Class 8 Orders Surge 81% in July, Top 18,000
Class 8 orders rolled on in July, climbing 81% year-over-year in what is typically the slowest order month of the year, analysts said.Orders hit 18,700, according to preliminary data from ACT Research...
View ArticleAugust Class 8 Orders Top 21,000, Foreshadow Production Gains in 2018
Class 8 Orders in August improved 49% year-over-year and pushed past 21,000, pointing the way to higher orders later in the year and stronger production in 2018 compared with this year, industry...
View ArticleClass 8 Sales Continue to Rise in October, Post 31.6% Gain
U.S. Class 8 retail sales continued climbing in October, reaching nearly 18,000, WardsAuto.com reported, but other analysts noted that the market is softer and more volatile than is typical at this...
View ArticleClass 8 Orders Post Strong Gain in November
North American Class 8 orders in November reached nearly 33,000 for a 69% year-over-year gain, ACT Research Co. reported, but incentives and an uneven order pattern in the market have some...
View ArticleFTR Appoints Avery Vise Vice President of Trucking Research
Research company FTR appointed Avery Vise vice president of trucking research.Most recently, Vise was president of TransComply, a firm that assists trucking operations with regulatory compliance and...
View ArticleTrailer Makers Flooded With 33,000 Orders in February
U.S. trailer orders in February hit 33,000 units, setting a record for the month provided the preliminary figures hold, but concerns are mounting that tariffs on foreign aluminum and steel are pushing...
View ArticleFTR Adds Intermodal Insights to Web-Based Platform
Freight-industry research firm FTR announced the release of its Intermodal Dash, intended to deliver data and insights into the intermodal market place via the company’s new web-based forecasting...
View ArticleJuly Trailer Orders Keep Rising From COVID Bottom
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.]U.S. trailer orders climbed again in July, reaching the highest point since November, and posted an 80% improvement over year-ago levels,...
View ArticleAugust Trailer Orders Trumpet Better Days, Rise 150%
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.]U.S. trailer orders in August topped 27,000 as they rose 150% year-over-year, ACT Research reported. The surge comes just four months...
View ArticleAugust Net Trailer Orders Clear 12,000
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.]U.S. trailer net orders in August reached 12,366, ACT Research reported as the persistent story of pent-up customer demand, various supply...
View ArticleMarch Class 8 Orders at 21,000 Stay in Familiar Zone
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inboxNorth American Class 8 orders in March were just over 21,000 to keep pace with levels reached over the past few months amid mounting...
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