Class 8 market peak is coming – but expect more growth first

There’s still some way to go before new truck demand peaks in the US HD truck market, writes Oliver Dixon

April data published by DAT Solutions concerning North American freight rates and capacity points to continued year-on-year tightening of capacity in all three segments, but a slight slackening on a sequential basis – albeit from a very high level – in the dry van and reefer freight markets….