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December 2025
DAT iQ Live w/ Tim Denoyer: Ep. 366
November 2025
Trucking With OOIDA - Everything’s “Okay-ish”: Looking for Silver Linings on the Freight Market
November 2025
Fetch Freight - Freight Forecast: Planning for 2026
September 2025
Market Pulse: Heavy-duty truck demand is low, OEMs cutting production
September 2025
Tracking truckload (from IANA EXPO) - The Intermodal Logistics Podcast
September 2025
Market Pulse: New truck demand is dropping; used truck prices are rising
September 2025
Market Pulse: Where's the electric truck market headed now?
September 2025
Market Pulse: For-hire trucking's overcapacity problem—and its eventual solution
August 2025
Market Pulse: When will freight demand finally improve?
August 2025
Market Pulse: Analyst's outlook for tariffs: hurting what trucks haul
July 2025
Market Pulse: How the truck market is reacting to today's freight
April 2025
Navigating economic uncertainty in trucking amid Trump tariffs: Market Pulse with ACT Research
April 2025
Market Pulse: Trump’s regulatory timeline shifts trucking focus
February 2025
Market Pulse: Navigating 2025’s early used truck market amid tariffs and uncertainty
January 2025
Trump's emissions impact: Talking regulations on Market Pulse with ACT Research and FleetOwner
December 2024
FleetOwner Market Pulse with ACT Research: A look back and ahead from 2024 to 2025
DAT iQ Live
DAT iQ Market Update with Tim Denoyer: Ep. 320
August 2024
FleetOwner Market Pulse with ACT Research: What does a Fed cut mean for trucking?
Optym - Episode 26
Research's role in trucking | Tim Denoyer of ACT Research
July 2024
FleetOwner Market Pulse with ACT Research
DAT iQ Live
DAT's Data Analytics team examines current freight market conditions: Ep. 300
DAT iQ Live
DAT's Data Analytics team examines current freight market conditions: Ep. 287
ACT Research & Arrive Logistics
The Freight Cycle and Supply Visibility
Fetch Freight & ACT Research
2024 Freight Forecast: Truckload Rates & Market Trends Webinar
TruckTractorTrailer.com
STTTREAM: Steve Tam
Fleet Equipment
What recession? And what comes next?
January 2026 Coverage
- 2025 ends with surge of new Class 8 truck sales — but not enough to offset declines
- ACT Research: For-Hire Index Saw Green Shoots in December
- ACT Research: December Used Truck Sales Volume Higher than Expected
- ACT Research: Freight Market Hanging in the Balance
- Trailer Orders End Year With Sequential Jump
- ACT: December has highest BL/BU rate of 2025
- ACT: Supply and demand balance sees rise in December
- Mixed economic data points to slow freight market growth into 2026
- ACT: December used truck sale volume higher than expected
- The Supreme Court's invalidation of Trump's tariffs could revive trucking, says ACT Research
- ACT Research: December Class 8 Orders Rise to 42.7K Units
- ACT Research: December Class 8 Orders Totaled 42.7k Units
- ACT Research: Freight Market Faces Uncertainty as Weather, Tariffs and Equipment Trends Collide
- ACT Research marks 40 years
- Trailer backlog nearly cut in half in 2025 amid order woes, cancellations
- December used truck volumes higher than anticipated
- ACT Research: December Used Truck Sale Volume Higher than Expected
- ACT Research: 2026 Begins with Signs of Cautious Optimism for Heavy Trucks
- ACT: Final December Class 8 numbers surge
- ATD Truck Beat: Commercial Truck Sales Down 13.6% in 2025
- ACT Research: Preliminary Net Trailer Order Activity Reached a Level Not Seen in Two Years
- ACT: Final December Class 8 orders hit 42,000 units
- ACT: Preliminary trailer orders hit two-year high in December
- Trailer orders jumped 112% in December
- Used Class 8 truck sales jump in December as prices rise to $57,135
- ACT Research Sees Cautious Optimism for Heavy Trucks in Early 2026
- We reveal ACT Research’s 2026 truck, trailer production forecasts, offer data on where fleet contraction is occurring and tease upcoming industry awards
- December trailer orders follow truck orders skyward
- Used-truck sales surged, prices mixed, to end 2025 | Dart Transit sold to private equity group
- ACT Research: Used Truck Sales Finish 2025 with a Bang
- A strong end to 2025 for used truck sales
- ACT: 2026 begins with signs of cautious optimism for heavy trucks
- US heavy goods vehicle market with cautious optimism for 2026: ACT Research
- ACT starts off 2026 cautiously optimistic
- Will 2026 be the year? ACT’s Vieth on signs of market turnaround
- Used-truck sales, prices surged to end 2025 | Dart Transit sold to private equity group
- Used Truck Sales End Five-Month Run of Year-Over-Year Gains
- ACT Research: Preliminary Class 8 Net Orders for December
- ACT: Preliminary class 8 orders up in December
- Is your fleet future-proof? Tariff uncertainty gives carriers reason to pause fleet replacement cycle
- Will We See a Heavy-Duty Truck Pre-Buy in 2026?
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ACT: Class 8 orders down 48% y/y
ACT: For-hire supply-demand balance increases in November
ACT Research: November Used Truck Sale Volume Decrease Met Seasonal Expectations
ACT Research: For-Hire Supply-Demand Balance Increased in November
ACT Research: November Class 8 Orders Totaled 19.5k Units
ACT: U.S. trailers see higher cancelations in November
ACT Research: Freight Capacity Pinched in Cold Winter’s Start
ACT: November used truck sale volume decreases
ACT: Freight capacity pinched in cold winter’s start
ACT Research: November Used Truck Sales Slow as Expected
ACT Research: Trailer Industry Saw Elevated Cancels and Contracting Backlogs in November
ACT Research: Preliminary Net Trailer Order Activity Underwhelms in November
November Class 8 Orders Down 48% Y/Y, Class 5-7 Fall 3.1%
Class 8 tractor orders down 55% year over year in November
ACT: November used truck sales slow as expected
Class 8 Sales Fall Below Prior Year for Fifth Straight Month
ACT Research: Preliminary Net Trailer Order Activity Continued to Underwhelm in November
ACT: Preliminary net trailer orders underwhelm
Autonomous trucks are here and ready to work. Is the industry ready?
ACT: Uncertainty still plaguing freight outlook
ACT: Uncertainty drags down 2026 forecast
ACT Research: Uncertainty and Headwinds Weigh Heavily on 2026 Forecast
ACT Research Reports Decline in October 2025 Freight Volumes, Capacity for Trucking
Fleet Investment Pressures Limit 2026 Equipment Spending
ACT Research Looks at Fleets, Drivers and Autonomous Technology
ACT: Preliminary Class 8 orders down 47% y/y in November
Used Truck Sales Hit Fifth Consecutive Year-Over-Year Gain
ACT Research: Preliminary Classes 5-8 Net Orders for November
U.S. Trailer Market Cautious; Reefer, Tank Segments See High Cancellations
ACT Research: Freight Pull-Forwards Give Way to Air Pocket
October 2025 Used Truck Market Holds Steady, Prices Dip Slightly
ACT Research: A New Breaking Point
ACT: Freight volumes and capacity decline in October
ACT Research finds freight 'payback' from earlier market activity
North American Heavy Truck Orders Drop 47 Percent in November - ACT Research
ACT Research: October Used Truck Sale Volumes Countered Seasonal Expectations
ACT: Used truck sales dip unexpectedly in October
ACT Research Sees Seasonal Spike in October Trailer Orders
Partnerships key ahead of potential 2026 truck market recovery
ACT Research: October Class 8 Orders Totaled 24.4K Units
Autonomous trucks offer new opportunities for revenue
ACT: Trailer backlog and cancelations rule October trailer market
October used sales data amended down, ACT reports
ACT: Class 8 orders down 20% in October y/y
Freight Forecast: Planning for 2026
2025 marks a quiet end for the freight recession, ACT Research predicts
Trucking Freight Demand Falls Off as Peak Season Weakens
ACT Research Looks at Fleets, Drivers and Autonomous Technology Part 2
ACT Research: Preliminary Net Trailer Order Activity in October Spikes, as Seasonally Expected
ACT Research Explores the Autonomous Trucking Timeline
Trucking Freight Demand Falls Off as Peak Season Weakens
Kodiak AI, Paccar weigh in on liability, insurance questions looming over autonomous trucking
ACT: Preliminary net trailer orders spike in October
ACT: Used truck market holds steady in October
ACT: Tariffs and uncertainty weigh heavily on 2026 forecast
Uncertainty, headwinds weigh down 2026 CV outlook
ACT presents ‘obstacle-strewn’ 2026 sales outlook
Fuel, oil forecasts hold promise
ACT Research: Uncertainty and Headwinds Weigh Heavily on 2026 Forecast
ACT Research: Used Truck Market Showed No Signs of Cooling in October
Print page. The used truck market held up well in October, with prices falling.
Auction space drives October used truck growth
Shippers Say, “Not Yet Tight”—Carriers Say, “Any Day Now.” Who’s Right?
Commercial truck orders decline as transportation industry feels effects of freight recession
‘A tale of two economies’: Experts say Cummins earnings reflect broader economic trends
ACT: Preliminary Class 8 orders down 17% y/y
North American Heavy Truck Orders Drop 21 Percent in October - ACT Research
ACT Research: Preliminary Classes 5-8 Net Orders for October
Letter from Ed: Logistics and Trucking Trends Suggest a Return to Normal and New Struggles
ACT Research reveals how fast trucking capacity is shrinking
Rush sees revenues fall amid 'challenging' conditions
Rush Enterprises, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results, Announces $0.19 Per Share Dividend
ACT Research: Slightly Older, Lower Mileage Used Truck Sales Increased in September
ACT: Used truck sales rise in September
ACT Research: Lower Trailer Backlog/Build and Higher Cancelations in September
Preliminary September trailer orders show market trends and sequential growth
ACT Research: Capacity Contraction Quickens as Class 8 Production Drops 35%
Trailer market remaining in 'stay afloat' mode
ACT: Supply-demand balance strengthens in September
ACT: Trailer order cancellations rise in September
Freight recession reality check
ACT Research: For-Hire Capacity Continues to Contract
ACT: Uncertainty weighs heavily on 2026 freight outlook
September weakest order board opening in six years
Briefly: Trucking capacity tightens, according to ACT Research report
ACT: September Class 8 orders weakest since 2019
ACT Research: September Class 8 Orders Totaled 20.7K Units
ACT notes moderate trailer rebound
ACT: Preliminary net trailer orders rise in September
Order turbulence expected into 2026 without economic clarity
September Trailer Orders Slip 5% After 4 Positive Months
ACT Research: Ongoing Uncertainty and Headwinds Weigh Heavily on 2026 Outlook
ACT data shows trucking capacity shrinking
ACT Research: Preliminary Net Trailer Order Activity in September Improved, as Expected
ACT: Capacity contraction quickens
ACT Research: Capacity Contraction Quickens
Used Trucks: Good Month for Auctioneers, Less So for Dealers
September 2025 ATD Truck Beat: Medium- and Heavy-Duty Truck Sales Down
ACT Research: Used Truck Dealers Moved More Iron at Lower Prices in September
Trade War Impacts on Freight Market, ACT Research Reports
ACT: Preliminary used truck sales down in September
Medium-duty truck trends for 2026
Clark: Older trucks, smarter maintenance—how fleets stay ahead in a down market
Class 8 Truck Orders Slide 44% as Tariffs Strain
ACT Research: Trailer Industry Facing Challenging Times
NTDA regulatory, policy panel delivers good news
ACT’s Ken Vieth gives trailer market forecast at NTDA
U.S. Trailer Industry Faces Challenging Times, According to ACT Research
ACT: Preliminary Class 8 net trailer orders down in September
ACT Research: Preliminary Classes 5-8 Net Orders for September
Used Truck Sales Increase for Third Straight Month in August
Used-truck sales see unexpected gain in August
Short-Term Freight Struggles, Long-Term Fleet Opportunities
Used-truck market volumes outperformed expectations in August
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