Tag: truck orders

June 22, 2020

Market uncertainty due to the effects of COVID-19 has depressed demand for new trucking equipment, with new Class 8 truck orders sinking to a 25-year low in April. ACT Research reported that North American net truck orders totaled just 4,100 […]

October 22, 2018

AB Volvo notched a 38% gain in net income as record third-quarter revenue was lifted by stronger truck orders and deliveries. The earnings announcement landed shortly after Volvo reported an emissions-control component on trucks used primarily in North America and […]

January 5, 2018

North American Class 8 orders in December rolled past 37,000 and improved 75% year-over-year, ACT Research Co. reported. Preliminary net orders were 37,500 compared with 21,386 a year earlier. ACT will revise the totals once the truck makers report the […]

October 5, 2016

Truck orders for September fell 28% year-over-year, continuing a steady decline during 2016, ACT Research reported. The consulting firm’s September total of 13,900 units during a traditionally slow season for orders was a 2% sequential decline from August. “This level […]