According to this quarter’s issue of ACT Research’s Trailer Components Report, after sinking to the lowest point in history in April, net trailer orders have continued to improve throughout the summer and into fall. read more

NOV 20, 2020 - 7:00 am

Preliminary used Class 8 volumes (same dealer sales) dropped 10% month over month in October but are 10% higher year to date compared with the first 10 months of 2019, according to ACT Research. read more

NOV 18, 2020 - 7:15 am

ACT Research released the latest installment of the ACT Freight Forecast, U.S. Rate and Volume OUTLOOK report. “We expect the truckload market to rebalance over the course of 2021,” Tim Denoyer, vice president and senior analyst for ACT Research, said. read more

NOV 17, 2020 - 6:31 am

Preliminary information for October indicates that the U.S. trailer industry booked 54,200 net orders for the month, which was up 6% from September and more than 68% better than the same month last year, according to ACT Research. read more

NOV 13, 2020 - 7:14 am

According to ACT Research’s latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK, even before the COVID-19 pandemic plunge in Q2/20, there was never serious doubt that the demand for commercial vehicles would rise in 2021. read more

NOV 12, 2020 - 7:13 am

According to ACT Research’s Transportation Digest, motor carriers are experiencing a period of volume growth and pricing power that would have been considered nearly impossible to achieve from an April 2020 vantage point. read more

NOV 9, 2020 - 7:26 am

Preliminary NA Class 8 net orders in October were 38,900 units, up 27% from September and 78% compared with October 2019, according to ACT Research. In addition, preliminary NA Classes 5-7 demand jumped to a 10-quarter high (March 2018) in October to 29,300 units. read more

NOV 4, 2020 - 7:15 am

U.S. and Canadian Class 8 natural gas truck retail sales for the first eight months of 2020 dropped 15% year to date compared with 2019, according to ACT Research’s Alternative Fuels Quarterly report. read more

NOV 2, 2020 - 7:13 am

In the release of its Commercial Vehicle Dealer Digest, ACT Research reported that the company increased its commercial vehicle demand forecasts across the board. read more

OCT 30, 2020 - 7:50 am

The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index, which includes September data, showed a continuing tight trucking market, with volume and rate surges ongoing and driver availability deteriorating. read more

OCT 29, 2020 - 6:59 am

According to ACT Research, used Class 8 same dealer sales volumes through September were up 24% year to date compared with the first nine months of 2019, with average price, miles and age down 14%, 2% and 9%, respectively, compared with September 2019 year-to-date rates. read more

OCT 28, 2020 - 7:30 am

According to ACT Research, September net U.S. trailer orders of 51,208 units were up 82% compared with August and 174% compared with September 2019. read more

OCT 23, 2020 - 7:09 am

According to ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 Report, commercial vehicle demand into 2021 should not be counted among the concerns regarding the economy in the coming months. read more

OCT 20, 2020 - 7:01 am

Preliminary used Class 8 volumes were virtually flat month over month in September, rising just 1%, according to ACT Research. On a longer-term basis, volumes rose 51% compared with September 2019. read more

OCT 16, 2020 - 6:57 am

ACT Research released the latest installment of the ACT Freight Forecast, U.S. Rate and Volume OUTLOOK report. Tim Denoyer, vice president and senior analyst for ACT Research, said, “freight recovery will still likely continue next year, when equipment will become a greater capacity bottleneck.” read more

OCT 13, 2020 - 7:07 am