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

The July ACT Freight Forecast reported that a near-term driver shortage combined with low truck production will see the medium-term trend moving higher on tighter supply and recovering demand. read more

JUL 14, 2020 - 6:40 am

According to ACT Research, preliminary North American Class 8 net orders in June were 16,000 units, rising 139% from May and 23% compared with June 2019. read more

JUL 6, 2020 - 6:44 am

ACT Research reported used Class 8 same dealer sales volumes dropped 12% month-over-month in May, while price and miles rose 2% and 1%, respectively. read more

JUL 2, 2020 - 6:08 am

According to ACT Research, China’s commercial vehicle markets suffered a severe setback due to COVID-19, but the truck portion has shown a significant recovery in Q2/20. read more

JUL 1, 2020 - 6:18 am

ACT Research data showed improvements in the state of the economy with reopenings since late April representing the first steps toward economic recovery. read more

JUN 26, 2020 - 6:46 am

COVID-19 continues to depress economies, with June marking the fourth month of the most severe business cycle downturn since the Great Depression, according to ACT Research. read more

JUN 25, 2020 - 6:39 am

May data from ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed significant improvement in all five diffusion index measures tracked. read more

JUN 24, 2020 - 6:30 am

ACT Research reported May net U.S. trailer orders improved significantly since April but remain 71% below May 2019 levels. Before accounting for cancellations, new orders of 7,400 units were up 29% versus April. read more

JUN 23, 2020 - 6:38 am

According to an ACT Research report, the economy continues to reopen after falling sharply the past few months. Kenny Vieth, president and senior analyst at ACT Research, noted that “the economic recovery currently underway is thin and heavily subsidized.” read more

JUN 18, 2020 - 7:16 am

Freight market stabilization progressed this month with a strong rebound in spot rates, according to the June ACT Freight Forecast. read more

JUN 12, 2020 - 6:35 am

ACT Research preliminary May NA Class 8 net orders were up 56% from April but down 38% year over year, while NA Classes 5-7 market orders improved 5.3% month-over-month, despite being down 57% from the year-ago. read more

JUN 4, 2020 - 6:36 am