February Class 8 truck orders totaled 7,628 units last month, 19.7% higher than January but significantly less than the 2009 monthly average of 10,064 units.
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Intermodal transportation gained market share against trucks in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to FTR Associates, a company that tracks trucking industry trends.
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Orders for Class 8 truck tires during the month of January dropped to the lowest monthly level since 2002, according to a report by FTR Associates, which tracks trucking industry trends.
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This year will end with "modest freight growth," according to FTR Associates, a group that tracks trucking industry trends. "We expect 2010 to be in the 2.8% range."
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Total orders for all major North American original equipment Class 8 truck manufacturers came to 9,002 units last month, a 9.6% increase over June production levels, according to FTR Associates, a trucking industry forecaster.
Only 70,000 semi trailers are expected to be built in 2009, according to a recent report by FTR Associates, a trucking industry forecasting company.
Orders for heavy duty commercial vehicles are coming in "as anticipated," according to FTR Associates, a transportation forecasting firm. As a result, the company's 2009 forecast, which calls for a decline of nearly 47% in Class 8 truck production, "remains unchanged."
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