Americas Commercial Transportation (ACT) Research, Co., LLC is the recognized leading publisher of commercial vehicle (CV) industry data, market analysis and forecasting services for the North American market.
ACT Research released its monthly Commercial Vehicle Dealer Digest, which collects data such as for-hire indices, freight, heavy- and medium-duty segments, the U.S. trailer market...
“Year-to-date net order volume of just over 102k trailers, up 164% versus last year, gives us a better metric that indicates fleet equipment demand remains strong,” said Frank...
The monthly 56-page report provides three-year forecasts for volumes and contract rates for the truckload, less-than-truckload, and intermodal sectors of the transportation industry...
The current order-to-build lag more than doubles traditional ranges for backlog-to-build ratios, says Kenny Vieth, president and senior analyst, ACT Research.
ACT Research shows that Preliminary North American Class 8 net orders in November were 51,900 units – 33 percent higher than October and 197 percent higher than November of last...
Class 8 orders topped 40,000 units for a third consecutive month in December at 44,060, and classes 5-7 orders reached their highest monthly volume since 2008 at 22,964 units....
Over the past 12 months, NA Classes 5-8 net orders have totaled 583,200 units, representing the strongest 12-month period of NA Classes 5-8 order placement since the twelve months...
Medium and heavy duty classes 5-8 orders were at healthy levels again in September. Total net orders for Class 8 were 24,842 units, up 31 percent year over year
Demand for commercial vehicles remained healthy in September as 43,300 total NA Classes 5-8 orders were booked, up 21 percent from a year ago and basically unchanged since August...
Total reported volumes of used Class 8 trucks fell 10 percent month over month and 6 percent year over year in August, according to the latest release of the State of the Industry...
“Both new and net orders posted gains of 30 percent month over month in August," said Frank Maly, director – CV Transportation Analysis and Research at ACT. Maly said that 25,...
Class 8 orders continued in above-expectations mode in August. Total net orders were 25,363 units. Classes 5-7 net orders rose to a four-month high of 18,012.
“At 25,400 units, August marks the third consecutive month of atypically robust orders for Class 8 at a time of the year when orders are usually soft,” said Kenny Vieth, ACT’s...
For the second month in a row, Class 8 orders surprised on the high side in July, with net orders of 30,103. Classes 5-7 net orders also posted a gain in July, coming in at 15...
“In July, historically the weakest month for order volumes, NA Class 8 net orders again rose above expectations to a six-month high 29,900 units,” said Kenny Vieth, ACT’s president...
“Since the summer usually sees a lull in order placement, having Class 8 net orders approach 27,000 before adjustment is a sign of underlying market strength,” said Jim Meil, ...
The volume of used Class 8 trucks sold in May dropped 12 percent below April’s volume, according to the latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks...
Steve Tam, VP of the commercial vehicle sector at ACT Research Co. said that this is currently the slowest time of the year for orders. However, truckers are continuing to indicate...
Retail sales for Classes 5-8 posted solid gains in April according to the latest State of the Industry report, recently released by ACT Research Co. (ACT). The report covers Classes...
April NA Classes 5-7 net orders are expected at 17,800 units and Class 8 net orders are expected at 24,400 units, when actual data are released mid-month.
The volume of used Class 8 trucks sold in March rose 8 percent above February’s volume, according to the latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks...
The average selling price of total reported used Class 8 trucks set a record in January at just over $44,000, according to the latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S...
The calculators, which are available at no charge on ACT’s website, allow fleets to easily calculate the diesel gallon equivalent of CNG or LNG at the pump as the commodity cost...
