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Trailer orders in March fell to the lowest level since late 2016, according to reports from analysts at FTR and ACT Research – but demand's still high.
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Reports from FTR and ACT Research confirm that Class 8 truck orders were down in February. However, the medium-duty Class 5-7 truck segment continued its solid upward trend.
Read More →Truck orders got off to a slow start in 2019 with early reports from industry analysts ACT Research and FTR tracking a 26% decline in January compared to December 2018.
Read More →Despite a significant drop off in trailer orders to close out the year, 2018 was the best year on record for trailer orders, according to preliminary reports from ACT Research and FTR.
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FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index fell to a reading of 3.17 in October, more than one point lower than the previous month’s number.
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After a banner year in which Class 8 truck orders averaged at least 42,600 units per month, early reports from both ACT Research and FTR show a drop off in activity in November.
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Trailer orders keep pouring in, with preliminary data from Act Research indicating 55,530 were ordered in October and research firm FTR calling trailer orders “tremendous for the second month in a row,” giving a total for October of 53,000 units.
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FTR has reported that its Trucking Conditions Index for September fell to the lowest level in a year, indicating there has been "some stabilization in freight rates and demand.”
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FTR has raised its 2019 forecast for North American Class 8 truck factory shipments to 350,000 units. It has also increased its forecast for U.S. commercial trailer production to 310,000 units
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A strong September meant that North American Class 8 net orders set another record in the third quarter of 2018, breaking the record set in the first quarter of the year. FTR says it often faces skepticism about how fleets can possibly fill these trucks.
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