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Class 8 truck orders for April are expected to come in between about 23,000 and 23,300, which is higher than last year and marks the fifth month in a row orders have been above 20,000, according to two leading trucking number-crunchers.

Tags: Truck Sales, FTR Associates, ACT Research

Class 8 orders rose above 20,000 units for a sixth consecutive month in March, but fell sequentially for the first time since November, says ACT Research. However, cancellations fell to their lowest levels since Q3’10 for the second time in the past three months.

Tags: Medium-duty trucks, Truck Sales, ACT Research

Daimler Trucks North America announced it is laying off only half of the staff previously announced, on the heels of a strong first quarter and improving economic signals.

Tags: Truck Sales, MATS, Daimler Trucks North America

Two separate reports show orders for new commercial trucks in North America were good through the first two months of the year.

Tags: Class 8, FTR Associates, ACT Research, Truck Sales

Drew Linn, president of Birmingham, Ala.-based Southland International Trucks, has been named the 2013 Truck Dealer of the Year. The national award, co-sponsored by the American Truck Dealers association and Heavy Duty Trucking magazine, focuses on excellence in dealership performance, as well as industry and community leadership.

Tags: ATD, Truck Sales, Alabama, Parts, Dealers

The sixty-four responses received by CK Commercial Vehicle Research to their Q1 2013 Fleet Sentiment Report inquiry show positive signs for medium and heavy commercial truck and trailer purchases.

Tags: Economy, Truck Sales, Trailer sales, FSR