According to ACT Research, used Class 8 volumes (same dealer sales) fell 7% month over month in February, while average sale price, miles and age were all higher than in January, rising 4%, 2% and 1%, respectively. read more

MAR 30, 2021 - 6:24 am

According to ACT Research, net U.S. trailer orders reached 26,414 units in February, marking a 16% decrease from January but an almost 88% increase compared with February 2020. read more

MAR 29, 2021 - 6:34 am

According to ACT Research’s Transportation Digest, supply will be the determining factor of this year’s heavy-duty vehicle market, not demand, which remains hot. read more

MAR 25, 2021 - 6:02 am

As part of its celebration of National Asset Management Awareness Month in March, Fleet Advantage is offering fleet modernization studies for organizations with transportation fleets. read more

MAR 24, 2021 - 6:31 am

According to ACT Research, preliminary used Class 8 volumes (same dealer sales) fell 6% month over month and 8% year over year in February. However, preliminary volumes were 5% higher on a year-to-date basis compared with this time last year. read more

MAR 24, 2021 - 6:27 am

According to ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 Report, the North American commercial vehicle industry is facing more problems related to supply rather than vehicle demand. read more

MAR 22, 2021 - 6:16 am

According to ACT Research and Rhein Associates, the Biden administration’s focus on green initiatives and infrastructure development will be good for truckers, particularly in the vocational trucks segment, and will drive demand for zero-emission commercial vehicles. read more

MAR 18, 2021 - 6:14 am

According to Tim Denoyer, vice president and senior analyst for ACT Research, “Pushing commercial vehicle demand forward, freight rates ended February at record levels, seasonally adjusted, and started March on an upswing.” read more

MAR 15, 2021 - 6:23 am

Preliminary reports from ACT Research indicate that February's net order volume of 24,200 trailers was up 82% from the same month last year. However, this was down 21% from January 2021 bookings. read more

MAR 12, 2021 - 6:40 am

According to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest, the heavy-duty truck market exploded off the starting blocks at the beginning of the year, with order numbers that built on 2020’s strong close. read more

MAR 10, 2021 - 6:15 am

According to ACT Research’s most recent For-Hire Trucking Index incorporating January data, the Driver Availability Index tightened to its lowest point in the past three years. read more

MAR 8, 2021 - 6:25 am

According to ACT Research, used Class 8 volumes and average sale prices fell sequentially in January, down 7% and 6% month over month, respectively. On the other hand, average miles were up 4% month over month and average age was up 3% from December. read more

MAR 5, 2021 - 6:48 am

Preliminary North American Class 8 net orders in February were 43,800 units, up 4% from January and 212% from February 2020, according to ACT Research. read more

MAR 4, 2021 - 6:32 am

According to this quarter’s issue of ACT Research’s Trailer Components Report, trailer net orders have pushed the industry backlog higher for the past seven months, with January’s order level 66% above current build rates. read more

MAR 3, 2021 - 6:39 am

According to ACT Research, January net U.S. trailer orders of 30,680 units fell more than 30% from the previous month but rose 105% compared with January of 2020. read more

FEB 23, 2021 - 6:24 am