North American Class 8 orders in September rocketed to the highest point since late 2018, surpassing 31,000 and climbing well beyond replacement levels, ACT Research reported, citing preliminary OEM data.

North American Class 8 orders in August reached replacement levels as fleets found the freight market growing stronger despite the many uncertainties in society at large, ACT Research reported.

North American Class 8 orders in July inched past replacement levels and increased 98% compared with a year ago, ACT Research reported.

North American Class 8 orders in June approached replacement levels and reached the second-highest volume of the year.

Class 8 orders in April sank to the lowest level since 1995, when orders went negative for two months, ACT Research reported.

Orders for North American Class 8 vehicles in March fell below 8,000, ACT Research reported, as already weak freight demand collided with the spreading coronavirus.

North American Class 8 orders for January hit 17,700, a 9.9% increase from the same period a year earlier, and notching the first year-over-year gain since October 2018.

North American Class 8 orders rallied in December to reach about 20,000, FTR reported, citing preliminary data.

Preliminary North American Class 8 net orders for November passed 17,000 and hit the second-highest point reached this year, but analysts at two data-tracking firms said it did nothing to alter the slumping direction of the overall trend.

Preliminary net Class 8 orders for October, a bellwether month, were 22,100 and the highest in 11 months, ACT Research reported.