Heavy Duty (HD) truck orders were up 17% and medium duty up 10% for the full year 2013, according to ACT Research. December was the second biggest Class 8 order month since March 2006, with orders up roughly 50% month over month and year over year. Meanwhile, medium duty December net orders fell month over […]
Preliminary orders for Class 8 vehicles are expected to surge 50 percent — month over month and year over year. According to ACT Research, December NA Classes 5-7 net orders are expected at 14,200 units (±5%) and Class 8 net orders are expected at 31,800 units (±5%), when actual data are released mid-month. “This is […]
Following a robust 43% month-over-month gain in net orders in October, November trailer orders were decidedly less vigorous — at 3% month-over-month improvement. Strength was concentrated in dry vans, flats and liquid tanks according to ACT Research. “On a year-over-year basis, total net orders of 25,670 units were up 17%,” said Frank Maly, Director – […]
According to ACT Research, after a high-side surprise in October, Class 8 orders provided some low-side disappointment in November with medium duty on the gradual rise. For the month, new and net orders were 22,231 and 21,255 units, respectively. Classes 5-7 orders totaled 18,407 units, up 28% year over year. “Class 8 orders for the […]
Class 5-7 net orders in North America are expected at 18,000 units (±5%) and Class 8 orders are expected at 21,200 units (±5%) according to ACT Research. Actual data are released mid-month. “The ‘Great OK’ continued for Classes 5-8 commercial vehicle orders placed in November,” said Steve Tam, ACT’s Vice President – Commercial Vehicle Sector. […]
The average selling price of total reported used Class 8 trucks continues to hold up better than expected, according to the latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks, published by ACT Research. “For the first ten months of this year, prices for used Class 8 trucks were down only […]
