According to ACT Research, economic reports over the past month have more often risen above consensus than fallen below it, but it is premature to declare an end to freight market weakness. read more

SEP 20, 2019 - 6:20 am

According to ACT Research, the key risk to all commercial vehicle market forecasts remains the on-again trade war with China, but well-positioned consumers are keeping the U.S. economy out of the ditch. read more

SEP 13, 2019 - 6:30 am

According to the latest from ACT Research, expectations for the Class 8 and trailer markets anticipate an imminent pullback in build rates, as market conditions continue to deteriorate. read more

SEP 12, 2019 - 6:30 am

On October 16, 2019, Sam Kahan of ACT Research will be honored with the Lawrence R. Klein Award, one of the best-known and longest-standing achievements in the field of economic forecasts. read more

SEP 9, 2019 - 6:25 am

According to ACT Research, preliminary North America Class 8 net order data show the industry booked 10,900 units in August, up nearly 6% from July, but 79% below last August’s best-ever order month. read more

SEP 6, 2019 - 6:15 am

ACT Research’s Commercial Vehicle Dealer Digest has noted that the heavy truck and trailer markets are heading for corrections in 2020, even as the slow growth U.S. economic outlook remains largely unchanged. read more

SEP 3, 2019 - 6:50 am

According to the latest ACT Research Transportation Digest, Class 8 market indicators are divergent, with some at all-time highs even as other metrics point to coming weakness. read more

AUG 30, 2019 - 6:40 am

According to ACT Research and Rhein Associates, engines over 10L are projected to account for more than 85% of the Class 8 production between 2020 and 2024. read more

AUG 29, 2019 - 6:20 am

According to ACT Research’s latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK, the key risk to all commercial vehicle market forecasts remains the on-again trade war with China. read more

AUG 20, 2019 - 6:10 am

According to ACT Research, preliminary North America Class 8 net order data show the industry booked 10,200 units in July, down 21% from June and the lowest monthly order tally since February 2010. read more

AUG 5, 2019 - 6:35 am

In the most recent Commercial Vehicle Dealer Digest, ACT Research noted that the heavy truck and trailer industries are heading for a market correction in 2020. read more

AUG 2, 2019 - 6:10 am

U.S. and Canadian Class 8 Natural Gas truck retail sales for the first five months of 2019 gained 43% year-to-date, according to a recent quarterly report released by ACT Research. read more

AUG 1, 2019 - 6:30 am

According to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest, the Class 8 market is on the cusp of a significant correction, though he medium duty market continued to confound in May. read more

JUL 31, 2019 - 6:25 am

According to ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: Classes 5-8 Report, June’s Class 8 order broke the string of falling order volumes, with the opening of 2020 order books, garnering a 19% rebound. read more

JUL 19, 2019 - 6:30 am

According to ACT Research’s North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK, current Class 8 build rates may suggest upside to the 2019 forecast, but deteriorating freight and rate conditions still suggest caution. read more

JUL 12, 2019 - 6:40 am