While overall truck sales have taken a pause, Ford reports that its larger F-650 and F-750 models are still firing on all cylinders. Sales from January through August were up 59%, to 10,160 units, since last year. The company calls these results for Class 6-7 trucks its best since 1997.
Volumes of such trucks are relatively small compared to pickups or Class-8 rigs, but they are important construction vehicles that provide a wide range of movement for materials, equipment and other items that require more capability than a lighter Super Duty but may not be a good fit for heavy-duty trucks.