The supply of Class 8 trucks rose faster than demand for the fifth time this year, according to the most recent ACT For-Hire Trucking Index from ACT Research.

Kenny Vieth, ACT’s president and senior analyst, noted that the balance between supply and demand is still under attack from the widespread macro-inventory overhang.

“Apparently the results of May and June showing demand rising faster than supply were a temporary anomaly and not the beginning of a trend,” Vieth said.