ACT Research produces five forecast reports published at regular intervals. Most well known is the best-in-class N.A. Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK Report. The N.A. CV OUTLOOK is ACT’s cornerstone report, informing manufacturers, suppliers, and investors of the 1-5 year forecast. Published on the 10th of each month (unless the 10th falls on a Saturday or Sunday), this report has been a staple for the market for more than two decades.

Other forecast reports include:

• Freight Forecast: U.S. Rate and Volume OUTLOOK
• N.A. On-Highway CV Engine OUTLOOK
• New Trailer Components & Raw Materials Forecast
• China Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK

In addition to the reports, N.A. Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK and Freight Forecast customers are eligible for OUTLOOK Webinar Series and OUTLOOK Seminar attendance.

OEM REPORTED DATA

Once the OEMs have reported their data, ACT Research releases preliminary numbers before finalizing this information in the form of 5 reports:

• N.A. Classes 5-8 Vehicles
• N.A. Classes 5-7 Bus Market
• N.A. Classes 5-8 Vehicles by Country
• N.A. OEM Classes 5-8 Build & Retail Sales
• U.S. Trailers

These reports are a 30-day snapshot of the market(s) and focus on key market indicators. Additionally, these reports are accompanied by various databases specific to the reports. These databases date from 1996, allowing clients to build their own models and use ACT’s N.A. Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK as a benchmark.

DEALER REPORTED DATA

Another State of the Industry publication is the U.S. Used Trucks Classes 3-8 report. Rather than data being reported by OEMs, CV dealers from throughout the country report their monthly used truck sales data. ACT aggregates this data to identify:

• sales (units)
• average sale price
• average age
• average miles

With more than 20% of all used truck transactions being processed, the Used Truck report is a great compliment to the production-based SOI reports.

ACT publishes four digest reports for those busy business owners and corporate executives. These reports are designed to be short, but information-rich, and focus on the key takeaways of the respective markets. While these reports aren’t of benefit for all segments of the market, they are very valuable for specific segments.

ACT Research produces five additional databases to benefit the market. These databases focus on freight and economic sectors and are available independent from a report purchase.

• Publicly Traded Truckload Carrier Database
• Publicly Traded Less-Than-Truckload Carrier Database
• Freight Database
• Premium Freight Database
• Economic Database

These databases are beneficial in model building and analysis. The indicators in these databases are also utilized by ACT Research in our internal analysis as we forecast and build our internal models.