ACT Research report shows HD orders increased in May
June 23, 2014
Steve Tam, VP of the commercial vehicle sector at ACT Research Co. said that this is currently the slowest time of the year for orders. However, truckers are continuing to indicate high levels of interest in equipment purchases, according to ACT’s monthly survey of for-hire carriers.
Class 8 orders rebounded in May after falling below expectations in April. Conversely, Classes 5-7 net orders pulled back sharply from April’s stellar performance. These results were published in the latest State of the Industry report, recently released by ACT Research Co. (ACT). The report covers Classes 5 through 8 vehicles for the North American market.
“Class 8 net orders in May at 26,100 units were up 5 percent month-over-month and 15 percent year-over-year. On a seasonally adjusted basis, Class 8 net orders rose to 26,800 units, the best order performance since February,” said Steve Tam, vice president-commercial vehicle sector at ACT Research Co., LLC. “Classes 5-7 net orders totaled 16,140 in May, a drop of 26 percent month-over-month and 10 percent year-over-year.” Tam said that we have now entered the slowest period of the year for orders. However, truckers are continuing to indicate high levels of interest in equipment purchases, according to ACT’s monthly survey of for-hire carriers.
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