Supported by strong U.S. tractor demand, NA Class 8 net orders rose to a nine-month high in July according to ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 Report. read more

AUG 19, 2020 - 6:39 am

Tom‌ ‌Denoyer,‌ ‌vice‌ ‌president‌ ‌and‌ ‌senior‌ ‌analyst‌ ‌for‌ ‌ACT‌ ‌Research,‌ ‌stated‌ ‌that,‌ ‌“A‌ ‌freight‌ ‌ recovery‌ ‌amidst‌ ‌a‌ ‌driver‌ ‌shortage‌ ‌has‌ ‌driven‌ ‌an‌ ‌acutely‌ ‌tight‌ ‌truckload‌ ‌market,‌ ‌with‌ ‌spot‌ ‌rate‌ ‌ measures‌ ‌up‌ ‌30%‌ ‌y/y.”‌ ‌ read more

AUG 19, 2020 - 6:28 am

Preliminary used Class 8 volumes (same dealer sales) grew 16% month-over-month in July, according to the latest preliminary release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks published by ACT Research. read more

AUG 14, 2020 - 6:56 am

Commercial vehicle forecasts for 2020 were marked up across the board in August, according to ACT’s latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK, which cites the uptick as a result of a robust “perfect storm” of positives in late spring and summer. read more

AUG 13, 2020 - 6:47 am

In the August installment of the ACT Freight Forecast, U.S. Rate and Volume OUTLOOK report, ACT Research forecasted rates for the next 12 to 15 months, noting that spot rate measures are up 30% year over year. read more

AUG 11, 2020 - 6:46 am

Preliminary North American Class 8 net orders in July were 20,300 units, rising 27% from June and up 98% compared with July 2019, according to ACT Research. read more

AUG 5, 2020 - 7:05 am

According to ACT Research, used Class 8 same dealer sales volumes in the first half of 2020 were up 6% year to date against the first half of 2019, with average price down 15%, miles down 2% and age down 7% compared with June 2019 year-to-date rates. read more

JUL 29, 2020 - 7:12 am

According to its latest Commercial Vehicle Dealer Digest report, ACT Research expects “a choppy economic path forward.” read more

JUL 28, 2020 - 7:28 am

According to ACT Research, the tug of war between positive and negative influences on the business environment and trucking reached a pivotal juncture at the end of June, but escalation in new COVID-19 cases since mid-June threatens to abort this nascent recovery. read more

JUL 27, 2020 - 7:13 am

According to the ACT Research’s June For-Hire Trucking Index, there was continued and significant improvement in the diffusion index measures tracked. June’s Volume Index rose to 70.4 from 19.3 in April and 50.2 in May. read more

JUL 24, 2020 - 7:11 am

According to ACT Research, June net U.S. trailer orders totaled 13,441 units, marking a 333% increase from May and an 112% increase from June 2019’s level. Before accounting for cancellations, new orders were up 117% vs. May and 41% better on a year-over-year basis. read more

JUL 23, 2020 - 7:25 am

U.S. and Canadian Class 8 natural gas truck retail sales for the first five months of 2020 dropped 22% year to date compared with the same period in 2019, according to a quarterly report from ACT Research. read more

JUL 22, 2020 - 7:03 am

According to ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 Report, May and June returned to something closer to life as usual following shutdowns related to the COVID-19 pandemic in March and April. read more

JUL 20, 2020 - 6:41 am

ACT Research reported preliminary used Class 8 volumes grew 54% month over month in June. Longer-term, volumes rose 6% compared with June 2019 but were flat year to date. read more

JUL 17, 2020 - 6:55 am

ACT Research forecasted a commercial vehicle uptick due to $6 trillion in stimulus, better than expected economic activity, boosted freight rates and preliminary June metrics that were well above trend. read more

JUL 15, 2020 - 6:34 am