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North American Class 8 truck orders fell from the prior year and sequentially in November despite the month usually being the third strongest of the year.

Kenworth and Peterbilt continue to build out their battery-electric tractor and truck portfolios, launching three new models each Dec. 9.

Best known for its Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo passenger car rental and leasing brands, Enterprise already offered light- and medium-duty truck rental.

Proterra debuted its upgraded battery pack, the H2-23, in April, specifically targeting it for the Class 8 truck market and other demanding commercial applications.

The shutdown issue has not gone away for truck buyers, analyst Steve Tam cautions, despite Congress passing a short-term continuing resolution.

Monthly orders data has trended below prior-year results since the start of the year. President Trump’s focus on tariffs has created uncertainty for both OEMs and truck buyers.

For the past 18 months, Tesla said manufacturing would start by the end of 2025 and ramp up to capacity through 2026. The firm has a history of missing deadlines, including with the Semi.

U.S. Class 8 retail sales fell below the prior year for the third month in a row in September, according to Wards Intelligence data.

ACT Research preliminary data showed orders decreased 44% year over year to 20,800 units. But they increased 57.6% from the 13,200 units reported in August.

As is typical with Daimler Truck’s pre-earnings sales announcements, no color was provided on the statistics. Daimler Truck will report its full third-quarter earnings on Nov. 7.