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TRUCK SALES * USA - Monthly boost, but truck orders still 'dismal' y-y
Nashville,IND,USA -Today's Trucking -6 April 2009: -- March 2009 Class 8 preliminary orders were up from the previous month, but were still a whopping 44 percent below the same period in 2008... FTR Associates' recent preliminary data shows Class 8 total net orders for all major North American OEM’s totaling 8,594 units in March... Meanwhile, North American class 8 trucks continue to depreciate at a heavy rate, according to a report by the American Truck Dealers Official Commercial Truck Guide... There has not yet been much improvement in any of the economic areas affecting truck sales, says Chris Visser, editor of the guide. Owner-operator trucks have depreciated less than aerodynamic trucks to date. Unfortunately, he says, this is due mostly to the lower original positioning of owner-operator trucks rather than any relative strength in that segment...
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