The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed improvement in for-hire freight volumes and utilization, with 55.5 and 52.3 respective diffusion index readings, both up four points from November. read more

JAN 23, 2020 - 6:35 am

New U.S. trailer orders of 18,400 were down 13% month over month in December, and after accounting for cancellations, net orders of 17,700 dropped 11%. read more

JAN 22, 2020 - 6:35 am

ACT Research projected that the U.S. economy is poised to expand by 1.8% in 2020. read more

JAN 21, 2020 - 6:55 am

ACT Research’s truckload spot rate forecasts achieved 98% accuracy on average in 2019. read more

JAN 20, 2020 - 6:45 am

Trailer manufacturers booked just under 205,000 net trailer orders in 2019, this 51% year-over-year decline represents the lowest volume recorded since 2011. read more

JAN 16, 2020 - 6:40 am

ACT Research reported preliminary used Class 8 volumes increased 8% month-over-month in December 2019, but volumes dropped 3% compared to December of 2018. Year-to-date preliminary volumes dropped 14%. read more

JAN 15, 2020 - 6:25 am

Preliminary NA Class 8 net orders in December 2019 were 20,000 units, up 14% from November and down just 6.5% from year-ago December. read more

JAN 6, 2020 - 6:25 am

ACT Research noted that three factors are at work in the weak outlook for heavy commercial vehicles in the coming two years: demand, supply and timing. read more

DEC 27, 2019 - 6:50 am

According to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest, carrier profitability and by extension Class 8 demand are heading toward tougher business conditions in 2020. read more

DEC 26, 2019 - 7:00 am

After an anomalous sequential gain in October, used Class 8 same dealer sales volumes returned to trend in November, falling 35% month over month, according to ACT Research. read more

DEC 24, 2019 - 6:53 am

ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index, with November data, showed relatively neutral readings on for-hire freight volumes and rates and a slight contraction in for-hire capacity. read more

DEC 24, 2019 - 6:30 am

New U.S. trailer were down 43% month-over-month in November and dropped 38% after hitting their fourth consecutive sequential rise in October. read more

DEC 20, 2019 - 5:35 am

According to ACT Research, the prosperity of the year we are leaving will transition to tougher medium and heavy-duty market conditions in 2020. read more

DEC 19, 2019 - 5:35 am

ACT’s preliminary estimate for November indicates that trailer orders were down 39% from October’s volume, down 56% year over year and just under half year to date. read more

DEC 17, 2019 - 5:45 am

Expectations for the Class 8 and trailer production volumes have been trimmed for 2020 and expectations of a recovery starting in 2021 have been tempered, according to ACT Research. read more

DEC 12, 2019 - 7:12 am