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Equipment
Fall in May Class 8 truck orders masks underlying demand
Declining Class 8 truck orders in May are deceptive. Fleets would order more but they are holding off because it might take a year to…
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Equipment
March Class 8 orders of 40,000 add to dizzying industry backlog
March Class 8 truck orders fell slightly from February, but still added to an industry backlog that manufacturers are struggling to reduce.
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Truck Talk
Truck Talk: Trailer troubles edition
Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter where FreightWaves adds context, commentary and color to industry news and trends.
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Electric Trucks
Workhorse electric delivery van builds lag as backlog swells
Workhorse Group built just seven electric delivery vans for the second consecutive quarter. Production systems and supply chain problems hamper the company.
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Electric Trucks
Dana books half of $700M backlog from electrification contracts
Driveline and thermal management supplier Dana Inc. has $700 million in new business from auto and truck makers. Half of it is in electrification contracts.
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Equipment
Q4 trailer orders break record as December bookings stay strong
2020 was supposed to be a year when trailer orders dropped after racing ahead of Class 8 tractor reservations. Even with practically no orders in…
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Equipment
Trailer orders dip in November but strong demand continues
Orders for new trailers dipped in November but the total bookings in the last three months are still the second highest in industry history.
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Equipment
August trailer orders post best month since October 2019
The continuing rebound in trailer orders is in line with three-year high in spot freight rates as consumers buy more goods than services.
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News
Wabash National minimizes Q2 pandemic impact
Trailer builder Wabash National kept the business impact of COVID-19 to a minimum in the second quarter. It even paid back money it borrowed and…
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Trucking
PACCAR hits record revenue and profit in 2019
PACCAR overcame a slowdown in Class 8 truck orders to report record revenue and earnings in 2019, but fourth quarter results took a hit in…
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