According to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest, the top line on the Class 8 Tractor Dashboard dropped again in April. The report, which combines proprietary ACT data and analysis from a wide variety of sources, paints a comprehensive picture of trends impacting transportation and commercial vehicle markets. This monthly…

May net US trailer orders of 19,445 units were virtually unchanged compared to April, down just 0.8% m/m, but were 93% higher compared to May of 2021, according to this month’s issue of ACT Research’s State of the Industry: U.S. Trailer Report. ACT Research’s State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers…

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 8% higher month-over-month. Longer term, volumes were down 38% y/y. Average price and miles were each down 2% compared to April…

According to ACT Research’s (ACT) latest State of the Industry: NA Classes 5–8 Report, Russia/China supply-chain disruptions, raging inflation, higher interest rates, and recession potential continue to dominate the narrative. ACT’s State of the Industry: NA Classes 5–8 report provides a monthly look at the current production, sales, and general…

According to the recent release of ACT Research’s China Commercial Vehicle Outlook, the Chinese commercial vehicle market has been reacting to the domestic and global surges of COVID, long-term pressures of market restructuring and new emissions regulations. Domestic demand for heavy trucks fell more than 50% y/y, while the tractor…

Preliminary used Class 8 retail volumes (same dealer sales) fell 10% month-over-month, and were 40% lower compared to May 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…

Preliminary reports show that net trailer orders in May were 18,300 units, down about 7% from the previous month, but up a significant 111% from the same month last year. Final May results will be available later this month. …

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, “Growing evidence of weaker goods consumption, rising services substitution and rebuilt inventories, with some categories now overstocked, was perhaps the most impactful news…

According to ACT’s latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK, while ACT Research still believes a soft landing is the US economy’s most likely path, the potential for a mild recession is becoming an increasingly compelling alternative. The N.A. CV OUTLOOK is a robust report that forecasts the…