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Outlook for new equipment demand is healthy but hinges on supply chain
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Production capacity for the year oversubscribed by 35,000 units
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Preliminary Class 5-7 net orders saw a 41% increase year over year
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Freight rates largely credited for sustained demand
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Preliminary Class 5-7 net orders also rose 67% y/y
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Final net orders for May shown at 26,576 units
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Seasonality sets in month over month but greater order activity is expected as 2027 looms
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Class 8 net orders totaled 38,050 units for the month
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Significant year-over-year increase reflects several factors, most notably the optimistic for-hire outlook
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ACT Research cautions the sudden swing overstates demand
The list of 2026 demand headwinds is long, according to ACT Research
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Preliminary data shows Class 8 orders plummeted 47% amid carrier profitability struggles
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Tariffs, long list of headwinds will continue to impact commercial vehicle orders
Economic and regulatory headwinds produce ongoing order declines
Tractor and vocational demand continued downward trend in June and July
ACT Research cites weak fundamentals and impact of tariffs as factors
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Everyone is eyeing Donald Trump, but a variety of factors killed off the 2027 Class 8 prebuy before it even began.
June preliminary NA Class 5-7 orders at weakest since pandemic
Decline on both a monthly and annual basis attributed to weak fundamentals and broad uncertainty
“Increasingly pessimistic outlook” may be prompting order cancellations