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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 – Hitachi Capital
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Recent Report Press Releases
ACT Research: Class 8 Natural Gas Truck Retail Sales Gained 19% YTD through May 2021
ACT Research: Class 8 Natural Gas Truck Retail Sales Gained 19% YTD through May 2021 For the first five months of 2021, US and Canadian ...
ACT Research: HD Forecasts Are Very Strong, with US Economy Continuing Positive and Robust
ACT Research: HD Forecasts Are Very Strong, with US Economy Continuing Positive and Robust In the release of its Commercial Vehicle Dealer Digest, ACT Research ...
ACT Research: June Used Class 8 Sales Volumes and Average Miles Fell Sequentially, While Average Price Rose and Age Was Flat
ACT Research: June Used Class 8 Sales Volumes and Average Miles Fell Sequentially, While Average Price Rose and Age Was Flat According to the latest ...
ACT Research: CV Market Heading Toward Stability at High Levels
ACT Research: CV Market Heading Toward Stability at High Levels According to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest, forecast stability this year has been driven ...
ACT Research For-Hire Trucking Index: Metrics Moderating, but Still Healthy
ACT Research For-Hire Trucking Index: Metrics Moderating, but Still Healthy The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index, with June data, showed a slowing in ...
ACT Research: U.S. Net and New Trailer Orders Grow M/M, but Drop Double-Digits Y/Y
ACT Research: U.S. Net and New Trailer Orders Grow M/M, but Drop Double-Digits Y/Y June net US trailer orders of 10,952 units grew nearly 18% ...
ACT Research: Opening of Order Books Currently Driving CV Market Conversations
ACT Research: Opening of Order Books Currently Driving CV Market Conversations According to ACT Research’s (ACT) latest State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 Report, ...
ACT Research: Lack of Inventory Hamstrings Used Truck Sales Efforts
ACT Research: Lack of Inventory Hamstrings Used Truck Sales Efforts Preliminary used Class 8 volumes (same dealer sales) dropped 6% month-over-month and 12% y/y in ...
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