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Class 8 Orders Rebound in February

North American Class 8 orders in February hit 23,600 units, ending a month-to-month decline that started in October, ACT Research reported.

March 9, 2023
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January Class 8 Truck Orders Continue Monthly Decline

North American Class 8 orders in January hit 18,400 units, continuing a monthly decline since peaking in September, ACT Research reported.

February 8, 2023
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December Class 8 Orders Add to Short String of Year-Over-Year Gains

North American Class 8 orders in December were 30,300, amplifying a trend of year-over-year gains in 2022 that began in September — the highest-ever month for orders, ACT Research reported.

January 6, 2023
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November Class 8 Orders Stay Strong

North American Class 8 orders in November hit 33,000, far above the replacement level of 20,000 per month, but slipped compared with the past two strong months, ACT Research reported, citing truck makers’ preliminary data.

December 7, 2022
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Class 8 Orders Soar in October on Pent-Up Demand

North American Class 8 orders in October soared past the year-earlier volume and retreated a step or two from the previous month’s all-time record, ACT Research reported, calling it further confirmation of pent-up demand.

November 3, 2022
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Class 8 Orders in August Mark Year’s High Point

Class 8 orders in August climbed to the highest level in 2022 as they rebounded smartly from July’s low point of the year, yet still trailed far behind the year-ago level.

September 7, 2022
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July Class 8 Orders Take Expected Downturn

North American Class 8 orders in July, not unexpectedly, crawled to 11,400, the lowest point of the year. ACT Research reported the figure, citing truck makers’ data that was preliminary but largely complete.

August 4, 2022
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June Class 8 Orders Hold Their Own Amid Larger Flux

North American Class 8 orders for June came in at 15,500 and pointed to truck makers doing their best to accommodate ongoing strong demand.

July 7, 2022
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Class 8 Orders Slip in May

North American Class 8 orders slid to 14,000 units, ACT Research reported, citing truck makers’ preliminary data, as underlying conditions that had held back order intake sharply in April, compared with all recent months but one, were little changed.

June 3, 2022
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April Class 8 Orders Fall to 15,800

North American Class 8 vehicle orders in April hit nearly 16,000 — less than half of those a year earlier — with slots for 2022 largely filled and little consistency for when truck makers will open build slots for 2023, ACT Research reported, citing truck makers’ preliminary data.

May 4, 2022