More than 70,000 Classes 5-8 net orders were booked in March according to preliminary data from ACT Research. read more

APR 4, 2018 - 2:32 pm

February’s volume makes it the third strongest order month since the EPA 2007 prebuy-fueled March 2006 order volume and the fifth best order month of the millennium. read more

MAR 5, 2018 - 6:53 am

ACT Research hired Funmi Ige-Wright as research director. Before joining ACT, she served for nearly 20 years at Cummins. read more

FEB 16, 2018 - 6:59 am

Preliminary data from ACT Research indicated that 80,400 North America Classes 5-8 units were booked North America in January. read more

FEB 5, 2018 - 7:02 am

According to ACT Research, after a flat quarter in Q3/17, U.S. and Canadian natural gas Class 8 truck retail sales rose 9% year-to-date through November. read more

JAN 26, 2018 - 2:17 pm

According to ACT Research, North American Class 8 orders ended 2017 by rising to a 37-month high of 37,500-plus units. read more

JAN 18, 2018 - 12:27 pm

According to ACT Research, the freight index rose faster than the capacity index for the 11th consecutive month, allowing the supply-demand balance to climb to the second highest reading ever recorded. read more

DEC 18, 2017 - 7:11 am

Preliminary NA Classes 5-8 net orders were 53,000 units in November, up 44% year over year, and slightly down from October’s order surge. read more

DEC 5, 2017 - 6:42 am

As reported earlier this month, orders for Class 8 vehicles surged in October, rising to a 35-month high of 36,033 units. read more

NOV 20, 2017 - 2:42 pm

According to ACT Research, preliminary North American Classes 5-8 net orders were 55,700 units in October, up 65% year over year. read more

NOV 3, 2017 - 6:56 am

According to ACT Research, despite the previously reported improvement in September’s heavy duty orders, even stronger production during the month weighed on backlogs, which contracted for a fifth consecutive month. read more

OCT 20, 2017 - 5:49 am

North American medium duty and heavy duty Classes 5-8 net orders improved to a three-month high in September, and hit a 27-month high when seasonally adjusted, accord to ACT Research. read more

OCT 4, 2017 - 6:03 am

ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index indicated that August’s freight volume reading advanced for the eighth consecutive month to 67.0, actual and seasonally adjusted. read more

SEP 15, 2017 - 7:02 am

The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index indicated that July’s volume reading advanced for the seventh consecutive month, reaching a reading of 57.1. read more

AUG 18, 2017 - 6:44 am

North American medium duty and heavy duty Classes 5-8 net orders dropped in July, falling 12% from last month, but still rose 33% compared to July 2016. read more

AUG 3, 2017 - 6:24 am