According to ACT Research, there were 309,615 Class 8 units sold in the United States in 2022, including what ACT described as “healthy” and record-setting net orders of 34,415 units in December and 159,000 orders from September to the end of the year. read more

JAN 20, 2023 - 6:47 am

According to ACT Research’s State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 report, November Class 8 net orders of 32,600 were robust, bringing the most recent three-month total to 128,000. read more

JAN 3, 2023 - 6:57 am

According to ACT Research’s recent issue of its State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers report, November net U.S. trailer orders of 39,590 units were 17% lower compared to October, 27% lower on a seasonally-adjusted basis and 22% above the year-ago November level. read more

DEC 29, 2022 - 6:45 am

According to ACT Research's latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks report, used Class 8 retail volumes (same dealer sales) were down 19% month to month in November. read more

DEC 28, 2022 - 7:04 am

According to ACT Research's Commercial Vehicle Dealer Digest, the longer inflation remains elevated, the more aggressively the Fed will respond with higher interest rates. read more

DEC 27, 2022 - 7:13 am

According to ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index, the supply-demand balance and volumes have decreased recently while freight rates have also continued to decline. read more

DEC 22, 2022 - 7:14 am

The top line on the Class 8 Tractor Dashboard dropped in October to a -3 reading, marking the seventh moderately downbeat reading in eight months, according to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest. read more

DEC 22, 2022 - 7:09 am

Chinese commercial vehicle market demands for heavy trucks, medium trucks and tractors continued a strong decline, affected by policy, market and economic factors, according to the recent release of ACT Research’s China Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK. read more

DEC 20, 2022 - 7:14 am

ACT Research released the December installment of the ACT Freight Forecast, U.S. Rate and Volume OUTLOOK report. read more

DEC 15, 2022 - 7:03 am

According to ACT Research, Preliminary NA Class 8 net orders in November were 33,000 units, while NA Classes 5-7 net orders were 21,400 units. ACT will publish complete industry data for November, including final order numbers, in mid-December. read more

DEC 6, 2022 - 7:15 am

Mitsubishi HC Capital America and ACT Research are partnering on a four-part weekly video series, “A Conversation with ACT Research,” designed for commercial truck dealers, upfitters and end-users. read more

NOV 30, 2022 - 7:16 am

According to ACT Research’s recent release of the For-Hire Trucking Index, the supply-demand balance increased as volumes ticked up and freight rates continue to decline. read more

NOV 29, 2022 - 7:07 am

According to ACT Research, used Class 8 retail volumes were down 19% month to month in October, while average mileage was flat, average price was down 2% and age was up 5%. Longer term, average price and miles were higher year over year, with prices up 15%.  read more

NOV 28, 2022 - 7:20 am

According to ACT Research, October net U.S. trailer orders of 47,860 units were 83% higher compared to September, up 57% on a seasonally-adjusted basis and 171% above last year's October level. read more

NOV 23, 2022 - 6:57 am

Recently, ACT Research released the latest installment of the ACT Freight Forecast, U.S. Rate and Volume OUTLOOK report. According to the report, lower freight costs are set to grow in 2023. read more

NOV 21, 2022 - 7:07 am