Class 8 orders in June cleared 25,000 and bounced 61% higher than those placed a year earlier in the pandemic, ACT Research reported, citing truck makers’ preliminary data. Orders reached 25,700 — the highest level since June 2018 — compared with 16,000 in the 2020 period. June’s volume was expected, according to ACT, as the backlog of orders is essentially filled and production slots for 2022 are not fully open. FTR pegged preliminary net orders at 26,700. It said it expected orders to surge, possibly as early as July, when truck makers open the order boards.

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