The latest ACT Research For-Hire Trucking Index, with September data, showed an even stronger surge than July, with the Volume Index up to 59.6 (SA), from 47.6 in August. read more
OCT 24, 2019 - 6:15 am
Preliminary used Class 8 volumes (same dealer sales) fell 5% month-over-month in September, according to the latest ACT Research State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks. read more
OCT 21, 2019 - 6:30 am
According to ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: Classes 5-8 Report, the “less negative” freight data reported early in Q3 has softened further since the September 1st tariff impositions. read more
OCT 18, 2019 - 6:35 am
According to the ACT Research North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK, the key risk to all vehicle market forecasts, and the U.S. economy broadly, remains the trade war with China. read more
OCT 15, 2019 - 6:40 am
ACT Research’s forecasts have called for the up-cycle in the Class 8 market to run out of steam around the third quarter of 2019, according to the latest North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK. read more
OCT 14, 2019 - 6:20 am
After a less negative spot environment over the summer, ACT Research now expects excess capacity to exert more downward pressure on truckload spot rates. read more
OCT 11, 2019 - 6:45 am
Preliminary North America Class 8 net order data show the industry booked 12,600 units in September, up 13% from August, while Classes 5-7 orders fell 9.4% month over month, to 17,300 units. read more
OCT 4, 2019 - 6:35 am
According to ACT Research’s latest Transportation Digest, the Class 8 market is moving from 2019 peak activity in sales and build into a significant correction next year. read more
OCT 3, 2019 - 6:20 am
The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index, with August data, retrenched to contraction in all categories, after the large and partly anomalous improvement in July. read more
OCT 1, 2019 - 6:40 am
According to ACT Research, the average price of total used Class 8 trucks in August dipped 1% Y/Y, the first such decline since January 2018. read more
SEP 30, 2019 - 6:20 am
New US trailer orders of 14.8k were up 7% month-over-month, while net orders of 10.6k hit their second sequential increase in nine months, according to ACT Research. read more
SEP 27, 2019 - 6:40 am
American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index declined 3.2% in August after jumping 6.2% in July. read more
SEP 25, 2019 - 6:50 am
ACT Research’s preliminary estimate for August 2019 net trailer orders is 10,500 units, which is up from July’s numbers but trail last year by more than 72%. read more
SEP 23, 2019 - 6:20 am
According to ACT Research, economic reports over the past month have more often risen above consensus than fallen below it, but it is premature to declare an end to freight market weakness. read more
SEP 20, 2019 - 6:20 am
Preliminary used Class 8 volumes (same dealer sales) fell 1% month-over-month in August, according to the ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks. read more
SEP 17, 2019 - 6:15 am