Class 8 order activity 2026 rises as January orders hit 30,800 units and February reaches 46,200, signaling improving fleet confidence.

North American Class 8 truck orders surged in December, with ACT Research reporting a 118% monthly jump to 42,700 units and FTR citing a similar rise to about 42,200. Analysts said the spike reflected ...

North American Class 8 truck orders jumped in December compared with the same month a year earlier, according to ACT Research, for the first such increase since May. Orders typically increase in the ...

Truck OEMs are about to open their 2026 order books, but industry analysts don’t expect fleets to rush to place orders. There remains too much economic and tariff-related uncertainty and they’re more ...