Transport Topics (June 13, 2022)
U.S. Class 8 retail sales in May rose 13.9% compared with a year earlier to just clear 20,000, Wards Intelligence reported June 10. A trend is building. Sales in the two previous months also percolated higher compared with almost every month in the past 12 months.May sales were 20,713 compared with 18,187 in the 2021 period. All truck makers but two increased sales in May compared with a year earlier. Volvo Trucks North America climbed the most, 80.2% to 2,546 and a 12.3% share in May.