Class 8 orders
September Class 8 Orders Clear 31,000 for Best Showing Since October 2018
Workers install parts on a truck engine at a Mack Trucks assembly facility in Macungie, Pa. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News)
North American Class 8 orders in September rocketed to the highest point since late 2018, surpassing 31,000 and climbing well beyond replacement levels, ACT Research reported, citing preliminary OEM data.
October 5, 2020August Class 8 Orders Underscore Replacement Demand
Paccar
North American Class 8 orders in August reached replacement levels as fleets found the freight market growing stronger despite the many uncertainties in society at large, ACT Research reported.
September 3, 2020July Class 8 Orders Lift Off Along With Freight Volumes
Workers at an International Trucks assembly line. Increasing freight volumes could have spurred fleets to order Class 8 trucks in July. (International Trucks)
North American Class 8 orders in July inched past replacement levels and increased 98% compared with a year ago, ACT Research reported.
August 6, 2020Class 8 Orders Rise 23.2% in June
Trucks on the production line at Volvo's New River Valley Plant in Dublin, Va. (Justin Ide/Bloomberg News)
North American Class 8 orders in June approached replacement levels and reached the second-highest volume of the year.
July 9, 2020April Class 8 Orders Reach 25-Year Low
Peterbilt Motors Co.
Class 8 orders in April sank to the lowest level since 1995, when orders went negative for two months, ACT Research reported.
May 5, 2020March Class 8 Orders Drop to Recessionary Levels
Workers install parts on a truck engine at a Mack Trucks assembly facility in Macungie, Pa. The last time Class 8 orders fell below 10,000 was during the Great Recession. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News)
Orders for North American Class 8 vehicles in March fell below 8,000, ACT Research reported, as already weak freight demand collided with the spreading coronavirus.
April 7, 2020Class 8 Orders in January Rise 10% Year-Over-Year
Justin Ide/Bloomberg News
North American Class 8 orders for January hit 17,700, a 9.9% increase from the same period a year earlier, and notching the first year-over-year gain since October 2018.
February 4, 2020Class 8 Orders Reach 20,000, Hit Reset Button
Kenworth trucks sit on a lot. December’s Class 8 total was the second highest of the year, trailing October’s 22,100. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
North American Class 8 orders rallied in December to reach about 20,000, FTR reported, citing preliminary data.
January 6, 2020Class 8 Orders Slump for Weakest November Since 2015
Freightliner eCascadia battery-electric truck by DTNA
Preliminary North American Class 8 net orders for November passed 17,000 and hit the second-highest point reached this year, but analysts at two data-tracking firms said it did nothing to alter the slumping direction of the overall trend.
December 5, 2019October Class 8 Orders Highest in 11 Months
Kenworth trucks on a lot. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Preliminary net Class 8 orders for October, a bellwether month, were 22,100 and the highest in 11 months, ACT Research reported.
November 5, 2019