Transport Topics reported, citing data from WardsAuto.com , U.S. class 8 retail sales were 19,231 in November, up 15.1% from a year earlier and the third-highest total for class 8 trucks in a month since 2000.

Through the first 11 months of the year, sales are up 15.7% to 228,024 units compared to the same period in 2014 according to Transport Topics.

The trade publication noted Daimler Trucks North America’s Freightliner brand sold 9,208 trucks in November, up 61.5% from last year.