September’s preliminary North American Class 8 truck and tractor orders totaled 20,500 units, representing a 60% monthly increase, but 41% below year over year, according to FTR Transportation ...

The market for Class 8 trucks in 2024 is unlikely to be primarily driven by the same factor that dominated 2020 through 2023: the global pandemic. As we enter into more “normalcy,” we are at bottom-of ...

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 ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] U.S. Class 8 retail sales in November outpaced year-ago levels for only the second time in 2024, according to data from Wards ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] U.S. Class 8 retail sales closed out 2024 by trending below year-ago levels, according to data from Wards Intelligence. Sales in ...

It’s 2025, when bad news is good news, and carrier bankruptcies are welcomed as a needed precursor to healthier rates. There’s good news on that front this week as ACT Research indicates the pace of ...

ACT Research and FTR each reported that Class 8 preliminary net orders increased in January from December, however, both report a significant year-over-year increase. ACT Research said the orders are ...