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Class 8 orders in April sank to the lowest level since 1995, when orders went negative for two months, ACT Research reported.

Orders for North American Class 8 vehicles in March fell below 8,000, ACT Research reported, as already weak freight demand collided with the spreading coronavirus.

North American Class 8 orders for January hit 17,700, a 9.9% increase from the same period a year earlier, and notching the first year-over-year gain since October 2018.

North American Class 8 orders rallied in December to reach about 20,000, FTR reported, citing preliminary data.

Preliminary North American Class 8 net orders for November passed 17,000 and hit the second-highest point reached this year, but analysts at two data-tracking firms said it did nothing to alter the slumping direction of the overall trend.

Preliminary net Class 8 orders for October, a bellwether month, were 22,100 and the highest in 11 months, ACT Research reported.

Class 8 orders were down to their lowest level since 2010 in July, according to ACT Research.

Class 8 orders were down to their lowest level since 2010 in July, according to preliminary numbers from ACT Research.

U.S. Class 8 orders in May fell to 10,800, the lowest point in nearly three years, ACT Research reported, and once-scarce 2019 production slots opened.

North American Class 8 orders in March fell sharply compared with a year earlier amid continuing, but slower, economic and freight growth, and a heavy backlog, analysts said.