Transport Topics

Class 8 Truck Sales Decrease 4.3% in December

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] U.S. Class 8 retail sales closed out 2024 by trending below year-ago levels, according to data from Wards Intelligence. Sales in ...
Transport Topics

Class 8 Truck Orders Stumble Again in July

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] North American Class 8 truck orders hit their second straight month of year-over-year declines in July, according to ACT Research. ACT ...
Fleet Equipment Magazine

ACT Research: December Class 8 Orders Rise to 42.7K Units

December Class 8 orders rose 16% Y/Y. ACT Research said the spike was driven by economic strength, spot rate gains, and ...
CCJ

Class 8 net orders jump but lingering fleet caution remains

North American Class 8 net orders saw a 40% increase in May compared to April’s low figures, reaching 12,000 units, according to FTR Transportation Intelligence. However, orders were still down 47% ...
CCJ

Class 8 orders surge 108% but analysts question sustainability

Class 8 truck orders saw a surge in December, with preliminary figures from FTR Transportation Intelligence showing net orders jumped to 42,200 units—the strongest performance since October 2022. This ...
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 ...
Nasdaq

North America's Class 8 Truck Market Faces Decline Amid Uncertainty

The Class 8 truck market in North America has started 2025 on a downward trajectory, with both sales and net orders experiencing sharp declines. In January, retail sales fell 13% year over year to ...