ACT Research said January 2026 Class 8 orders reached 30.8k units, up 20% Y/Y, as regulatory clarity supported fleet ordering ...

Trucking activity in the United States was unchanged in January, despite a myriad of factors that depressed freight volumes around the country, according to the American Trucking Associations’ ...

North American Class 8 truck orders surged in December, with ACT Research reporting a 118% monthly jump to 42,700 units and FTR citing a similar rise to about 42,200. Analysts said the spike reflected ...

December U.S. Class 8 retail sales fell year over year 9.6% to 20,225 but jumped 62.1% from November, per Omdia. Year-to-date sales are down 13.3% to 208,386 as tariffs, inflation and weak trucking ...

While freight markets cooled in 2023, it didn’t stop fleets from ordering new equipment last year, as the Class 8 market saw a historically high level of order-board action over the year's final ...

More of the same in this week’s economic trucking trends roundup, with weak Class 8 truck orders and underwhelming freight demand. The good news is, van segment spot market rates got a Black Friday ...