July was the weakest truck order month in six years

July was the weakest truck order month in six years

According to the latest preliminary numbers from FTR, July truck orders came in at 10,400 units, 56% below a year ago and the weakest month since February 2010. Several significant order cancellations resulted in net orders falling 19% below June and being below expectations. Individual OEM performance was mixed, depending on the number of cancelled orders. July activity further eroded annualized order rates, now at 210,000 for the past twelve months.

“Usually there are a low number of cancellations in July, but not this year,” said Don Ake, FTR’s vice president of commercial vehicles. “The high cancellations are likely the result of fleets placing large orders at the end of 2015, for delivery a year out. OEMs are trying to confirm Q4 production, with some orders shaking out of the backlog as a result.

“Without the cancellations, July orders would have been similar to June,” Ake continued. “Freight growth remains sluggish, so fleets are backing off expanding the number of trucks. They are expected to continue to replace older units in the short-term, however. Orders should increase some in August.”

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