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TRUCKS SALES * USA
* Indiana - Class 8 Truck Orders Drop 11 Percent
Nashville,IN,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online, by William B. Cassidy -Mar 5, 2012: -- FTR Associates reports February fall-off following truck-buying surge in 2011... Net orders for new Class 8 trucks dropped 11 percent in February from January, the second straight month of decline, according to research firm FTR Associates... Preliminary data released by FTR on Monday indicate total Class 8 tractor orders reached 22,243 units in February. Final data will be released later in March... The slide in order numbers doesn’t necessarily indicate slackening demand or an economic slowdown, said Jonathan Starks, director of transportation analysis... The drop in new truck orders isn’t surprising, considering the strong run up in orders last year. In addition, most carriers are still replacing older trucks...
* Indiana - Commercial vehicle net orders down, but healthy in February: ACT Research
Columbus,IND,USA -Truck News (CAN)-Mar 2, 2012: -- North American medium- and heavy-duty Classes 5-7 and Class 8 commercial vehicle preliminary net orders for February were down from January, according to a report from ACT Research. The final numbers, slated to be released mid-March, will approach 22,500 units for heavy-duty Class 8 trucks and 12,800 for medium-duty Classes 5-7 vehicles. The preliminary net order numbers are typically accurate to within 5% of actual, ACT officials said... “February net orders were incrementally below expectations,” said Kenny Vieth, president and senior analyst at ACT Research. “However, healthy backlogs and strong orders over the previous four months continue to support our forecasts for 2012” ...
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