TRUCKS SALES * USA - Class 8 truck sales improve in February — a little bit

New heavy-duty truck sales in February were up slightly from the month before but, by just topping the 10,000 units mark, the total rests mired in the shallows of the industry sales tide that rolled out last June


USA -The Trucker -14 March 2008: -- ... According to figures provided by Ward’s Automotive, Class 8 sales in February totaled 10,229 trucks in the United States, compared to 9,600 in January, a month-to-month gain of 6.6 percent. The rise continues an up-and-down trend going back to October 2007, which showed the first month-to-month improvement of that year. That upturn was followed by a return to red in November and a positive swing in December. Those gains, however, came in closer to the 12,000 unit mark (11,769 and 12,034, respectively). The February total is more in line with the 10,020 average registered during the other six months... (Photo: Freightliner Cascadia)