Though significant progress has been made in rebalancing, it’s unlikely that freight industry capacity will broadly tighten until pressure from capacity growth eases, according to ACT Research. read more

SEP 25, 2023 - 5:35 am

Factors are at work in 2024, and those factors will help support a fundamentally weak U.S. tractor market, according to ACT Research. read more

SEP 22, 2023 - 6:47 am

On continued strong build rates and seasonally weak order volumes, the Class 8 backlog fell by 11,000 units to 152,600 units in August, according to ACT Research. read more

SEP 21, 2023 - 6:22 am

August’s preliminary net trailer orders increased sequentially to 11,500 but were lower against longer-term comparisons, according to ACT Research. As one of the weakest order months of the year, August’s tally received a seasonal adjustment boost to 14,700 units. read more

SEP 19, 2023 - 6:55 am

According to preliminary data from ACT Research, Class 8 same dealer used truck retail sales volumes surged 14% month over month in August. read more

SEP 18, 2023 - 6:41 am

According to ACT Research’s recently-released edition of Charging Forward, a multi-client decarbonization study of the U.S. commercial vehicle market, the adoption rates for zero-emission and decarbonization vehicles will reach 25% by 2030 and 50% by 2040. read more

SEP 13, 2023 - 6:58 am

David Teolis will join ACT Research on Oct. 1 as chief economist following a 28-year career with General Motors. read more

SEP 8, 2023 - 6:45 am

Class 8 retail sales faltered for the first time in three months in July, declining 7.8% month over month, according to the ACT Research. read more

SEP 1, 2023 - 6:15 am

On continued strong build rates and seasonally weak order volumes, July’s North American Class 8 backlog fell by 11,632 units to 163,576 units, according to ACT Research, which noted that at 5.9 months, the nominal backlog-to-build ratio remains comfortably healthy. read more

AUG 21, 2023 - 6:51 am

As economic expectations rise, ACT Research’s forecasts for Classes 5-7, Class 8 and trailer output in 2023 and 2024 moved higher again this month. read more

AUG 14, 2023 - 6:54 am

According to ACT Research, electric conversion of the commercial vehicle sector will require a very coordinated effort between vehicle acquisition and supporting charging infrastructure to ensure adequate charging infrastructure is in place to support fleet needs. read more

AUG 7, 2023 - 6:48 am

Clouds on the horizon for the trailer market bear watching even if the summer is the seasonally weakest time of the year for forward-looking metrics, according to this month’s issue of ACT Research’s State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers report. read more

JUL 28, 2023 - 6:57 am

According to ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 report, June’s Class 8 backlog decline met expectations, as seasonally weak orders ran headlong into strong production. read more

JUL 24, 2023 - 6:17 am

According to the latest preliminary release of ACT Research’s State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks report, preliminary Class 8 same dealer used truck retail sales volumes improved again in June, rising 4% month over month. read more

JUL 19, 2023 - 6:47 am

According to ACT Research, driver capacity models suggest recent record declines in freight rates should be pushing out more jobs while tremors in the LTL market could press an industry rebalancing forward. read more

JUL 14, 2023 - 7:06 am