, noted FTR Vice President of Commercial Vehicles Don Ake, while flatbed and other vocation trailer orders remained steady. Trailer orders

data from FTR. The industry analyst says a few large dry van fleets increased 2021 orders, while flatbed and other vocational trailer orders

positive territory through 2022, FTR officials said. “You could hardly devise better market conditions for trucking companies as demand is

job to tell them anyway. That’s how Don Ake, FTR Transportation Intelligence vice president of commercial vehicles, prefaced his April 1

and is approaching record highs," Avery Vise, vice president of trucking at FTR Transportation Intelligence, told Fastmarkets. Steel

course, not new," Avery Vise, vice president of trucking at FTR Transportation Intelligence, said in an email Monday. "Loads and rates have

to flow into OEMs at a record pace," said Don Ake, vice president of commercial vehicles for FTR. "To have this level of orders roll in for

, not new," Avery Vise, the vice president of trucking at FTR Transportation Intelligence, said in an email Monday. "Loads and rates have

with March 2020, which was impacted by the pandemic, FTR officials said. Class 8 orders were 424% higher than March 2020, ACT officials

down 8% in February so it’s a very real issue,” Avery Vise, vice president of trucking for FTR Research, said recently. “It’s one of several

placed large orders for trailers in response to the robust freight demand,” Don Ake, FTR vice president of commercial vehicles said. “OEMs

in the supply chain. Further complicating matters, FTR Vice President of Commercial Vehicles Don Ake said, some suppliers are facing worker

as bookings convert to written orders, he said. FTR Transportation Intelligence said trailer orders fell 23% month over month in February.

which was issued this week by freight transportation consultancy FTR, showed positive signs of improvement. According to FTR, a TCI reading

trucking sector conditions by FTR Transportation Intelligence. The news means that shippers will continue to see tight capacity, volume

analysis on the impact of COVID-19 on freight transportation at www.ftrintel.com/coronavirus. Avery Vise, FTR’s vice president of trucking,

for the previous 12 months now total 338,000 units. FTR Vice President of Commercial Vehicles Don Ake said orders have been prodded by "

Class 8 net orders were 44,000 units, up 4% compared with January orders, FTR reported. Graph: FTR Preliminary North American Class 8 net