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Updated: Class 8 orders up 100+% year over year
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Final net orders for May shown at 26,576 units
Class 8 orders see 24% seasonal decline
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Seasonality sets in month over month but greater order activity is expected as 2027 looms
3 reasons for cautious optimism for heavy trucks
Economic growth, higher spot rates and regulatory clarity aid truck orders
2026 N.A. commercial vehicle outlook remains weak
The list of 2026 demand headwinds is long, according to ACT Research
Uncertainty, headwinds weigh down 2026 CV outlook
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Tariffs, long list of headwinds will continue to impact commercial vehicle orders
Economic & policy uncertainty risk commercial vehicle outlook
Trade and economic policy uncertainty have “thrown a wrench into business planning”
Class 8 sales to weaken despite vocational demand
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Lowest for-hire carrier profitability levels expected to offset vocational strength
Q2 sees further deterioration in Class 8 outlook
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Despite sales decline, pockets of strength continue to exist
Class 8 truck production surges forward
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Class 8 overcapacity boosts inventory expectations for 2024, said ACT Research
Class 8 build cuts ‘imminent’ says forecast
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Potential inventory surge risk anticipated for Q1 2024
Trucking industry forecasted to improve in 2023, 2024
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With rising economic expecations, ACT Research says that Class 8 demand could be stronger in 2025
Strong Class 8 production, sales to exhaust pent-up demand in 2023
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ACT Research expects shallow recession in mid-year
ACT: Forecasts Upgraded for 2020
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ACT Research said the latest release of its North American Commercial Vehicle Outlook, forecasts for 2020 were marked up across the board