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ACT Research gains data from truck and trailer original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), aggregates information from public and private databases, examines various economic trends, and utilizes years of industry experience to forecast the short and long term of the industry.
We publish three types of reports for the commercial vehicle and transportation markets.
ACT Research is known for industry expertise and ease of accessibility to our clients. For more than 30 years ACT Research has been the leader in commercial vehicle forecasting partnering with OEMs to give businesses the ability to “peek around the corner” and see the short and long term progressions of the commercial vehicle market. Producing various best-in-class reports to benefit the market, ACT Research is the leader in providing data and analysis to businesses throughout the world.
Awards & Recognition
2019 Lawrence R. Klein Blue Chip Award for Forecast Accuracy 2015-2018
Chicago Federal Reserve Automotive Outlook Symposium Best Overall Forecast
Consulting Economist to the National Private Truck Council
Wall Street Journal Top Economic Outlook
USA Today Top 10 Economic Forercasters
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Recent Report Press Releases
ACT Research: U.S. Trailer Orders Grow as Orderbooks Begin to Open, But Fall Well Below Last Year’s Seasonal Surge
ACT Research: U.S. Trailer Orders Grow as Orderbooks Begin to Open, But Fall Well Below Last Year’s Seasonal Surge September net US trailer orders of ...
ACT Research For-Hire Trucking Index: Trucking Stronger in September
ACT Research For-Hire Trucking Index: Trucking Stronger in September The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index, with September data, showed an increase in volumes, ...
ACT Research: Commercial Vehicle Demand Remains Healthy, Supply Still Constrained
ACT Research: Commercial Vehicle Demand Remains Healthy, Supply Still Constrained According to ACT Research’s (ACT) latest State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 Report, the ...
ACT Research: Supply Chain Concerns Real and Tangible for Used Truck Market
ACT Research: Supply Chain Concerns Real and Tangible for Used Truck Market Preliminary used Class 8 volumes (same dealer sales) increased 5% month-over-month, but dropped ...
ACT Research: September Preliminary Trailer Orders Surged on the Initial Acceptance of 2022 Orders; Volume Jumped 130% M/M, Down 45% Y/Y
ACT Research: September Preliminary Trailer Orders Surged on the Initial Acceptance of 2022 Orders; Volume Jumped 130% M/M, Down 45% Y/Y Preliminary reports show trailer ...
ACT Research: Supply-Side Constraints Again Result in CV Production Forecast Adjustments
ACT Research: Supply-Side Constraints Again Result in CV Production Forecast Adjustments According to ACT’s latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK, near-term commercial ...
ACT Research: Preliminary NA Class 8 and MD Orders Pull Back in September
ACT Research: Preliminary NA Class 8 and MD Orders Pull Back in September Preliminary NA Class 8 net orders in September were 27,400 units, while ...
ACT Research: CV Demand Remains “As Good As It Gets”
ACT Research: CV Demand Remains “As Good As It Gets” In the release of its Commercial Vehicle Dealer Digest, ACT Research reported that commercial vehicle ...
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