North America Commercial Vehicle Forecast
A premier forecast for the commercial vehicle and transportation markets
Get NA CV ForecastACT’s North American (NA) commercial vehicle (CV) forecast is the premier report of its kind. Since 1986, ACT Research has been working directly with OEMs as they discreetly share their data and information, allowing ACT Research to have an unprecedented understanding of the commercial vehicle market. Couple this data with our award-winning economist, robust databases, and years of industry experience, and you get a best-in-class outlook for the industry. The NA CV forecast is a robust report that forecasts the future of the commercial vehicle industry, looking at the next 1-5 years, with the objective of giving OEMs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, fleets, carriers, dealers, and the investment community the information they need for planning in a deeply cyclical industry. The report provides a complete overview of North American commercial vehicle and transportation markets, diving deep into relevant demand drivers, pivoting on current market activity (from orders and backlogs to production and commercial truck sales), before arriving at unit forecasts for different vehicle classes (Classes 5-8).
The information included in this report covers medium- (Classes 5-7) and heavy-duty (Class 8) trucks and tractors; trailers; the macroeconomies of the US, Canada, and Mexico; information on carrier profitability trends; freight and intermodal considerations; and regulatory environment impacts.
What can our forecast data do for you?
Manufacturers
- Understand the economic impact on commercial vehicle markets
- Insights into how consumer demand and freight lead to truck and trailer demand
- Review of the current and future cycles of the market
- Plan for production cycles using our long-term forecasts
- Utilize our proprietary Class 8 Tractor Dashboard, a market prediction tool
- Regulatory pipeline insights
- Review the demand drivers that impact the industry
Investors
- View the current and future health of the market for your investments
- Understand the economic impact on commercial vehicle markets
- Insights into how consumer demand and freight lead to truck and trailer demand
- Review of the current and future cycles of the market
- Utilize our proprietary Class 8 Tractor Dashboard, a market prediction tool
- Regulatory pipeline insights
- Review the demand drivers that impact the industry
Dealers/Leasing
- Guidance on asset allocation and inventory management
- View the current and future health of the market for your investments
- Understand the economic impact on commercial vehicle markets
- Insights into how consumer demand and freight lead to truck and trailer demand
- Review of the current and future cycles of the market
- Utilize our proprietary Class 8 Tractor Dashboard, a market prediction tool
- Review the demand drivers that impact the industry
Emerging Technology
- Insights into the market cycles and impact on future production
- Understand the economic impact on commercial vehicle markets
- Insights into how consumer demand and freight lead to truck and trailer demand
- Review of the current and future cycles of the market
- Utilize our proprietary Class 8 Tractor Dashboard, a market prediction tool
- Regulatory pipeline insights
- Review the demand drivers that impact the industry
We've been [a subscriber] to ACT Research reports for some time now and we love the accuracy and preciseness that it gives us, and it helps us a lot in our forecasts and planning.
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Class 8 Tractor Dashboard
Class 8 Tractor Dashboard Breakdown & Overview
Predictive Power of the Tractor Dashboard
Order & Production Lead Time Insights
More Than Just A Report
In addition to the report, subscribers gain access to:
- PDFs of Previous Two Months' Forecast Reports
- Production Summary Tables of Classes 4-8 Vehicles
- Production Summary Tables of 16 Trailer Types
- Classes 5-8 Retail Sales and Production Outlook
- Population and Scrappage 1990-2028
- 75+ Presentation Ready Graphs
- Regulatory Environment Information
- Glossary of Terms and Definitions
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