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truck orders
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Class 8 market showing signs of cooling: ACT
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Class 8 retail sales and build are at near record high levels, but there’s evidence that shows a change in direction is mounting. That’s according to ACT Research’s Transportation Digest. “The key message that has dominated our…
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Class 8 truck orders continue to slide
Preliminary orders for Class 8 trucks came in at 15,200 units in March, according to FTR, marking the lowest March for orders since 2010. Orders were down 8% from February and 67% year-over-year. But FTR says demand is still strong,…
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Class 8 orders expectedly drop in December
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Preliminary data from ACT Research shows the industry booked 21,300 Class 8 trucks, an expected decline and off 43% year-over-year. But the year set a new record, with 490,100 units booked in 2018. “For all of 2018,…
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Fleet growth to outstrip freight growth in 2019: ACT
COLUMBUS, Ind. – ACT Research says the commercial vehicle industry is maintaining its momentum, but could slow in the second half of 2019. The company produced its Transportation Digest, reporting that the Class 8 truck market continued to extend all-time…
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Class 8 orders slide as OEMs’ 2019 order boards fill up
Class 8 orders fell sharply in November, to 27,500 units, marking the end of five consecutive months exceeding 40,000 units, according to preliminary data from FTR. November marked the lowest total this year, and the weakest month since September 2017.…
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Third quarter the best ever for Class 8 orders
Fleets rushed to secure truck availability in September, with preliminary data showing orders for 42,300 units, according to FTR. That set an all-time high for the third quarter, with 146,800 orders, and September was the 10th best month ever. FTR…
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August another record-setting month for Class 8 orders
COLUMBUS, Ind. – North American Class 8 truck orders once again reached an all-time high in August, at 53,100 units, according to preliminary data from ACT Research. August bettered July numbers, which had set the previous all-time high. This over…
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Class 8 truck orders remained hot in July
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Class 8 net orders totaled 52,629 units in July, marking the fifth month in the last seven that orders have exceeded 40,000 units. “Making July’s order intake more impressive is the fact that the month is typically…
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June Class 8 orders one of the strongest months in more than a decade
COLUMBUS, Ind. – For the fourth time in six months, North American Class 8 truck orders exceeded 40,000 units, according to the latest data from ACT Research. Orders totaled 42,224 units in June. “North American Class 8 net orders continued…
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Class 8 orders remain hot through June
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Class 8 orders exceeded 40,000 units in June, for the fourth time in six months. Preliminary data from ACT Research pointed to 42,200 units being ordered. “Preliminary net order data indicate that demand for Class 8 trucks…
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Truck orders remain strong through May
COLUMBUS, Ind. – May’s Class 8 order activity continued trending above capacity, according to the latest data from ACT Research. There were 35,608 units booked in May. “Continuing to be led by Canada and the U.S., order strength remained broad-based.…
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Canada sees strongest Class 8 order month since 06
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Class 8 net orders totaled 34,735 units in April, continuing an above-capacity trend, according to the latest figures from ACT Research. “As has been the case through the past seven months of rising backlog, the U.S. and…
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Fleets scrambling to secure Class 8 build slots
Preliminary North American Class 8 orders totaled 46,300 units according to FTR, marking the third best month ever. They came in 15% above February’s tally and are up 103% year-over-year. Class 8 orders for the first quarter were the largest…
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Truck orders remained strong in February
COLUMBUS, Ind. – North American Class 8 orders totaled 40,271 units in February, marking the seventh best ever order month, ACT Research reports. They slipped from January’s total, which was the second best month on record. “The drivers of current…
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February truck orders an “all-time great month”: ACT
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Trucking companies continue to order trucks in near-record numbers. ACT Research reports that preliminary Classes 5-8 orders in February came in at 67,700 units, making it the third strongest order month since the 2006 pre-buy. It is…
