After softness in late Q3/19 and early Q4/19, medium duty orders have shown resilience the past two months, according to ACT Research. read more

FEB 7, 2020 - 6:40 am

Preliminary NA Class 8 net orders in January were 17,700 units, down 12% from December 2019, but up 10% from last January, according to ACT Research. read more

FEB 5, 2020 - 6:35 am

U.S. and Canadian Class 8 Natural Gas truck retail sales for the first 11 months of 2019 gained 20% year-to-date over 2018, according to ACT Research. Full-year 2018 was down 15%, while 2017 was up 13%. read more

JAN 30, 2020 - 6:35 am

ACT Research reported that freight-generating sectors of the U.S. economy are on the cusp of transitioning from contraction to growth, aligning with freight cycles of the past, which typically last around two years. read more

JAN 29, 2020 - 6:40 am

Used Class 8 same dealer sales volumes improved 7% month-over-month in December, but longer-term sales were down 3% year-over-year and full-year 2019 sales declined 15% compared to 2018. read more

JAN 28, 2020 - 5:35 am

Truckload contract rates turned negative in Q3/19, down 2% year-over-year, and loaded miles per tractor fell 5% in the same time period. read more

JAN 27, 2020 - 6:30 am

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