in June, reflecting a rapid freight rate improvement, according to preliminary data from ACT Research. Orders surged 139% from…
Equipment ECONOMIC WATCH: Trailer orders fall precipitously April 16, 2020 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – U.S. trailer orders in March fell 54% from depressed February levels, to 6,500 units, according to preliminary data from FTR. Orders were down 55% from March 2019,…
Supply Chain Supply chain into Indigenous communities appears intact amid Covid-19 demand April 7, 2020 VICTORIA, B.C. – Despite the challenges meeting demand across the country amid the Covid-19 crisis, provincial governments are confident the trucking industry is continuing to reach those in remote locations,…
Equipment Truck and trailer dealer welcomes return to normal September 12, 2019 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Stoops Freightliner and its network of truck and trailer dealers isn’t sensing that the drop in new equipment orders is anything to lose sleep over. Instead, Brian…
Equipment Truck and trailer orders normalizing, not crashing: FTR September 11, 2019 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Class 8 truck orders have fallen sharply in recent months, but FTR forecasters aren’t sounding any alarms, and say the drop marks a return to more normal…
Equipment No rush for 2020 trailer build slots: ACT August 28, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Trailer manufacturers have opened their 2020 orderboards, but fleets are reticent to invest in new equipment. That’s according to the latest State of the Industry: U.S. Trailer…
Equipment July Class 8 orders lowest since 2010 August 6, 2019 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Preliminary orders for Class 8 trucks in North America fell below 10,000 units in July, for the first time since 2010. FTR reported orders of…
Equipment Slowdown in trailer orders not indicative of weakening demand February 28, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Orders for new trailers weakened at the end of 2018, but ACT Research says this doesn’t reflect softening demand. A hot streak for trailers that began in…
Equipment Trailer orders reach all-time high in October November 21, 2014 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Net trailer orders in October reached 46,267 units, setting an all-time record high, exceeding the previous record by 9%, according to the latest data from FTR. Trailer…
