Based on ACT Research’s For-Hire TL Carrier Database, TL contract rates fell to $2.28 per mile in Q3, down 2% y/y, following a 3% increase in Q2. read more

NOV 12, 2019 - 6:27 am

Preliminary North America Class 8 net order data show the industry booked 22,100 units in October, up 74% from September, while Classes 5-7 orders fell 12% M/M, to 16,400 units. read more

NOV 5, 2019 - 6:25 am

U.S. and Canadian Class 8 Natural Gas truck retail sales for the first eight months of 2019 gained 27% year-to-date, according to ACT Research’s most recent AFQ: Alternative Fuels Quarterly. read more

OCT 30, 2019 - 6:10 am

Used Class 8 same dealer sales volumes returned to a downward trajectory in September, falling 5% M/M and erasing a portion of August’s 9% improvement, according to ACT Research. read more

OCT 29, 2019 - 6:30 am

According to the latest ACT Research Transportation Digest, the Class 8 market is moving from 2019 peak activity in sales and build into a substantial correction in 2020. read more

OCT 28, 2019 - 6:20 am

According to ACT Research’s State of the Industry: U.S. Trailer Report, new US trailer orders were up 44% month-over-month but were down 68% compared to September of 2018. read more

OCT 25, 2019 - 6:25 am

The latest ACT Research For-Hire Trucking Index, with September data, showed an even stronger surge than July, with the Volume Index up to 59.6 (SA), from 47.6 in August. read more

OCT 24, 2019 - 6:15 am

Preliminary used Class 8 volumes (same dealer sales) fell 5% month-over-month in September, according to the latest ACT Research State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks. read more

OCT 21, 2019 - 6:30 am

According to ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: Classes 5-8 Report, the “less negative” freight data reported early in Q3 has softened further since the September 1st tariff impositions. read more

OCT 18, 2019 - 6:35 am

ACT Research’s preliminary estimate for September indicated that trailer manufacturers booked 18,500 net orders to their orderboards last month, a 75% surge from August’s subdued net order volume. read more

OCT 17, 2019 - 6:30 am

According to the ACT Research North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK, the key risk to all vehicle market forecasts, and the U.S. economy broadly, remains the trade war with China. read more

OCT 15, 2019 - 6:40 am

ACT Research’s forecasts have called for the up-cycle in the Class 8 market to run out of steam around the third quarter of 2019, according to the latest North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK. read more

OCT 14, 2019 - 6:20 am

After a less negative spot environment over the summer, ACT Research now expects excess capacity to exert more downward pressure on truckload spot rates. read more

OCT 11, 2019 - 6:45 am

Preliminary North America Class 8 net order data show the industry booked 12,600 units in September, up 13% from August, while Classes 5-7 orders fell 9.4% month over month, to 17,300 units. read more

OCT 4, 2019 - 6:35 am

According to ACT Research’s latest Transportation Digest, the Class 8 market is moving from 2019 peak activity in sales and build into a significant correction next year. read more

OCT 3, 2019 - 6:20 am