For the first two months of 2022, U.S. and Canadian Class 8 natural gas truck retail sales rose 21% compared with the same time period in 2021, according to ACT Research. read more

APR 26, 2022 - 6:59 am

According to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest, the top line on ACT’s Tractor Dashboard in February extended the steep-pitched decline of January, taking the dashboard top line tally from double digits in January to zero. read more

APR 25, 2022 - 7:02 am

Preliminary used class eight retail volumes grew 23% month over month, but were 23% lower compared to March of 2021, according to ACT Research. read more

APR 21, 2022 - 7:30 am

In the latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index with February 2022 data, the volume and pricing indices declined, while the capacity index increased. read more

MAR 28, 2022 - 6:22 am

According to preliminary data from ACT Research, the order pace for U.S. trailers that closed 2021 and opened 2022 continued in February, with original equipment manufacturers booking 26,500 net orders for the month. read more

MAR 22, 2022 - 6:19 am

According to ACT Research, supply chain constraints kept a lid on the trucking industry’s ability to raise build rates through 2021, and just as the supply of chips was starting to improve, the risk to auto and truck manufacturing supply chains has risen once again. read more

MAR 21, 2022 - 6:05 am

According to ACT Research and Rhein Associates, the growth of partnerships and investments to lower carbon emissions from commercial vehicle fleets and to support new powertrains for such fleets is continuing in 2022. read more

MAR 14, 2022 - 6:28 am

According to preliminary data from ACT Research, North American Class 8 net orders in February reached 21,000 units, while North American Classes 5-7 net orders reached 18,300 units. read more

MAR 7, 2022 - 6:08 am

Used Class 8 retail volumes were 15% lower month over month in January, according to ACT Research. Longer term, volumes were down 37% year over year, while average prices were 7% higher compared with December and 83% more expensive than in January of 2021. read more

MAR 4, 2022 - 6:22 am

January net U.S. trailer orders of 26,595 units increased less than 1% from the previous month and were more than 15% lower compared with January of 2021, according to this month’s issue of ACT Research’s State of the Industry: U.S. Trailer Report. read more

MAR 3, 2022 - 6:05 am

According to ACT Research, supply chain constraints kept a lid on the commercial vehicle industry’s ability to raise build rates through 2021, at least until December, when a torrent of red-tagged/incomplete units were finished. read more

FEB 25, 2022 - 6:13 am

According to ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 Report, for much of the past 20 months, economic conditions have been idyllic broadly, particularly for commercial vehicle demand. read more

FEB 25, 2022 - 6:10 am

According to this quarter’s issue of ACT Research’s Trailer Components Report, the U.S. trailer industry backlog grew 3% sequentially in December but ended 2021 9% below the backlog for 2020. read more

FEB 22, 2022 - 6:09 am

Preliminary reports showed trailer net orders of 26,100 came in close to the December order pace of 26,400 and 17% below January 2021 levels, according to ACT Research. read more

FEB 14, 2022 - 6:10 am

Supply-chain constraints kept a lid on the industry’s ability to raise build rates through 2021 until December when a torrent of heavy-duty and medium-duty were finished, according to ACT Research. read more

FEB 14, 2022 - 6:00 am