Both FTR and ACT Research reported strong Class 8 vehicle North America net orders for May.
FTR’s data showed that Class 8 preliminary net orders were 18,900 units. That is up 25% from April and 37% from a year earlier.
The 12-month total is 273,900 units. However, that is running behind the data for the corresponding five-month period of 2023, when the order totals were 298,700 units. Dan Moyer, senior analyst for commercial vehicles at FTR, said in the company’s monthly report that it expects...
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