FTR reports Class 8 orders for January exceed 30,000 for 2nd consecutive month

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Diet Coke
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — FTR has released preliminary data showing January Class 8 truck net orders at 34,403, the second consecutive month with orders above 30,000 and the first time back-to-back months have exceeded this mark since 2006.

The combined order activity for December-January should allow OEM’s to hit Q1 targets with possible increases in production in Q2 as forecasted by FTR.

January orders improved 56 percent year-over-year with an annualized rate of 347,500 units over the past three months. Preliminary order numbers are for all major North American OEMs.

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