The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed that for the first time in the past 15 months, the capacity index rose faster than the freight index, inflecting to a deteriorating supply-demand balance. read more

APR 19, 2018 - 6:26 am

ACT Research’s preliminary estimate for March 2018 net trailer orders is 29,500 units. read more

APR 16, 2018 - 6:33 am

More than 70,000 Classes 5-8 net orders were booked in March according to preliminary data from ACT Research. read more

APR 4, 2018 - 2:32 pm

Class 8 used truck prices rose 3% year-over-year in February but dipped 2% month-over-month. Meanwhile, average mileage was flat compared to last February and the average age was lower on a year-over-year basis. read more

MAR 27, 2018 - 10:07 am

According to ACT Research, February’s U.S. trailer net orders, while 14th highest on the all-time list, were the strongest February net order volume in industry history. read more

MAR 27, 2018 - 10:05 am

February’s volume makes it the third strongest order month since the EPA 2007 prebuy-fueled March 2006 order volume and the fifth best order month of the millennium. read more

MAR 5, 2018 - 6:53 am

Total Class 8 used truck prices rose 2% year-over-year in January, but dipped 3% month-over-month, according to ACT Research. read more

FEB 27, 2018 - 6:30 am

According to ACT Research, following historically strong net order volumes in 2017’s final two months, January U.S. trailer net orders continued the pattern, booking the fifth-best order month in history. read more

FEB 26, 2018 - 7:12 am

The freight rate index from ACT Research in January reached a new all-time high in its 10-year history, eclipsing the previous record set in October. January also posted a new cycle-high in the productivity index. read more

FEB 16, 2018 - 1:50 pm

ACT Research hired Funmi Ige-Wright as research director. Before joining ACT, she served for nearly 20 years at Cummins. read more

FEB 16, 2018 - 6:59 am

ACT Research’s preliminary estimate for January 2018 net trailer orders is 39,100 units. read more

FEB 16, 2018 - 6:24 am

Preliminary data from ACT Research indicated that 80,400 North America Classes 5-8 units were booked North America in January. read more

FEB 5, 2018 - 7:02 am

Total Class 8 used truck sales fell 9% year-over-year in December, but were down just 1% for full-year 2017 compared to 2016, according to ACT Research. read more

JAN 29, 2018 - 7:18 am

According to ACT Research, after a flat quarter in Q3/17, U.S. and Canadian natural gas Class 8 truck retail sales rose 9% year-to-date through November. read more

JAN 26, 2018 - 2:17 pm

ACT Research reported 45,700 net trailer orders posted to the backlog in December, while the For-Hire Trucking Index indicated that the freight index rose faster than the capacity index in each of the last 12 months. read more

JAN 24, 2018 - 1:21 pm