The only year-over-year increase this year was a 37% rise in April, but that bright spot came after six months of unfavorable year-over-year comparisons and has now been followed by six more.

Preliminary net data shows 12,100 trailer orders for the month, up 57.1% from August. But results continue "to bear witness to our expectations of weaker demand," ACT Research said.

U.S. trailer orders declined year over year for the fourth consecutive month in August, ACT Research reported.

U.S. trailer orders fell 37% year over year in July to 7,200 units, ACT Research reported. The figure represented a 14.2% increase from June’s 6,300 units.

U.S. trailer orders fell year-over-year for the first time in five months in November and plunged more than 40% month-over-month, according to preliminary data released by ACT Research. 

U.S. trailer orders dropped below 17,000 in October, despite strong demand, to far below a year earlier when orders were the second-most in industry history, ACT Research reported.

U.S. trailer orders in July slid some more, barely clearing 8,000 units and setting a new low point of this cycle, FTR reported.

U.S. trailer order volume was the lowest of the year but well above last year’s comparable results that were depressed by the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. trailer orders in April were just above 14,000, the lowest volume in 10 months as cancellations increased and backlogs continued to extend into 2022, ACT Research reported.

Net U.S. trailer orders in October surged to 31,786 units, reaching the highest volume since November 2018 despite an overall slowing freight market, ACT Research reported.