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

Freight market stabilization progressed this month with a strong rebound in spot rates, according to the June ACT Freight Forecast. read more

JUN 12, 2020 - 6:35 am

ACT’s May Freight Forecast reported container imports falling 20% from January to March, with similar year-over-year declines likely into the summer. read more

MAY 15, 2020 - 6:40 am

ACT Research adjusted its Freight Forecast in response to COVID-19. The outlook for capacity is tighter, as financial volatility will likely further lower new equipment purchasing. read more

MAR 16, 2020 - 6:45 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

ACT Research’s truckload spot rate forecasts achieved 98% accuracy on average in 2019. read more

JAN 20, 2020 - 6:45 am

ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index, with November data, showed relatively neutral readings on for-hire freight volumes and rates and a slight contraction in for-hire capacity. read more

DEC 24, 2019 - 6:30 am

Based on ACT Research’s For-Hire TL Carrier Database, TL contract rates fell to $2.28 per mile in Q3, down 2% y/y, following a 3% increase in Q2. read more

NOV 12, 2019 - 6:27 am

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

OCT 28, 2019 - 6:20 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

According to ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: Classes 5-8 Report, the “less negative” freight data reported early in Q3 has softened further since the September 1st tariff impositions. read more

OCT 18, 2019 - 6:35 am

After a less negative spot environment over the summer, ACT Research now expects excess capacity to exert more downward pressure on truckload spot rates. read more

OCT 11, 2019 - 6:45 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

ACT Research released its September installment of the Freight Forecast, U.S. Rate and Volume OUTLOOK Report covering the truckload, intermodal, LTL and last mile sectors. read more

SEP 10, 2019 - 6:20 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