Preliminary numbers show Class 8 orders up year-over-year
According to preliminary numbers from FTR, Class 8 net orders for March came in at 22,800 units, slightly above FTR’s expectations and much higher than a year ago for the third consecutive month. March orders were basically flat month-over-month and up 41% year-over-year. Backlogs are now close to where they were a year ago, and production
Preliminary numbers have medium-duty orders up, heavy-duty orders flat in March
According to preliminary Classes 5-8 data for March from ACT Research Co., trucking industry net orders rose to a sixteen-month high, 47,300 units. That aggregate volume represents a 19% improvement compared to last March. North American Class 8 net orders fell 100 units from February to 23,100 units. With a nominal, but positive, seasonal factor,
Used truck sales improve in February
Used Class 8 truck same dealer sales volumes improved for a second consecutive month in February, according to ACT Research. The average price of used Class 8 trucks fell month-over-month in February and year-over-year. Year-to-date, values are down compared to the same period in 2016, ACT found. “Total volumes were also higher year-over-year compared to
Trailer orders drop in February
According to the numbers from FTR, February net trailer orders came in at 25,800 units, down 21% month-over-month but up 20% versus a year ago. Even with the drop off from January, trailer orders have maintained some of the momentum of the previous three months. The 2017 February orders were the highest for the month since
Truck sales strong in February, preliminary data says
February 2017 was yet another strong month for truck sales, according to preliminary numbers from both FTR and ACT Research. ACT’s preliminary numbers had February Class 8 orders hitting a 14-month high at 23,200 units, a second consecutive month of orders rising above both trend and ACT’s expectations. “Orders rose 28% versus year-ago February. That
Used heavy-duty truck orders start 2017 on a high note
Used Class 8 truck same dealer sales volumes started 2017 on a positive note, up markedly compared to a relatively weak January 2016, according to ACT Research Co. Somewhat uncharacteristically, sales also rose from December, marking a second consecutive month-over-month increase. “The retail and wholesale markets both posted gains, improving 9% and 11% month-over-month, respectively,”
Heavy-duty, medium-duty orders jump in January
According to data from ACT Research Co., Class 8 net orders jumped to a thirteen-month high in January at 22,188 units. Vocational equipment orders also rose, to 8,500 units, a two-year high for the segment. Backlogs also rose to 99,600 units, up from 92,000 in December. Medium-duty orders also had a strong month, hitting a six-month
January trailer orders up substantially over last year
According to trucking data aggregators, January trailer orders, while down slightly compared to December, experienced a significant year-over-year jump. ACT Research Co. had the numbers up 92% year-over-year but down 6% month-over-month. “While 2017 order season timing has lagged, recent order activity indicates a substantive, positive change in fleet confidence,” said Frank Maly, ACT’s director of CV transportation
Truck orders rise to 13-month high in January
Preliminary Classes 5-8 data for January from ACT Research Co. indicate that industry net orders rose to a thirteen-month high in the month, at 45,300 units. That aggregate volume represents a 27% improvement compared to January 2016. North American Class 8 net orders hit a fourteen-month high at 22,200 units in January, rising above both
December used truck sales up over last year
Used Class 8 truck same dealer sales volumes ended 2016 1% above November, and up 11% year-over-year compared to last December, according to data from ACT Research Co. The positive close to the year marked three consecutive months of year-over-year increases measured by ACT. “The uptick in sales was enough to push 2016 year-to-date volumes a
Trailer orders end 2016 on a strong note
Commercial vehicle trailer orders closed 2016 on a solid note, as December dry van orders were up 26% year-over-year, with reefer orders up almost 140% over 2015, according to the latest data from ACT Research Co. Despite that solid y/y performance, both new and net orders were down 5% from the previous month. Additionally, the
Class 8 sales strong in December
North American Class 8 retail sales rose to a six-month high of 21,281 units sold, which brought the full-year sales total to 249,952 units, according to the numbers from ACT Research Co. Set against strengthening orders, seasonal production weakness reduced December build to 14,145 units, leaving the full-year North American Class 8 production tally at 228,347 units.
