ACT Research: OEMs Booked in August Best in Industry History

ACT Research’s preliminary estimate for August 2018 net trailer orders is 38,200 units. Final August volume will be available later this month. read more

SEP 18, 2018 - 7:00 am

July NA Class 8 Orders Surge Past 50,000, Net Trailer Orders More Than Double Last Year

According to ACT Research, North American Class 8 net orders totaled 52,629 units in July, marking the fifth time in seven months orders have exceeded 40,000 units. ACT’s preliminary estimate for July 2018 net trailer orders is 29,300 units. read more

AUG 17, 2018 - 6:05 am

ACT Research: Trailer Net Orders Down 1.3% Y/Y, 13% M/M

According to this month’s issue of ACT Research’s State of the Industry: U.S. Trailer Report, net orders of 20,048 trailers were down 1.3% year-over-year and 13% off month-over-month. read more

JUL 25, 2018 - 7:05 am

ACT Research: Total U.S. Trailer Net Orders Rise 27% Y/Y in May

According to ACT Research, U.S. trailer net orders rose 27% on a year-over-year basis in May. read more

JUL 3, 2018 - 2:05 pm

ACT Research: Trailer Orders Up 14% Y/Y, Class 8 Sales Flat M/M

ACT Research reported the trailer industry closed April with just below 24,000 net orders while the Class 8 truck retail market sales volume fell by 3% month over month. read more

MAY 29, 2018 - 6:39 am

ACT: April Net Trailer Orders Up 11% Compared to 2017

ACT Research’s preliminary estimate for April 2018 net trailer orders is 23,100 units. read more

MAY 11, 2018 - 2:40 pm

ACT Research: Total U.S. Trailer Net Orders Rose 39% Y/Y in March

While its preliminary estimate was 29,500, ACT Research is now reporting that the trailer industry closed March a bit stronger, with a little more than 30,000 net orders. read more

APR 25, 2018 - 9:41 am

ACT: March Net Trailer Orders Up 36% Versus Last Year

ACT Research’s preliminary estimate for March 2018 net trailer orders is 29,500 units. read more

APR 16, 2018 - 6:33 am

ACT: U.S. Trailer Net Orders Rise 27% Y/Y in February

According to ACT Research, February’s U.S. trailer net orders, while 14th highest on the all-time list, were the strongest February net order volume in industry history. read more

MAR 27, 2018 - 10:05 am

ACT Research: Total U.S. Trailer Net Orders Rise 24% Y/Y in January

According to ACT Research, following historically strong net order volumes in 2017’s final two months, January U.S. trailer net orders continued the pattern, booking the fifth-best order month in history. read more

FEB 26, 2018 - 7:12 am

ACT: Net Orders of 39,100 Units Strongest January Volume in History

ACT Research’s preliminary estimate for January 2018 net trailer orders is 39,100 units. read more

FEB 16, 2018 - 6:24 am

ACT: U.S. Trailer Market Hits Second Highest Order Month in History

ACT Research reported 45,700 net trailer orders posted to the backlog in December, while the For-Hire Trucking Index indicated that the freight index rose faster than the capacity index in each of the last 12 months. read more

JAN 24, 2018 - 1:21 pm

December Trailer Orders Reach Second Highest Monthly Volume in History

ACT Research reported a preliminary estimate of 45,200 for net trailer orders in December 2017. read more

JAN 16, 2018 - 6:20 am

ACT Research: U.S. Trailer Backlog Improves M/M, Y/Y

The U.S. trailer backlog continued to be positive in October, with a stronger than expected improvement of 6% month over month and 8% year over year. read more

NOV 22, 2017 - 6:41 am

ACT Research: 2017 Trailers Orders Up 45% YTD

According to preliminary data from ACT Research, there were 32,000 net trailer orders in October. Final October volume will be available later this month. read more

NOV 17, 2017 - 6:53 am