Year-Over-Year Comparison of Class 8 Sales in US 2020:
*In January, fell 22.5% compared with a year earlier to 15,675. The double-digit declines continued in the first quarter.And the coronavirus surged.
*In May, Class 8 sales plunged 62.5% to 9,165, the lowest level since February 2011.
* In July, year-to-date sales were only 97,110, off 39.3% compared with the 2019 period.
* In August, sales of 17,685 briefly claimed the high point of the year.Freight rates climbed.
* In September, carriers showed no signs of backing off. Class 8 sales climbed higher than a month earlier to a new 2020 peak, hitting 19,126.
* In October fleets remained caught up in buying trucks, and Class 8 sales and reached 18,774, the year’s second-highest peak.
* In November to 17,803, down 4% compared with a year earlier but still solid when compared with 2019.
Figures for the final month of 2020 will not be available until mid-January.