The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed an uptick in volume, pricing, and productivity. read more

APR 15, 2019 - 6:40 am

The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed a downtick in volume, pricing and productivity, with the supply-demand balance continuing trend, loosening for the fourth consecutive month. read more

MAR 18, 2019 - 6:45 am

The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed an improvement in freight volumes and truck productivity in January, after a soft finish to 2018. The Volume Index rose to 52.0 in January, from 49.0 in December. read more

FEB 22, 2019 - 6:30 am

According to the ACT Research For-Hire Trucking Index, the volume index was still in negative territory at 48.1 in December. The supply-demand balance turned down even further, hitting 44.3 on a seasonally-adjusted basis. read more

JAN 22, 2019 - 7:05 am

The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed the supply-demand balance rising to 55.6 on a seasonally adjusted basis in October, from 50.1 in September. read more

NOV 21, 2018 - 6:40 am

The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed an increase in the supply-demand balance, rising to 58.0 seasonally-adjusted in July, from a 54.0 reading in June. read more

AUG 29, 2018 - 6:50 am

After turning to a deficit in March for the first time in 15 months, the supply-demand balance returned to positive territory in April, as expected, rebounding to 59.6 from 47.3 in March. read more

MAY 22, 2018 - 1:28 pm

The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed that for the first time in the past 15 months, the capacity index rose faster than the freight index, inflecting to a deteriorating supply-demand balance. read more

APR 19, 2018 - 6:26 am

The freight rate index from ACT Research in January reached a new all-time high in its 10-year history, eclipsing the previous record set in October. January also posted a new cycle-high in the productivity index. read more

FEB 16, 2018 - 1:50 pm

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

GECAS acquired a 747-8 freighter (MSN 63378) from Boeing Capital and will continue the existing aircraft lease with AirBridgeCargo. read more

OCT 13, 2017 - 6:46 am

The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index indicated that September’s productivity reading advanced sequentially, and marked the highest level reported since March 2011. read more

OCT 13, 2017 - 6:11 am

According to ACT Research, 59% of August’s North American Class 8 orders are scheduled to build this year and the fill rates are generally in line with historical averages. read more

SEP 21, 2017 - 6:04 am