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

The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed a modest Volume Index, at 52.0 (SA) in October. The slower growth followed a sharply stronger 59.6 in September. read more

DEC 6, 2019 - 6:05 am

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

DEC 3, 2019 - 6:05 am

Expectations for the Class 8 and trailer markets anticipate an accelerating pullback in build rates, as freight market conditions remain at a low ebb, according to the latest forecasts from ACT Research. read more

DEC 2, 2019 - 6:20 am

In what is largely believed to be an anomaly, used Class 8 same dealer sales volumes jumped 43% m/m in October, following a 5% m/m loss in September, according to ACT Research. read more

NOV 29, 2019 - 6:25 am

Year-to-date net trailer orders are 52% below last year, according to this month’s issue of ACT Research’s State of the Industry: U.S. Trailer Report. read more

NOV 22, 2019 - 6:05 am

Preliminary used Class 8 volumes (same dealer sales) grew 42% month-over-month and 6% year-over-year in October, while year-to-date preliminary volumes dropped 17%, according to ACT Research. read more

NOV 21, 2019 - 6:10 am

According to ACT Research, parts of the freight economy may be flashing the occasional “green shoot,” but it is not completely clear whether the industry has reached the nadir of the current freight cycle. read more

NOV 19, 2019 - 6:35 am

ACT Research’s preliminary estimate for October indicates that trailer manufacturers booked 31.9k net orders to their orderboards last month, a 71% spike from September. read more

NOV 18, 2019 - 6:45 am

According to ACT Research’s latest North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK, expectations for the Class 8 and trailer markets anticipate an accelerating pullback in build rates. read more

NOV 13, 2019 - 6:15 am

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