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 1% higher month-over-month. Longer term, volumes dropped 44% y/y and were 34% lower ytd. Average price and miles were down 6%…

According to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest, the top line on the Class 8 Tractor Dashboard was unchanged in May, the third month of moderately downbeat readings. The report, which combines proprietary ACT data and analysis from a wide variety of sources, paints a comprehensive picture of trends impacting…

June net US trailer orders of 25,444 units were 31% higher compared to last month, and nearly 122% above the year-ago June level, 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 report provides a monthly…

Preliminary used Class 8 retail volumes (same dealer sales) rose 6% month-over-month, but were 39% lower compared to June 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.

Preliminary reports show that net trailer orders in June were 15,300 units, down about 21% from the previous month, but up a significant 33% from the same month last year. Final June results will be available later this month. …

According to ACT Research’s (ACT) latest State of the Industry: NA Classes 5–8 Report, surging inflation, the Fed hiking interest rates into a potential recession, and supply-chain disruptions remain overarching themes. ACT’s State of the Industry: NA Classes 5–8 report provides a monthly…

According to ACT’s latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK, ACT lowered their GDP forecast, but continues to believe there is enough pent-up demand, and built-up purchasing power among consumers, albeit mitigated by inflation, to support growth in 2022. …

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…

In the release of its Commercial Vehicle Dealer Digest, ACT Research reported that its analysts think the probability of a mild recession is now nearly as likely as that of their base-case scenario, and that the odds of a recession materializing, in some form or fashion, are essentially 50/50 relative…