Orders for Class 8 trucks were 11% higher in March than the same month last year, at 21,817 units, according to preliminary data released by FTR Associates.
April 3, 2013Business
February Truck Orders Up 4.2%
Fleets ordered 23,300 Class 8 trucks in North America during February, 4.2% more than they had a year earlier, ending a string of 13 straight year-over-year declines, according to ACT Research.
March 11, 2013Business
Jan. Truck Orders Total 22,600 Despite ‘Uncertainty,’ ACT Says
North American truck buyers ordered fewer Class 8 trucks in January than they did a year ago, but total orders still topped the 20,000 mark for the fourth straight month, ACT Research reported.
February 11, 2013Business
Factory Orders Rise in December
Factory orders rose 1.8% in December, the Commerce Department reported Monday.
February 4, 2013Business
Truck Orders Remain Firm
Customers ordered 21,300 heavy-duty trucks in North America in December, in line with the full year’s business levels but far below the corresponding month in 2011, ACT Research Co. reported.
January 14, 2013Business
Class 8 Orders Slip as Buyers Shift Focus to 2013
New Class 8 truck orders slipped to 20,200 in November from a nine-month high the previous month, as truck buyers increasingly turned their focus to next year, ACT Research reported.
December 10, 2012Business
Factory Orders Drop in August
Factory orders dropped 5.2% in August, the biggest decrease since January 2009, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
October 4, 2012Business
New Truck Orders Fall 23.4%, But Still Hit 16,200 in August
New heavy-duty truck orders fell 23.4% to 16,200 in August from a year earlier, according to preliminary figures from ACT Research Co., and some truck makers said they plan more downtime at plants in order to trim production.
September 10, 2012Business
Heavy-Duty Truck Orders Plunge in July
New Class 8 truck orders plunged 31.1% in July from the year-ago level to 12,900, the lowest monthly total since August 2010, according to preliminary data from ACT Research Co.
August 13, 2012Business
Truck Orders Decline 22.3% in June to Lowest Level Since 2010, ACT Says
North American Class 8 truck orders fell 22.3% in June from a year earlier to 16,500, the lowest monthly figure since September 2010, according to preliminary data from ACT Research Co.
July 16, 2012