Class 8 News Updates

North American Class 8 truck orders slowed sequentially in August, in line with seasonal norms as build slots began filling. But they jumped on an annual basis.

Mobility Global cut its calendar-year 2026 forecast for U.S. Class 8 truck and tractor registrations by 1,532 to 217,589 in its Q3 calculations from 219,121 in Q2.

Used tractor pricing increased 6%, and truck pricing rose 3% year on year in the second quarter of 2026, Miami-based Ryder said when releasing its Q2 earnings.

U.S. Class 8 retail truck sales surpassed year-ago levels for a second straight month, with Omdia Automotive data showing that July purchases increased 2.2%.

Class 8 truck orders rose sharply on a year-over-year basis in July, but full 2026 production backlogs and uncertainty over EPA rules cloud the outlook.

Daimler Truck does not expect to shutter any additional North American manufacturing plants as a consequence of plans to build its largest U.S. assembly facility.

CEO John O’Leary told reporters the plant would be the company’s largest truck manufacturing facility in the United States when up and running.

A spokesperson for International could not provide more details immediately, but testing of a camouflaged new cab may have been spotted in the spring.

U.S. Class 8 retail sales came in slightly above the previous year in June after a yearlong stretch of declines.

“Let’s see exactly how it will play out now, because it has been a very recent development,” Volvo Group CEO Martin Lundstedt said during the Q2 earnings call.