Transport Topics

Class 8 Orders Soar More Than 100% Sequentially in December

North American Class 8 truck orders surged in December, with ACT Research reporting a 118% monthly jump to 42,700 units and FTR citing a similar rise to about 42,200. Analysts said the spike reflected ...
Transport Topics

Class 8 Orders Plummet 47% in Seasonally Unusual November

Continued uncertainty in the market and a lack of profitability continued to weigh heavily on orders. Orders remained well below the 10-year average 28,910 for November. VTNA's Magnus Koeck: November ...
Fleet Owner

Class 8 truck orders up year over year

Demand for Class 8 vehicles remained strong in February as the freight industry begins its slow recovery, according to preliminary data from ACT Research and FTR Transportation Intelligence. ACT’s ...
Fleet Owner

Class 8 orders slow in December, but market still at ‘high level historically’

While freight markets cooled in 2023, it didn’t stop fleets from ordering new equipment last year, as the Class 8 market saw a historically high level of order-board action over the year's final ...
Truckinginfo

January Class 8 Orders Significantly Higher Than Year Ago

ACT Research's NA Class 8 Net Orders chart shows the ups and downs of truck orders since January 2019. There was a slight increase from the December 2023 orders and a larger increase over January 2023 ...