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, 2013BusinessLogistics
Trailer Orders Rise 8.2%
Fleets ordered 21,769 trailers during April, the highest level so far in 2013 and 8.2% above year-ago levels, according to ACT Research.
June 3, 2013Business
Truck Orders Soar 36.2%
New Class 8 truck orders in North America rose in April to 23,300, the highest tally in 15 months, ACT Research said, leaving analysts to predict that manufacturers will ramp up production soon.
May 13, 2013Business
Truck Orders Rise 10.4%
New orders for Class 8 trucks climbed 10.4% in March from a year ago and surpassed 20,000 for a sixth straight month, according to ACT Research.
April 8, 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, 2012