October Class 8 Orders Rise 13%
New Class 8 truck orders rose 13% in October to 26,300, the highest level in nearly two years, according to preliminary data from ACT Research.
October’s total, which was the largest since December 2011, marked the ninth consecutive month of year-over-year growth in North American heavy-duty orders, ACT said.
Last month’s order activity also jumped 38.3% from September’s revised tally of 19,018.
Cumulative 2013 orders stand at 214,668, up 14.3% compared with the first 10 months of 2012.
