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TRUCKS SALES * USA - Net Truck Orders Climb in September
* USA - Survey: Preliminary data reach ‘high end’ of expectations, despite fear of renewed recession
Ringwood,NJ and Nashville,IN, USA -The Journal of Commerce, by William B. Cassidy -Oct 5, 2011: -- Net orders for heavy-duty Class 8 trucks rose in September, posting month-to-month and year-over-year gains, according to two vehicle research firms... Both ACT Research and FTR Associates said preliminary data indicate an increase in order activity, as freight demand holds up and carriers retire older equipment. Net orders for Class 8 trucks were up 12 percent from August and 56 percent from a year ago, reaching “the high end of expectations,” according to FTR Associates... FTR Associates said it expects nearly 23,500 Class 8 net orders for the month, while ACT Research predicted Class 8 orders would approach 23,800 units... But new truck orders don’t necessarily translate to additional capacity, or even sales. Manufacturers are still working through a production backlog... Nearly 75 percent of the truckload carriers surveyed by Transport Capital Partners in the third quarter said they did not plan to add capacity over the next year... Last quarter’s respondents were split almost evenly as to whether operating ratios are sufficient to justify purchasing new equipment, TCP said in its survey...
* USA - CV net orders healthy in September
Nashville,IN,USA -Automotive World (UK) -October 05, 2011: -- New data from ACT Research indicate that North America heavy and medium GVW classes 5-8 commercial vehicle preliminary net orders for September improved month-on-month beyond expectations... Although final numbers will not be released until mid-October, preliminary figures, which are typically accurate to within 5% of actual results, suggest the totals will reach 23,800 units for heavy duty class 8 trucks and 13,800 for medium classes 5-7 vehicles. Both vehicle categories also posted positive year-on-year gains...
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