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ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Class 8 orders ‘slightly …
1 day ago · Class 8 truck orders sunk to 31,900 units in December, according to preliminary data from FTR, down 7% from November but up 23% from last December. It was a slight outperformance from seasonal expectations. Full-year orders for 2024 were up 11% year over year, the industry forecaster announced ...
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5 days ago · People; Backeberg takes the helm at Daimler Trucks Remarketing January 7, 2025. Chris Backeberg has been appointed president of Daimler Trucks Remarketing (DTR), effective Jan. 6, Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) announced in a news release.
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Dec 20, 2024 · Transportation; Holiday season brings increased speeding, collisions: Motive December 23, 2024. The holiday season poses heightened risks for commercial drivers, with a 10% rise in speeding events and a 32% spike in collisions on Christmas Day alone, according to Motive’s Holiday…
ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Vocational truck buyers line up, …
Dec 20, 2024 · Trucking conditions in October turned positive for just the third month this year, but FTR projects they’ll stay consistently positive from Q2 2025 right through 2026, at least. Trailer orders received a much-needed bounce in November, but the overall market remains weak. Vocational truck demand ...
ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Class 8 orders rise, and prospect …
Dec 6, 2024 · There was a healthy jump in Class 8 orders in November, but they still lagged 2023 numbers. Industry forecasters suggest the prospect of tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico could drive further gains in order activity as fleets look to get ahead of related costs.
ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Rising truck inventories a …
Sep 13, 2024 · Industry forecasters are sounding the alarms on bloated truck inventories. Both heavy-duty and medium-duty truck lots are filling up, which could potentially put pressure on OEMs to curtail production.
Weak orders, growing inventories and a mirror factory fire …
Sep 10, 2024 · The North American freight market remains weak, muting demand for new Class 8 trucks and particularly trailers. But costly EPA27 emissions standards are expected to increase the cost of a Class 8 truck by more than US$20,000, causing some to wonder if a pre-buy will breathe some life into truck orders in the months leading up to January 2027.
ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Fleets cautious with Class 8 …
Nov 8, 2024 · With 2025 order books now open, fleets are ordering Class 8 trucks at a “healthy” but cautious level, industry forecasters report. Inventory levels remain high, meaning OEMs will be pressured to trim production rates.
Economic Trucking Trends: More ‘rough sledding’ ahead, trailer …
Dec 22, 2023 · Trucking news from the editors of Today's Trucking. “With orders coming in under production levels, backlogs in November fell slightly, shedding almost 2,500 units to end at just over 140,000 units,” said Eric Starks, chairman of FTR.