Class 8 inventories rose 3,400 units month over month in January, as production outpaced expectedly weak sales, according to ACT Research. read more
FEB 19, 2020 - 5:45 am
Preliminary NA Class 8 net orders in January were 17,700 units, down 12% from December 2019, but up 10% from last January, according to ACT Research. read more
FEB 5, 2020 - 6:35 am
Preliminary NA Class 8 net orders in December 2019 were 20,000 units, up 14% from November and down just 6.5% from year-ago December. read more
JAN 6, 2020 - 6:25 am
According to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest, carrier profitability and by extension Class 8 demand are heading toward tougher business conditions in 2020. read more
DEC 26, 2019 - 7:00 am
Analysts from J.D. Power Valuation Services reported that Class 8 auction conditions are similar to last month and should remain stable until Q1/20. read more
DEC 23, 2019 - 5:30 am
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
According to ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: Classes 5-8 Report, April’s Class 8 metrics generally aligned with expectations, with the lone exception of cancellations, which continued to trend lower. read more
MAY 17, 2019 - 5:55 am
According to ACT Research, slower freight growth, an easing of driver supply constraints, the resumption of the long-run freight productivity trend, and strong Class 8 tractor fleet growth will increasingly pressure rates and by extension, trucker profitability in 2019. read more
MAY 15, 2019 - 5:30 am
Freight remains soft and Class 8 sales on “on fire” according to the May installment of the ACT Freight Forecast. read more
MAY 10, 2019 - 6:40 am
The desire to get Class 8 trucks built and out the door for 2018 taxation benefits drove a build plan beat in December, according to ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: Classes 5-8 Report. read more
JAN 17, 2019 - 6:25 am
Preliminary used Class 8 volumes (same dealer sales) slipped for a second consecutive month in December (-7%), marking the first time since January 2016 that same dealer sales have fallen below 2,000 units, according to ACT Research. read more
JAN 15, 2019 - 6:30 am
At the top line, NA Class 8 net orders totaled 28,082 units in November, compared to build at 27,973 units, according to ACT Research. read more
DEC 26, 2018 - 6:45 am
The average price of total used Class 8 trucks in November was up 10% year to date, when compared to the first 11 months of 2017, according to ACT Research. read more
DEC 26, 2018 - 6:30 am
According to ACT Research’s Transportation Digest, the Class 8 truck market continued to extend all-time records for backlog and cumulative annual orders. read more
DEC 20, 2018 - 6:45 am
Preliminary North America Class 8 net order data show the industry booked 27,900 units in November, down 36% sequentially from October, but only 15% lower from year-ago November. read more
DEC 5, 2018 - 6:25 am