May data from ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed significant improvement in all five diffusion index measures tracked. read more

JUN 24, 2020 - 6:30 am

ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed further contraction for both volumes and freight rates, now at 42.4 and 43.2 respective diffusion index readings. Productivity, while neutral at 50.0, likely was supported by the temporary pantry-stocking phenomenon. read more

APR 22, 2020 - 6:50 am

The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed a sustained uptick in for-hire freight volumes and utilization. But amid ongoing overcapacity, the Freight Rates Index slid further in January. read more

MAR 3, 2020 - 6:40 am

The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed improvement in for-hire freight volumes and utilization, with 55.5 and 52.3 respective diffusion index readings, both up four points from November. read more

JAN 23, 2020 - 6:35 am

The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed a modest Volume Index, at 52.0 (SA) in October. The slower growth followed a sharply stronger 59.6 in September. read more

DEC 6, 2019 - 6:05 am

The latest ACT Research For-Hire Trucking Index, with September data, showed an even stronger surge than July, with the Volume Index up to 59.6 (SA), from 47.6 in August. read more

OCT 24, 2019 - 6:15 am

The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index, with August data, retrenched to contraction in all categories, after the large and partly anomalous improvement in July. read more

OCT 1, 2019 - 6:40 am

The latest ACT Research For-Hire Trucking Index, with July data, showed surprising improvement and trend reversal in every category. read more

AUG 27, 2019 - 6:20 am

The June data in ACT Research’s latest For-Hire Trucking Index showed nearly across-the-board declines, with capacity again the lone exception. read more

JUL 23, 2019 - 6:25 am

The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed nearly across-the-board declines, with capacity being the lone exception. The Pricing Index fell to 38.8, the lowest in survey history. read more

JUN 24, 2019 - 6:30 am

ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed an improvement in volume, although the measure remains in negative territory at 49.5 seasonally adjusted. The bigger story was the Pricing Index, which fell considerably to 45.4, from 49.4 seasonally adjusted in March. read more

MAY 20, 2019 - 5:35 am

The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed an uptick in volume, pricing, and productivity. read more

APR 15, 2019 - 6:40 am

The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed a downtick in volume, pricing and productivity, with the supply-demand balance continuing trend, loosening for the fourth consecutive month. read more

MAR 18, 2019 - 6:45 am

The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed an improvement in freight volumes and truck productivity in January, after a soft finish to 2018. The Volume Index rose to 52.0 in January, from 49.0 in December. read more

FEB 22, 2019 - 6:30 am

ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed the Volume Index dropping into negative territory, at 48.1, in November, for the first time in 27 months. The supply-demand balance turned down even further, hitting 45.2 on a seasonally-adjusted basis. read more

DEC 19, 2018 - 6:35 am