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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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Senior VP & GM of Transportation Finance – Mitsubishi HC Capital America
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Recent Report Press Releases
ACT Research: CV Industry Facing an “Everything” Shortage
ACT Research: CV Industry Facing an “Everything” Shortage In the release of its Commercial Vehicle Dealer Digest, ACT Research reported that the setup for the ...
ACT Research For-Hire Trucking Index: Driver Availability Starting to Improve
ACT Research For-Hire Trucking Index: Driver Availability Starting to Improve The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index, with October data, showed a decrease in ...
ACT Research: Used Class 8 Retail Sales Volumes and Prices Rose YTD in October, While Average Miles Were Lower and Age Was Flat
ACT Research: Used Class 8 Retail Sales Volumes and Prices Rose YTD in October, While Average Miles Were Lower and Age Was Flat According to ...
ACT Research: US Trailer Manufacturers Challenged by Material Supplies and Pricing, Plus Staffing
ACT Research: US Trailer Manufacturers Challenged by Material Supplies and Pricing, Plus Staffing According to this quarter’s issue of ACT Research’s Trailer Components Report, component ...
ACT Research: U.S. Trailer Orders Comparatively Slower in October
ACT Research: U.S. Trailer Orders Comparatively Slower in October October net US trailer orders of 17,405 units fell more than 38% from the previous month ...
ACT Research: CV Supply Constraints and Inflationary Ramifications Remain Front-and-Center
ACT Research: CV Supply Constraints and Inflationary Ramifications Remain Front-and-Center According to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest, the front-and-center concerns of the commercial vehicle ...
ACT Research: Commercial Vehicle Story Unchanged; Challenges Are Supply, Not Demand, Driven
ACT Research: Commercial Vehicle Story Unchanged; Challenges Are Supply, Not Demand, Driven According to ACT Research’s (ACT) latest State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 ...
ACT Research: US Used Truck Prices Expected to Continue Climbing Near Term
ACT Research: US Used Truck Prices Expected to Continue Climbing Near Term Preliminary used Class 8 volumes (same dealer sales) decreased 3% month-over-month and dropped ...
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