Sales of natural gas-powered vehicles were mixed in the September to November time period in 2022, according to ACT Research. September activity surpassed its prior-year level by 29%, but both October and November lagged the prior year’s comparisons by 9%. read more

FEB 6, 2023 - 7:09 am

December 2022 net US trailer orders of 57,300 units were nearly 46% higher compared to November and 115% above December 2021, according to this month’s issue of ACT Research’s State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers report. read more

JAN 30, 2023 - 7:15 am

According to ACT Research's latest State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks, used Class 8 retail volumes (same dealer sales) increased 16% month to month in December. read more

JAN 27, 2023 - 7:10 am

The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed volumes and the supply-demand balance increased in December, while freight trucking rates continued to decline. read more

JAN 24, 2023 - 7:11 am

According to ACT Research, there were 309,615 Class 8 units sold in the United States in 2022, including what ACT described as “healthy” and record-setting net orders of 34,415 units in December and 159,000 orders from September to the end of the year. read more

JAN 20, 2023 - 6:47 am

According to ACT Research’s State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 report, November Class 8 net orders of 32,600 were robust, bringing the most recent three-month total to 128,000. read more

JAN 3, 2023 - 6:57 am

According to ACT Research’s recent issue of its State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers report, November net U.S. trailer orders of 39,590 units were 17% lower compared to October, 27% lower on a seasonally-adjusted basis and 22% above the year-ago November level. read more

DEC 29, 2022 - 6:45 am

According to ACT Research's latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks report, used Class 8 retail volumes (same dealer sales) were down 19% month to month in November. read more

DEC 28, 2022 - 7:04 am

According to ACT Research's Commercial Vehicle Dealer Digest, the longer inflation remains elevated, the more aggressively the Fed will respond with higher interest rates. read more

DEC 27, 2022 - 7:13 am

According to ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index, the supply-demand balance and volumes have decreased recently while freight rates have also continued to decline. read more

DEC 22, 2022 - 7:14 am

The top line on the Class 8 Tractor Dashboard dropped in October to a -3 reading, marking the seventh moderately downbeat reading in eight months, according to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest. read more

DEC 22, 2022 - 7:09 am

Chinese commercial vehicle market demands for heavy trucks, medium trucks and tractors continued a strong decline, affected by policy, market and economic factors, according to the recent release of ACT Research’s China Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK. read more

DEC 20, 2022 - 7:14 am

ACT Research released the December installment of the ACT Freight Forecast, U.S. Rate and Volume OUTLOOK report. read more

DEC 15, 2022 - 7:03 am

According to ACT Research, Preliminary NA Class 8 net orders in November were 33,000 units, while NA Classes 5-7 net orders were 21,400 units. ACT will publish complete industry data for November, including final order numbers, in mid-December. read more

DEC 6, 2022 - 7:15 am

Mitsubishi HC Capital America and ACT Research are partnering on a four-part weekly video series, “A Conversation with ACT Research,” designed for commercial truck dealers, upfitters and end-users. read more

NOV 30, 2022 - 7:16 am