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
Business, Equipment
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)
Class 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, 2020
Business, Top 100
Freightliner eCascadia battery-electric truck by DTNA
Class 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, 2019
Business, Equipment
Kenworth trucks on a lot. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
October 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
Business, Equipment
Celadon plans to replace 2,000 trucks. (Celadon Group)
Class 8 Orders in July Sink to Lowest Level Since 2010
Celadon plans to replace 2,000 trucks. (Celadon Group)
Class 8 orders were down to their lowest level since 2010 in July, according to ACT Research.
August 14, 2019
Business, Equipment
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Class 8 Orders in July Sink to Lowest Level Since 2010
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Class 8 orders were down to their lowest level since 2010 in July, according to preliminary numbers from ACT Research.
August 5, 2019
Business, Equipment
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
May Class 8 Orders Plummet to Nearly Three-Year Low
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
U.S. Class 8 orders in May fell to 10,800, the lowest point in nearly three years, ACT Research reported, and once-scarce 2019 production slots opened.
June 6, 2019
Business
International Truck production line (International Trucks)
March Class 8 Orders Post Anticipated Drop With Backlog Extended
International Truck production line (International Trucks)
North American Class 8 orders in March fell sharply compared with a year earlier amid continuing, but slower, economic and freight growth, and a heavy backlog, analysts said.
April 2, 2019
Business, Equipment, Top 100
Oakley Transport via Facebook
February Class 8 Orders Slow; Backlog Falls
Oakley Transport via Facebook
Class 8 orders for February trickled in to reach 16,900, down 58% compared with a year earlier, reflecting a backlog already swollen by record demand in 2018, reports ACT Research Co.
March 7, 2019
Business
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
January Class 8 Orders Slow After Record Demand in 2018
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Class 8 orders for January fell to 15,800 as backlogs already stretch out through the end of the year, according to ACT Research Co.
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