Class 8 truck orders
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Company earnings
What does Navistar loss portend for other truck manufacturers?
Navistar included only one full month of impact from the COVID-19 pandemic in its loss-making second quarter. How bad will it be for manufacturers who…
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Equipment
Class 8 backlog drop implies negative orders in April
One manufacturer’s decision to erase 10,000 Class 8 trucks from its build plan threw the industry into negative territory in April; experts expect scant improvement…
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Company earnings
Cummins counts on century-long survival skills to weather pandemic
Cummins saw a tough environment for most of its segments in 2020 before the word pandemic became common. Now it is depending on its collective…
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News
Dealership group awaits business carnage to come
Rush Enterprises barely felt the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in its new and used truck business in the first quarter, but it is bracing…
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OEM
Is it the OEMs’ turn for a winless season?
Market Expert Mike Baudendistel looks at the prospects for the truck original equipment manufacturers in 2020.
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AskWaves
Why are truck orders a cyclical, seasonal and lagging demand indicator?
Why are Class 8 orders a deeply cyclical, lagging indicator of truck demand?
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Equipment
Class 8 truck orders rebound in October
The traditional ordering season for new Class 8 trucks opened in October with the highest activity in 11 months. Still, the number of orders placed…
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OEM
UAW workers ratify four-year contract at Mack Trucks
The United Auto Workers voted 79% in favor of a new four-year contract at Mack Trucks following a 12-day strike that idled six facilities in…
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