Final North American Class 8 net orders totaled 13,000 units in May, down 45% year over year, according to ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 report.
“Entering the weakest period seasonally for new business, Class 8 orders continued to decline in May, as weak fundamentals and broad uncertainty pressure Total Cl5-7 Net Orders May 2025demand. Unsurprisingly, tractor orders fell 43% Y/Y, to 8,439 units. Vocational truck orders fell 48% y/y, totaling 4,584 units,” Carter Vieth, Research Analyst at ACT Research, said. “Total Classes 5-7 orders fell 27% Y/Y to 14,264 units. MD orders have slowed across the past six months, as current bloated inventories and a weaker economic outlook weigh on new orders.”
