August's Class 8 Truck Orders Down 35 Percent Year Over Year

Don Ake, vice president of commercial vehicles at FTR, said, "There is nothing unusual about the order numbers in August. We expected orders to average around 12,000 per month in the July-August period and taken as a whole, they did. There were fewer cancellations in August, making the month look a little better than July. July will be the lowest order month of the year, which is typical. Market conditions did not deteriorate nor improve in August."

"Fleets are now busy evaluating their truck requirements for 2017 in an uncertain freight environment. September orders should remain moderate, with October orders giving the first indication of expected market conditions for next year."

Source: FTR