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Same song, another verse: Freight rates, economic uncertainty and tariffs continue to depress New Class 8 truck sales

Summary by thetrucker.com
Carriers continued to take delivery of Class 8 trucks at a strong pace in May, according to data received from Wards Intelligence. Orders for future delivery, however, are well behind current production levels. Manufacturers reported U.S. sales of 18,778 trucks in May, up 700 trucks (3.9%) from April sales. Compared with May 2024, U.S. sales declined by 5.0%. For the year to date, reported sales of 87,438 are running behind the 2024 pace by near…
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thetrucker.com broke the news in on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
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