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Newsby StaffJuly 6, 2021

June Truck Orders Moderate As Expected

With 2021 truck order backlogs filled, and 2022 orderbooks not fully opened, orders continue to align with expectations driven by the supply of open build slots.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJune 4, 2021

ACT: Third of Class 4-8 Vehicles to be Battery-Electric in 10 Years

ACT Research predicts that electrification of the Class 4-8 commercial vehicle market in the U.S. and Canada will top 40% by 2040. HDT sits down with ACT's Jim Meil to dig into the report.

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Newsby StaffApril 29, 2021

ACT: Driver Availability Hits Low Point in March

Constrained Class 8 production and tight vehicle inventories are likely to limit the pace of recovery for the low driver availability, ACT officials said.

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Newsby StaffApril 19, 2021

Trailer Orders Stabilize in March

Net trailer orders for March rose between 6.4 and 12% over February numbers, to between 27,400 and 29,500 units, FTR and ACT Research reported.

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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicApril 5, 2021

Class 8 Production Dampened by Component Shortages

While significantly more trucks are needed to handle freight growth, truck production continues to be limited by shortages of semiconductors and various other components, FTR reports.

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Newsby StaffMarch 3, 2021

Class 8 Truck Orders Remained Strong in February

Preliminary North American Class 8 net orders were 44,000 units, up 4% compared with January orders, FTR reported.

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Newsby StaffMarch 3, 2021

ACT: Driver Availability Reaches Lowest Point in Three Years

For the second straight month, ACT Research's Driver Availability Index has logged the tightest reading in its three-year history.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2021

Trailer Orders Fall in January

Preliminary reports indicate trailer orders in January fell about 34 percent compared to December 2020 orders, according to ACT Research and FTR.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 3, 2021

Truck Orders Slide In January

North American Class 8 order numbers in January were between 42,200-42,800 units, down between 17% and 18% from December.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2021

Trailer Orders Remained Strong in December

U.S. trailer orders maintained a healthy, four-month long order trend as 2020 closed out.

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