Class 8 Truck Sales
Class 8 truck sales news, information for trucking industry professionals.
ACT Research: Weak truck sales until 2010’s second half
In the latest release of its North American Commercial Vehicle Outlook, ACT Research Co. forecasts that the demand for new medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles will be “off around 45% for the full year 2009 and remain at weak levels through the first half of 2010.”...
Class 8 truck sales gain again
Class 8 truck orders for North America increased in July for the second consecutive month, but were still down 37.3% compared to July 2008, according to FTR Assocs...
J.D. Power survey: Truckers still reluctant to buy
The annual Heavy-Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction study conducted by J.D. Power and Associates ranks Kenworth Truck Co. as the top OEM in three categories and awards Freightliner the remaining top slot. More telling about trucking overall, the research firm’s survey indicates an increasing reluctance among truck users to buy new equipment over the next 12 months...
New truck sales looking up
An increase in June Class 8 total net orders for all the major North American OEMs is a welcome sign that the heavy-duty truck market may be stabilizing. But don’t uncork the champagne just yet, as it remains to be seen whether this is the start of a small yet sustainable run of rising sales or just a one-time bounce...
Used truck sales in “a bright spot”
Anecdotal evidence is pointing to a small yet healthy uptick in used truck sales, as fleets seek to replace aging equipment at as low a cost to their bottom line as possible. Yet that increase in used truck sales may not have legs without a corresponding rise in new truck sales, industry experts contend...
Truck sales may be stabilizing
Data compiled by economic research firm FTR Associates indicates that commercial truck sales – for both the heavy- and medium-duty segments – are beginning to stabilize, albeit at historically low levels. The million-dollar question, said FTR president Eric Starks, is when sales might start picking up again...
Mack taking 2010 orders
Mack Trucks has announced it will offer trucks with EPA 2010 certified diesel engines later this year, joining Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) in an early introduction of its selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology...
Truck sales projected to be soft into 2010
Sales and production of commercial trucks will remain decidedly soft for the remainder of 2009 and well into 2010, according to new analysis by ACT Research Company (ACT)...
Class 8 truck orders still sliding
Preliminary data for the month of April shows that Class 8 truck orders remain on a downswing, dropping 9% from March of this year, according to numbers gathered by Nashville, IN-based research firm FTR Associates...
Class 8 sales plummet in February
Class 8 total net orders for all major North American OEMs fell to 6,167 units in February...
Class 8 sales nose-dive
Preliminary data shows that Class 8 orders continued their significant slump in January, with total net orders for all major North American OEMs at 7,608 units, down 12% from December 2008, according to numbers compiled by FTR Associates...
Rethinking resale
It's a radical path Bruce Stockton is contemplating — keeping a Class 8 tractor for its entire usable life cycle, roughly 10 years or one million miles...
