Truck Sales Rise Over Year-Earlier

Rate of Increase Was Slower Than In Recent Months

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img src="/sites/default/files/images/articles/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>Sales of heavy-duty trucks rose 17.7% in November from a year earlier as truck manufacturers filled orders for Class 8s with engines built before federal emission standards took effect Oct. 1 as well as new lower-emission models.

But while sales were up over the year-earlier period, the increase marks a decline from higher sales gains posted in recent months.

Freightliner LLC, the industry's largest supplier, rebounded in November, after several months of low sales. At the same time, Volvo Trucks North America saw its retail sales plunge.

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