U.S. and Canadian natural gas Class 8 truck retail sales improved in May after getting off to a slow start earlier in the year, according to a recent report from ACT Research. read more

JUL 15, 2016 - 6:35 am

According to the most recent ACT For-Hire Trucking Index from Act Research, for the second time this year and only the fourth time in 19 months the demand for Class 8 trucks rose faster than the supply. read more

JUL 14, 2016 - 6:30 am

According to preliminary numbers from ACT Research, June’s medium duty and heavy duty net order total volume was the lowest monthly order total since July 2012. read more

JUL 7, 2016 - 6:17 am

Trailer net orders fell nearly 14% month over month, and contracted 10% year over year, according to the most recent State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers published by ACT Research. read more

JUN 27, 2016 - 7:52 am

Used Class 8 truck same dealer sales volumes fell by double-digit percentages month-over-month and year-over-year. However, year-to-date volumes declined by a smaller percentage. read more

JUN 27, 2016 - 7:39 am

According to ACT Research, Class 8 orders in May rose 4% month-over-month, but contracted nearly 31% on a year-over-year basis, to a total of 14,224 units. read more

JUN 20, 2016 - 6:24 am

ACT Research and Rhein Associates announced the inaugural publication of a new cooperative venture, the N.A. On-highway CV Engine Outlook report. read more

JUN 17, 2016 - 6:53 am

According to preliminary data from ACT Research, U.S. net trailer orders in May were 14,250 units, marking a 16% decline month-over-month and a 12% dip year-over-year. read more

JUN 16, 2016 - 5:54 am

For the first time this year, the demand for Class 8 trucks rose faster than the supply, according to the most recent ACT For-Hire Trucking Index from ACT Research. read more

JUN 15, 2016 - 6:46 am

Demand for China’s heavy and medium trucks and tractors was mixed in Q1/16, according to a new report jointly published by ACT Research and China’s State Information Center. read more

JUN 10, 2016 - 6:28 am

According to preliminary data from ACT Research, 31,400 new Classes 5-8 vehicle orders were booked in May. Class 8 garnered 14,300 orders and 17,100 orders were placed for Classes 5-7. read more

JUN 3, 2016 - 5:50 am

Trailer net orders rose 12% month over month in April, but contracted 7% year over year, according to the most recent data published by ACT Research. read more

MAY 25, 2016 - 6:49 am

ACT Research reported used Class 8 truck same dealer sales volumes ended their upward trend in April, while year-to-date volumes fell for the fourth consecutive month. read more

MAY 25, 2016 - 6:25 am

According to the latest results from ACT Research, class 8 orders in April dropped 16% month-over-month and 39% year-over-year, to a total of 13,676 units. read more

MAY 19, 2016 - 6:07 am

In its first preliminary estimate of U.S. net total trailer orders for the previous month, ACT estimated 17,200 units in April, which would be a 15% increase from March and a 5% dip below April of 2015. read more

MAY 18, 2016 - 6:41 am