Transport Topics (April 13, 2021)
Class 8 truck sales in March jumped 33.7% to 22,031 as all truck makers posted gains compared with a year earlier, according to WardsAuto.com. Freightliner led the way with a gain of nearly 48% to 8,839 trucks. Volvo was next with a 44% gain to 2,474 trucks. Peterbilt was third with better than a 41% improvement on sales of 3,181 trucks. This comes as ACT Research says the business conditions for trucking are the best it has seen in 35 years.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices