Equipment Sector

Fleet Advantage Releases Inaugural Quarterly Data Index 

Fleet Advantage released its inaugural data index resource designed to compare all-in costs of older model year Class 8 trucks and calculate the savings of new model replacements. read more

CIT: 55% of Healthcare Executives Expect to Seek Financing

According to an exclusive study released by CIT Group, 55% of healthcare executives say they are expecting to seek financing in the next 12 months. read more

ACT: March Used Class 8 Truck Volumes Up M/M, Down Y/Y and YTD

According to the latest report from ACT Research, used Class 8 truck metrics continued to be mixed in March, as volumes fell 8% month-over-month and 5% year-to-date. read more

Penske Truck Leasing Captures Fourth Straight EPA Award

Penske Truck Leasing won its fourth-straight SmartWay Affiliate Challenge Award, making it one of seven organizations, and the only transportation corporation to win the award, which is presented by the EPA. read more

Key Air Adds Bombardier Learjet to Fleet

Key Air added a Bombardier Learjet 45XR to its managed fleet of charter aircraft. The Learjet becomes the fourth aircraft to join Key Air’s Part 135 certificate in Q1/16. read more

ACT: U.S. Trailer Orders in March Off M/M and Y/Y

Trailer net orders in March fell 30% month-over-month and 36% year-over-year, according to the most recent report from ACT Research. read more

Avolon Delivers Boeing 737-800 to Thai Lion Air

International aircraft leasing company Avolon announced the delivery of one Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Thai Lion Air. read more

Textron Aviation Q1 Jet, Turboprop Deliveries Marginally Higher

Textron reported its Textron Aviation segment revenues and profits were up from the same quarter in 2015. The company delivered 34 new jets and 26 King Air turboprops, up from 33 jets and 25 King Airs in Q1/15. read more

Flexjet Accepts Delivery of 1,000th Business Jet Built by Embraer

Flexjet accepted delivery of a Legacy 500, the 1,000th business jet built by Embraer Executive Jets. The delivery was the fourth overall of the Legacy 500 model. read more

ACT: More Capacity than Freight Leads to Soft Class 8 Demand in March

According to the results of the March State of the Industry Report from ACT research, Class 8 orders dropped 10% month-over-month and 35% year-over-year in March, to a total of 16,354 units. read more

March ATA Truck Tonnage Index Falls 4.5% M/M, Up 2.2% Y/Y

The ATA’s Truck Tonnage Index decreased 4.5% in March compared to February, but rose 2.2% in comparison to March of 2015. read more

Transport Topics: Q1 Fleet Failures Rise Sharply

Transport Topics reported that fleet failures rose sharply in the first quarter as over 3500 trucks were sidelined as result of a jump in failure rates. read more

U.S. Class 8 Truck Sales Fall 2.9% in March

Citing data from WardsAuto.com, Transport Topics reported that U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks fell by 2.9% in March. read more

Embraer Aircraft Q1/16 Deliveries Up 37.5% Y/Y

In Q1/16, Embraer delivered 21 commercial aircraft and 23 business jets in Q1/16, marking a 37.5% increase over the same period a year earlier. read more

ACT: Sales of NG Fueled HD Trucks Up M/M, Down YTD and Y/Y

According to ACT Research, U.S. and Canadian natural gas Class 8 truck retail sales improved modestly in February. read more

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