Nashville, IN (May 3, 2012) FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing April Class 8 truck total net orders at 16,877 units, the lowest number since September 2010 and 55% below the same month a year ago. Preliminary order numbers are for all major North American OEM’s. April orders continue the downward trend in Class 8 orders for 2012, with annualized units for the past three months now at 234,600.

Nashville, IN (April 16, 2012) FTR Associates’ Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) for February declined by a full point from the previous month to a reading of -5.6, as demand for trucking services grew strongly in what is normally a slack month.

Nashville, IN (April 4, 2012)  FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing March  Class 8 truck total net orders were 11% below February at 19,682 units for all major North American OEM’s.  March 2012 orders were 32% below the same month of 2011 and reflect the third consecutive month-over-month decline in Class 8 orders.