Trends & Headlines
Trends & Headlines
ACT Research is featured regularly by major news outlets for our work covering Class 8 truck orders, sales, forecasting, used truck sales, freight rates, trailer sales, and much more.
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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?
July 2025 Coverage
- ACT Research’s August Market Vitals Seminar Open for Registration
- ACT opens registration for August seminar
- June 2025 ACT For-Hire Trucking Index Shows Continued Weakness in Freight Volumes
- Daimler Truck North America laying off 2,000 workers as sales drop
- Tariff uncertainty and inflation keep pressure on freight and manufacturing sectors
- ATRI report examines evolving truck driver demographics
- Class 8 Truck Sales in June Increase for First Time in 2025
- ACT: Preliminary net trailer orders in June deliver upside surprise
- ACT Research: Tractor and Vocational Demand Weakened by Fading Fundamentals and Uncertainty
- Used Trucks in a Time of Transition
- Used Class 8 truck prices rise 16% YoY
- Tractor, vocational demand fading, ACT says
- June 2025 ATD Truck Beat: Commercial Truck Sales Down 5.9% Through Q2
- Medium-Duty Truck Sales Continued to Slip in June
- May 2025 Trailer Market Update Shows 6,600 Units Ordered
- Daimler announces 573 layoffs in Mount Holly
- May 2025 Used Truck Prices: Class 8 Retail Down 2.3% in ACT Report
- May 2025 Class 8 Orders Drop to 13,000 Units, ACT Research Reports
- Used Truck Market Grapples With Instability in May
- Class 5-8 orders down 39% y/y
- Class 8 truck orders slide in June amid freight demand softness and elevated cancellations
- US playing the freight blues
- ACT Research: Preliminary Classes 5-8 Net Orders Declined in June
- ACT Research: Preliminary Classes 5-8 net orders declined in June
- North American Heavy Truck Orders Drop Sharply in June – ACT Research
- ACT Research: Used Truck Prices Slipped Lower in May
- ACT Research: For-Hire Freight Volume Weak, Capacity Decreased in May
Previous Month's Coverage
Expected upturn in freight rates is ‘a day late and a dollar short’ for most
Used-truck market rife with uncertainty
ACT Research: For-Hire Freight Volume weak, capacity decreased in May
MEMA announces speakers for commercial vehicle outlook conference
ACT Research: Used truck prices slipped lower in May
Trailer Order Intake Drops in May, ACT Research Reports
ACT Research Predicts Extended Freight Recession Due to Trade Disputes
Editorial: Trucking Industry in Holding Pattern
The price of oil is down. The price of moving it by sea is way up.
ACT Research: Preliminary Net Trailer Orders in May Drop as Seasonally Expected
May Class 8 orders down 45% y/y
ACT: Used truck market held steady in May
Preliminary net trailer orders drop in May as seasonally expected
ACT: Tariffs to extend for-hire freight recession into 2026
May Trailer Orders Increase 12% From Last Year
May Trailer Orders Increase 12% From Last Year
Class 8 Truck Sales Drop 5% Year Over Year in May
Class 8 truck orders down more than 40% for May
ACT: Used truck market held steady in May
ACT Research: Used Truck Market Held Steady in May
ACT Research: Freight Cycle in the Hands of the Court
April Used Truck Prices Rise Slightly, ACT Research Finds
ACT Research: U.S. Trailer Order Intake at 6.6K Units in May
Volvo Group and Daimler Truck partner to launch Coretura
ACT Research: May Class 8 Orders Totaled 13K Units
ACT Research: Class 8 orders continue to decline
ACT April For-Hire Freight Volume Drops Amid Decreased Capacity
ACT Research Denoyer on Trucking Uncertainty: Talking Transports
Used Truck Sales Increase for Second Straight Month in April
ACT Research: Preliminary Class 8 Net Orders Improve M/M in May
ACT Research: Preliminary Class 8 Net Orders Plunged Y/Y in May
Fleet Margins Set to Shrink Again in 2025, CSCMP Finds
‘An Ominous Signal’–North American Class 8 Net Orders Drop 48% Y/Y
For-Hire Freight Volume Weak, Capacity Decreased in April
ACT: Used Class 8 Truck Prices Rise in April Despite Slower Sales
ACT Research: Used truck prices rise again in April
April Used Truck Sales Surge, Defying Expectations
Trailer Orders Tumble in April as ACT Research Cites Seasonal Slowdown and Market Headwinds
Used truck prices rise in April, analysts say
ACT: April Pricing Index decline the third largest in survey history
ACT Research shows April truck order decline
Drivers: Buying a truck means buying a business — make it pay
Trailer Orders Fall 32% Year Over Year in April
ACT: U.S. trailer orders down 57% from March
ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Spot market shows signs of weakness
ACT Research: April Class 8 orders down 48%
Truck Orders Plunge to Pandemic-Era Lows as Freight Industry Faces Mounting Pressure
U.S. Trailer Orders Drop Sharply in April, Falling 57% from March
ACT Research: April Class 8 orders down 48%
ACT: Preliminary net trailer orders in April drop as seasonally expected
Trailer Orders Tumble in April as ACT Research Cites Seasonal Slowdown and Market Headwinds
Used Truck Retail Sales Jump 8.6% in April, Defying Seasonal Trends
Used Truck Market Accelerates in April, ACT Research
ACT: Used truck market accelerates in April
ACT: Economic Uncertainty Drives Down Class 8 Truck Orders
ACT Research: Economic and Policy Uncertainty Risk Cloud CV Market Outlook
ACT releases report on Mexican trailer market
Commercial vehicle market outlook weakens further
For-Hire Freight Capacity Rises in March as Tariff Concerns Shift Balance
ACT sees growing concern for freight carriers
ACT: Economic and policy uncertainty cloud CV market outlook
Food Truck Festival downtown Cbus tonight, if you're not in the mood to cook!
April Class 8 Orders see Pandemic-Level Low: ACT Research
U.S. Trailer Order Surge Seen in March – ACT Research Report
Heavy truck orders in North America fell sharply in April - ACT Research (update)
Used Class 8 Truck Sales Rise in March as Prices Slip
U.S. Used Truck Market Sees 28% Sales Surge in March
ACT: Class 8 Truck Orders Fall to Pandemic-Era Low in April
Heavy truck orders in North America fell sharply in April - ACT Research (update)
Orders for heavy trucks in North America fell sharply in April - ACT Research
Rush Enterprises, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2025 Results, Announces $0.18 per Share Dividend
International Motors Job Cuts Limited to Mexico, CEO Says
ACT Research: Used truck prices rise in March
Used Truck Prices Post Biggest Jump Since 2022, ACT Research Reports
Freight market downturn likely
Freight demand to drop post pre-tariff stocking surge: Report
Strong demand drives up used truck prices and volumes
ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Tariff pain soon to set in, extending freight recession
How tariffs, trade war will affect freight demand
ACT Research: Freight Industry Faces Continued Pressure from Trade War
ACT Research: U.S. trailer order intake at 21.2k units in March
ACT Research: Freight in the Crosshairs of Trade War
For-hire freight capacity increased in March ahead of tariff price increases
According to ACT Research, EV demand is expected to be affected by changing emissions regulations
Analysts: Tariffs To Extend Freight Recession
Class 8 Truck Orders Decline 5.9% in March, ACT Research Reports
Final March orders show continued demand slide
ACT Research: March Class 8 orders totaled 16.5k units
ACT Research: Freight in crosshairs of trade war
Class 8 Truck Orders Decline 5.9% in March, ACT Research Reports
Final March orders show continued demand slide
March Class 8 orders down nearly 6%
Autonomous truck market heats up
Truck Order Trends Slip in March for Both Class 8 and Medium-Duty
March Trailer Orders Surge 63% YY, Defying Seasonal Trends
EV demand likely to be impacted by changing emissions regulations: ACT Research
Used volumes see another big step forward
ACT Research: Used truck market maintains momentum in March
Used Truck Sales Jump 28% in March, Defying Seasonal Expectations
Safe havens in uncertain times, used trucks are selling like hotcakes
Peterbilt’s new leader relies on partnerships and patience amid market uncertainty
ACT says Trump trade policies create 45% chance of recession
March Medium-Duty Truck Sales Dip 0.1% Year Over Year
ACT: For-Hire Freight Volumes Fell, Capacity Contracted
Reduced Regulatory Pressure Could Slow Zero-Emission Truck Adoption
Class 8 Truck Orders Fall Again in March, ACT Research Reports
Market Pulse: Trump’s regulatory timeline shifts trucking focus
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