The Class 8 truck market in North America has started 2025 on a downward trajectory, with both sales and net orders experiencing sharp declines. In January, retail sales fell 13% year over year to ...

North American Class 8 truck orders in March continued to trend below year-ago levels as they faced additional pressures from tariffs and an uncertain economy, according to ACT Research. Preliminary ...

Profit at Daimler Truck collapsed in the second quarter of 2025 as North American sales slumped, with little prospect of a near-term improvement if Q2 orders are anything to go by. The outlook due to ...

Preliminary numbers from ACT Research found that North America's net Class 8 orders in September was down 44% year over year, which the firm called "a challenging start to the opening of 2026 order ...

North American Class 8 net orders saw a 40% increase in May compared to April’s low figures, reaching 12,000 units, according to FTR Transportation Intelligence. However, orders were still down 47% ...

ACT Research reported that preliminary North America Class 8 net orders of 7,600 units of April were down on both a month-over-month and year-over-year comparison. Complete industry data for April, ...

North American Class 8 truck orders fell to 8,900 units in June, marking a 36% year-on-year decline and the weakest monthly figure since 2009, according to preliminary data released by FTR. The ...