firm FTR pegged orders at 27,500. Don Ake, vice president of commercial vehicles at FTR, said 27,500 isn’t a bad number. “The freight

September 2017. But FTR says the drop was expected, as OEMs have nearly filled their order boards for 2019. Class 8 orders for the last 12

trailers in 2018 have been at record levels. FTR had previously reported that October trailer orders were 53,000 units, up 67 percent over a

weak order month—topped the historic records set in July. FTR Transportation Intelligence reported 52,400 units were ordered in August; ACT

next year with the SCI forecast to reach a neutral reading by 2019Q4. Todd Tranausky, vice-president of rail and intermodal at FTR, said: “

position over the next year," Todd Tranausky, vice president of rail and intermodal at FTR, said. "Conditions for shippers are not as bad as

over the next year,” said Todd Tranausky, vice president of rail and intermodal at FTR. “Conditions for shippers are not as bad as they were

not favorable for shippers, but FTR projects they will moderate in 2019. Increasing capacity and productivity in trucking and intermodal,

of the sun to take care of this task. Speaking at the FTR Transportation Conference in Indianapolis, Ind., in September, Jeff Kauffman of

to get on board," said Avery Vise, vice president of trucking for the FTR Transportation Intelligence research firm. Sysco, US Foods,

as possible in a demanding freight market,” said Don Ake, vice president of commercial vehicles at FTR Transportation Intelligence. The

for new trucks in the market,” said Don Ake, vice president of commercial vehicles at research firm FTR. Earlier, trucks were slow to be

Ake, FTR vice president of commercial vehicles, said. "Fleets need to expand to handle steady freight growth. Capacity utilization remains

," said Frank Maly, ACT's Director of CV Transportation Analysis & Research. FTR said that OEMs are now taking build orders for the second

efficiently, and in most cases it does,” Don Ake, vice president at freight-equipment research group FTR, told Business Insider. “But it

Don Ake, FTR vice president of commercial vehicles. “Fleets need to expand to handle steady freight growth. Capacity utilization remains at

A year earlier, trailer orders totaled 32,101. The highest all-time order month was this September with 58,200. Research firm FTR pegged

in September, trucking fleets continued to order new trailers in October. Both ACT Research and FTR reported near-record trailer orders for

. Barely days ago, FTR raised its forecast for 2019 North American industry Class 8 truck shipments, as it foresees robust freight growth.