ACT Research: US Trailer Orders Are Easing, While Production Remains Robust According to this quarter’s issue of ACT Research’s Trailer Components Report, trailer industry net orders have eased meaningfully since November of 2018, as year-over-year-comparisons have now been in the red for the last five months, but order weakness is not indicative of fleets’ unwillingness [...]
ACT Research: Class 8 Production to Grow in 2019, Diesel Power Still Dominating, and Truck Demand More Stable Than Tractors According to the recently released N.A. Commercial Vehicle On-Highway Engine OUTLOOK, published by ACT Research and Rhein Associates, Class 8 production is expected to continue growing in 2019, before an anticipated drop late in the [...]
ACT Research: Used Truck Prices Rose 6% M/M and 12% YTD, with Unit Sales Dropping 6% M/M and 16% YTD The average price of total used Class 8 trucks in April was up 6% month-over-month and 12% higher year-to-date, according to the latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks, [...]
ACT Research: U.S. Trailer Orders Continued to Drop in April, Down 23% Y/Y and 30% YTD New US trailer orders of 18.6k were up 4% month-over-month, but after accounting for cancellations, net orders slid to 14.7k units, down 6% from March. Year-to-date, net orders are 37% below last year, according to this month’s issue of [...]
ACT Research: Economy Strong, but Moderating; Trade an Obvious Factor to Freight Markets In the release of its Commercial Vehicle Dealer Digest, ACT Research noted that the overall economic picture remains largely unchanged, with growth moderating in 2019 from last year’s vigorous pace. The trade war with China, which had been put on the back [...]
ACT Research: While Class 8 Measures Are at Cycle Highs, Trailer Orders Are Weak According to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest, Class 8 retail sales and build remain at cycle highs, but signs are multiplying that the market momentum will start declining during the second half of this year. At the same time, net [...]
ACT Research: April 2019 Trailer Industry Preliminary Net Orders Down 7% from March and 38% Below Last Year; Volume of 14,500 Units Lowest Since July 2017 ACT’s preliminary estimate for April 2019 net trailer orders is 14,500 units. Final volume will be available later this month. Our methodology allows us to generate a preliminary estimate [...]
ACT Research For-Hire Trucking Index: Pricing Index Drops Considerably, While Supply-Demand Balanced Remains Loose, Overall Industry Conditions Slowing
ACT Research: Demand Strength and Stagnating Freight Growth Continue for North American CV Industry According to ACT Research’s (ACT) latest State of the Industry: Classes 5-8 Report, April’s Class 8 metrics generally aligned with expectations, with the lone exception of cancellations, which continued to trend lower.
ACT Research: Preliminary Used Class 8 Volumes Fell M/M, Y/Y and YTD in April Preliminary used Class 8 volumes (same dealer sales) fell 5% month-over-month in April, following an uptick in March, according to the latest preliminary release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks published by ACT Research. Additionally, the [...]
