Both ACT Research and FTR are reporting significant increases in September Class 8 truck orders over August as the 2024 order boards open. ACT Research reports September preliminary North American ...

While freight markets cooled in 2023, it didn’t stop fleets from ordering new equipment last year, as the Class 8 market saw a historically high level of order-board action over the year's final ...

If there's one thing that connects businesses of all sizes, it's the logistical nightmare of shipping goods from one location to another. While trucking has been used as a means of shipping products ...

Demand for Class 8 vehicles remained strong in February as the freight industry begins its slow recovery, according to preliminary data from ACT Research and FTR Transportation Intelligence. ACT’s ...

The Class 8 truck market in North America has started 2025 on a downward trajectory, with both sales and net orders experiencing sharp declines. In January, retail sales fell 13% year over year to ...

Medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicle production improved steadily throughout 2022, and OEMs have been building at essentially full capacity in 2023. Sales, order, and backlog trends are covered ...

Uncertainty defined the conversation as FTR addressed the challenges facing the Class 8 market industry. “This is not the cycle you were planning for,” FTR CEO Jonathan Starks told attendees Monday at ...