U.S. Class 8 Truck Sales fall to recessionary levels in May
As expected, U.S. sales of Class 8 trucks declined sharply in May, according to data received today (June 10) from Wards Intelligence. According to Wards,
As expected, U.S. sales of Class 8 trucks declined sharply in May, according to data received today (June 10) from Wards Intelligence. According to Wards,
Fuel prices are down. Way down. That’s good, right? The price war waged by Russia and Saudi Arabia, coupled with worldwide bans on air travel
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April was the worst month for new Class 8 truck sales in the U.S. market in more than three years. To find a worse month,
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