Preliminary used Class 8 retail volumes (same dealer sales) in December grew 4% month over month and ended 2021 with a 6% year-to-date increase despite dropping 30% on a year-over-year basis in December, according to preliminary data from ACT Research. read more

JAN 25, 2022 - 6:25 am

ACT Research reported that despite rock-solid demand across the spectrum of forward-looking medium and heavy-duty vehicle market indicators, industry capacity remains range-bound across a broad front of supply chain constraints. read more

JAN 4, 2022 - 6:21 am

According to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest, supply chain difficulties, COVID-19, inflation, high energy prices, robust freight and rates and public policy continue to be the dominant issues shaping the heavy-duty trucking outlook. read more

JAN 3, 2022 - 6:32 am

According to ACT Research, Class 8 cancellations in October and November rose significantly, especially compared with a largely steady run of non-event levels since April 2020. read more

DEC 29, 2021 - 6:07 am

According to ACT Research, used Class 8 retail volumes (same dealer sales) were down 15% month over month and 16% year over year in November. However, volumes were up 11% year to date. read more

DEC 28, 2021 - 6:20 am

ACT Research’s latest for-hire trucking index, which included November data, showed across-the-board increases. read more

DEC 27, 2021 - 6:43 am

According to ACT Research, net U.S. trailer orders reached 32,103 units in November, marking an increase of more than 84% from October but a nearly 20% decrease compared with November 2020. read more

DEC 22, 2021 - 6:10 am

According to preliminary data from ACT Research, through the first 11 months of the year, used Class 8 retail volumes were 10% higher, average prices were 40% higher and average age was 1% higher compared with 2021. read more

DEC 17, 2021 - 5:51 am

According to preliminary data from ACT Research, North American Class 8 net orders in November were 9,800 units, while North American Classes 5-7 net orders dropped to 21,500 units, with both marks representing lower sequential and year-over-year readings. read more

DEC 13, 2021 - 6:29 am

ACT Research’s latest For-Hire Trucking Index, which includes October data, showed a decrease in volumes, pricing and productivity, with capacity up slightly and with a lower but still healthy supply-demand balance. read more

DEC 9, 2021 - 6:18 am

According to ACT Research, used Class 8 retail volumes (same dealer sales) were 6% lower month over month in October. Longer term, volumes were down 20% year over year but up 13% year to date. read more

DEC 6, 2021 - 6:10 am

According to this quarter’s issue of ACT Research’s Trailer Components Report, component and material availability continue to be a significant problem for trailer manufacturers, with the issue widespread and not contained to a small group of parts and materials. read more

NOV 29, 2021 - 6:41 am

According to ACT Research, October net U.S. trailer orders of 17,405 units fell more than 38% from the previous month and were nearly 69% lower compared with October of 2020. read more

NOV 24, 2021 - 6:25 am

According to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest, the front-and-center concerns of the commercial vehicle industry at the moment are supply chain constraints and the inflationary ramifications that flow from them. read more

NOV 23, 2021 - 5:58 am

According to ACT Research, with total Classes 5-8 build rates essentially stuck at the year-to-date average, the supply-demand setup for the entire industry remains unchanged, with rock-solid demand contrasting with range-bound industry capacity. read more

NOV 18, 2021 - 6:31 am