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

According to ACT Research, the prosperity of the year we are leaving will transition to tougher medium and heavy-duty market conditions in 2020. read more

DEC 19, 2019 - 5:35 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

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

According to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest, the Class 8 market is moving from peak activity in sales and build in 2019 to a substantial correction in 2020. read more

DEC 3, 2019 - 6:05 am

Preliminary North America Class 8 net order data show the industry booked 22,100 units in October, up 74% from September, while Classes 5-7 orders fell 12% M/M, to 16,400 units. read more

NOV 5, 2019 - 6:25 am

According to the ACT Research North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK, the key risk to all vehicle market forecasts, and the U.S. economy broadly, remains the trade war with China. read more

OCT 15, 2019 - 6:40 am

ACT Research’s forecasts have called for the up-cycle in the Class 8 market to run out of steam around the third quarter of 2019, according to the latest North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK. read more

OCT 14, 2019 - 6:20 am

According to ACT Research’s latest Transportation Digest, the Class 8 market is moving from 2019 peak activity in sales and build into a significant correction next year. read more

OCT 3, 2019 - 6:20 am

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