Heavy-Duty Truck Sales Rise 36% in May

Information from WardsAuto.com, which reported the latest sales on Wednesday, showed increases for all seven nameplates, compared with Class 8 sales that totaled 13,290 last May.

Daimler Trucks North America’s Freightliner brand topped the list with 5,529 sold. Paccar Inc.’s Kenworth and Peterbilt Class 8 tractor sales totaled 5,290, about equally divided between the brands.

Navistar sales totaled 3,337. Volvo Group reached a total of 3,642 that included 1,524 Mack models.