Orders for Class 8 trucks were 11% higher in March than the same month last year, at 21,817 units, according to preliminary data released by FTR Associates.
April 3, 2013BusinessLogistics
Trailer Orders Jump in June But Lag Last Year by 7.1%
Fleets ordered 15,386 new trailers in June from U.S. manufacturers, an 8.6% increase from a year ago and the second monthly gain in the past three, ACT Research reported.
July 29, 2013Business
June Truck Orders Up 13% But Are Lowest This Year
Truck manufacturers received 18,900 net orders for Class 8 trucks in June, the lowest monthly total so far this year but still 13% above the year-ago level, ACT Research reported.
July 15, 2013BusinessLogistics
May Trailer Orders Decline 1%
U.S. orders for new trailers dipped by 1% in May to 14,428 units, the fifth decline in seven months, according to ACT Research Co.
July 8, 2013Business
Truck Orders Stay Strong
Orders for new, heavy-duty North American trucks rose nearly 30% in May above the same month last year, according to two industry reports.
June 10, 2013BusinessLogistics
Trailer Orders Rise 8.2%
Fleets ordered 21,769 trailers during April, the highest level so far in 2013 and 8.2% above year-ago levels, according to ACT Research.
June 3, 2013Business
Truck Orders Soar 36.2%
New Class 8 truck orders in North America rose in April to 23,300, the highest tally in 15 months, ACT Research said, leaving analysts to predict that manufacturers will ramp up production soon.
May 13, 2013Business
Truck Orders Rise 10.4%
New orders for Class 8 trucks climbed 10.4% in March from a year ago and surpassed 20,000 for a sixth straight month, according to ACT Research.
April 8, 2013Business
February Truck Orders Up 4.2%
Fleets ordered 23,300 Class 8 trucks in North America during February, 4.2% more than they had a year earlier, ending a string of 13 straight year-over-year declines, according to ACT Research.
March 11, 2013Business
Jan. Truck Orders Total 22,600 Despite ‘Uncertainty,’ ACT Says
North American truck buyers ordered fewer Class 8 trucks in January than they did a year ago, but total orders still topped the 20,000 mark for the fourth straight month, ACT Research reported.
February 11, 2013