ACT Research released the latest installment of the ACT Freight Forecast, U.S. Rate and Volume OUTLOOK report. Tim Denoyer, ACT Research’s Vice President and Senior Analyst, said, “As recently as the start of the year, pricing power in the truckload market was firmly with fleets. But once a pendulum gets…

According to ACT’s latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK, while ACT Research still likes the footing of the US economy, with consumers sitting on considerable savings, debt-service historically low, and the job market flush with opportunity, downside risks are dampening near-term commercial vehicle expectations. The N.A. CV…

Preliminary NA Class 8 net orders in April were 15,800 units, while NA Classes 5–7 net orders slid to 19,500 units. Complete industry data for April, including final order numbers, will be published by ACT Research in mid-May. ACT’s State of the Industry: Classes 5–8 Vehicles report provides a monthly…

In the release of its Commercial Vehicle Dealer Digest, ACT Research reported that in early April, following the publication of a “the sky is falling” op-ed in a transportation industry trade publication, ACT’s staff received any number of questions relating to cycle length. The report, which combines ACT’s proprietary data…

March net US trailer orders of 37,901 units increased more than 40% from the previous month and were nearly 28% higher compared to March of 2021. Before accounting for cancellations, new orders of 38.4k grew about 37% versus February, but expanded only about 16% from the previous March, according to…

According to the latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3–8 Used Trucks, published by ACT Research, used Class 8 retail volumes (same dealer sales) were 11% higher month-over-month. Longer term, volumes were down 27% y/y. Average prices were 8% higher compared to February, and 90% more…

For the first two months of 2022, US and Canadian Class 8 natural gas truck retail sales rose 21% year-to-date against comparisons of the same time period in 2021, as published in the quarterly report (AFQ: Alternative Fuels Quarterly) recently released by ACT Research. The ACT Alternative Fuels Quarterly (AFQ)…

According to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest, the top line on ACT’s Tractor Dashboard in February extended the steep-pitched decline of January, taking the dashboard top line tally from double-digits in January to zero. The report, which combines proprietary ACT data and analysis from a wide variety…

Preliminary used Class 8 retail volumes (same dealer sales) grew 23% month-over-month, but were 23% lower compared to March of 2021, according to the latest preliminary release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3–8 Used Trucks published by ACT Research. Other data released in ACT’s preliminary report included…