Peterbilt Motors Co. has delivered a Peterbilt Model 579 equipped with the 250,000th PACCAR MX engine produced for North America to longtime customer TCW.
Founded in 1948 in Nashville, Tenn. as a small, family-owned warehousing business, TCW has become one of the largest intermodal operations in the country with a network of transportation services and operations at 10 inland terminals and two port locations, Peterbilt says.
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At a seasonally adjusted 17,100 units, March marks the first month since May 2023 for seasonally adjusted activity below 20,000 units.
According to ACT Research, March preliminary North America Class 8 net orders came in at 17,300 units, down 10,400 units from February and down 8.7% from a year ago. The company adds that a very middling seasonal factor, 1.3%, reduces March’s intake to 17,100 units (206,000 SAAR), down 8.6% from February. March marks the first month since May 2023 for seasonally adjusted activity below 20,000 units.
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Despite the substantial drop from February, FTR says the market is performing well, as March orders are on track with 2023.
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ACT Research says limited capex and companies saving money to meet EPA regulations are currently weighing on trailer demand.
Orders are scheduled for production in Q3 of this year.
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