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February Class 8 orders drop 35% year-over-year
Final North American Class 8 net orders totaled 17,900 units in February, ACT Research reports.
March 20, 2025
A chart showing total Class 8 North American net orders
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Auction prices dip for Class 8 trucks, J.D. Power says
Sales volumes at auction and on dealer lots are at seasonal lows, J.D. Power says.
March 20, 2025
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Trailers
Net trailer orders dropped month over month in February
Preliminary numbers for February show net trailer orders dropped month over month, ACT Research and FTR reported Wednesday.
March 19, 2025
U.S. net trailer orders January 2019-February 2025, preliminary numbers
Used trucks
Used volumes impressively strong in February
February preliminary Class 8 same dealer used truck retail sales volumes built on January’s strength, adding 12% month over month.
March 14, 2025
ACT Research used truck chart
Components
Trump’s mercurial tariff policy ‘a big frigging deal’
FTR analysts discuss market-rattling uncertainty stemming from President Donald Trump's tariff plans.
March 13, 2025
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Class 7-8
Economic uncertainty cratering truck orders
Class 8 orders booked at a 357,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate in Q4. But that market strength is now gone.
March 13, 2025
Class 8 truck driving on a highway
Class 7-8
Market uncertainty seen in falling February truck orders
Class 8 truck orders continued trending down in February as trucking companies remain uncertain about how the economy will evolve in the months ahead, FTR and ACT Research reported Tuesday.
March 4, 2025
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Outlook and Benchmarking
Economists try to make sense of Trump's new tariffs
Economist Robert Fry and S&P Global Mobility's Andrej Divis tried to give their best forecasts for the U.S. economy and commercial truck markets in the wake of President Trump's tariff announcement Tuesday at the Work Truck Show.
March 4, 2025
Robert Fry speaks at NTEA's Work Truck Show
Used trucks
ACT: Used Class 8 retail prices flat in January
Average retail prices for Class 8 trucks hold steady in January, ACT Research says.
February 27, 2025
ACT Used Class 8 Retail Summary for January 2025
Class 7-8
January Class 8 orders nudge downward
Final North American Class 8 net orders totaled 25,800 in January, ACT Research says.
February 25, 2025
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Used trucks
Used retail pricing trended up in slow-auction January
January was an expectedly slow month for used truck auction activity and the lack of movement was clear in sales data, J.D Power reported Friday in its February Commercial Truck Guidelines report.
February 23, 2025
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Trailers
January trailer orders reveal diminishing demand
January trailer orders were down slightly from December 2024 as demand continues to slip against last year's strong seasonal showing, FTR and ACT Research reported Tuesday.
February 19, 2025
ACT January 2025 trailer orders
Used trucks
ACT: Used trucks up 16% month-over-month to kick off 2025
January Class 8 same-dealer used truck retail sales volumes increased 16% month-over-month, ACT Research says.
February 18, 2025
Act January
Vocational
ACT reports softer tractor demand, strong vocational activity as 2025 starts
Order levels for heavy vocational trucks suggest some level of 2027 Clean Truck pre-buy has started.
February 14, 2025
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FTR sorts through early 2025 data
Vice President of Trucking Avery Vise sees positive trends in economy, trucking market.
February 13, 2025
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Used trucks
UTA, J.D. Power holding market update webinar
The Used Truck Association (UTA) will host a used truck market update webinar with Chris Visser on Feb. 20.
February 13, 2025
UTA webinar
Class 7-8
January truck orders slip amid market headwinds
Class 8 truck orders fell month over month in January while battling tariff, regulatory and other headwinds, FTR and ACT Research reported Tuesday.
February 5, 2025
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Kenworth discontinuing W900, T800 and C500 models
Kenworth Truck Company will end production of its legacy 1.9-meter cab Class 8 trucks, which includes Kenworth’s W900, T800W and the C500 in 2026, citing emission regulation constraints on production.
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