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The market for new Class 8 trucks in the U.S. continued to defy expectations in June, with manufacturers reporting sales of 24,085 units for the month.

There's good news this week if you’re still waiting for deliveries of new Class 8 trucks. Orders in June were soft, as anticipated, but production remains

Robust May sales of Class 8 trucks on the U.S. market pushed the 2023 year-to-date total to the highest mark since 2006, according to data received from

Freight conditions are expected to remain soft through the remainder of the year, and when conditions finally do improve, it’ll be because of a loss of

With essentially all the build slots accounted for in 2023, and 2024 slots not yet open, low level order intake is likely through summer.

Class 8 orders came in above expectations in May, reversing the recent downward trend by rising nearly 9% from April levels to 13,600 units.

The weak order level in April is not a major surprise, although it is happening earlier in the year than typically expected.

Class 8 orders continued to fall in April, with FTR reporting preliminary orders of 12,050 units. That’s down 37% from March and marks the sixth decline

March 2023 saw the best sales of new Class 8 trucks of any March for the past 18 years, according to data received from Wards Intelligence. Manufacturers

Class 8 truck orders continued to weaken in March at 19,000 units, according to preliminary data from FTR, marking the fifth decline in the last six