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A major jump in trailer orders during March will extend OEM commitments through most of the rest of the year, unless manufacturing capacity increases.
Read More →To keep Class 8 truck order backlogs in check, OEMs are booking orders a month at a time, just under current production rates.
Read More →OEMs are not confident that the supply chain will improve in the short term, so they are controlling the number of official Class 8 truck orders very carefully, keeping backlogs at a manageable level.
Read More →Battery-electric Class 4-8 vehicles already show positive total cost of ownership compared to conventional vehicles in three-quarters of the applications examined by ACT Research in an extensive analysis.
Read More →The decline in trailer orders is attributed to supply chain disruptions, a labor shortage, and OEMs having to continue to manage backlogs.
Read More →After hitting a Class 8 cancellation speed-bump in November, orders rebounded to a level just above the second half of 2021 production trend in December, ACT Research reported.
Read More →Trailer net orders rebounded in November, as large fleets place orders and OEMs began to solidify their 2022 production plans.
Read More →October is the traditional start of the fall ordering season for the following year. However, this is far from a normal year, as October trailer order numbers show.
Read More →Supply chain constraints and component shortages continue to put pressure on North American Class 8 orders, with orders down about 39% year-over-year.
Read More →In September, trailer orders improved over 100% month-over-month to between 28,127 and 28,300 units, ACT Research and FTR reported.
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