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July 2024
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DAT iQ Live
DAT's Data Analytics team examines current freight market conditions: Ep. 300
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DAT's Data Analytics team examines current freight market conditions: Ep. 287
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The Freight Cycle and Supply Visibility
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2024 Freight Forecast: Truckload Rates & Market Trends Webinar
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What recession? And what comes next?
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DAT iQ Live: DAT's Data Analytics team examines current freight market conditions: Ep. 271
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DAT iQ Live
DAT's Data Analytics team examines current freight market conditions: Ep. 260
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July 2024 Coverage
- Industry faces challenges amidst 2027 emissions standards and freight recession
- Trucking Market Approaches Economic Balance
- ACT Research: Trailer orders dropped in June
- ACT: Trailer demand down 14% from Q2 2023
- ACT Research reports declining trailer orders
- ACT Research: Q2/24 U.S. Trailer Demand Down 14% Y/Y
- ACT: June's Class 8 orders dip, production chews up backlog
- ACT Research says freight market facing overcapacity; spot rates slightly raised over 2023 lows
- ACT Research: June Class 8 Data Reflects Current Market Doldrums
- ACT Research: Preliminary Net Trailer Orders Indicate Slowdown Continues
- ACT Research: Used Truck Retail Sales Slowed in June, Counter to Seasonality
- ACT Research: June Class Eight data reflects current market doldrums
- June Class 8 Data Reflects Current Market Doldrums
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- ACT Research: Preliminary net trailer orders for June reflect continued slowdown
- Trailer Orders Fall 19% in June to 6,300 Units
- June used truck sales buck trends, slip again
- ACT Research: Used truck sales slowed in June
- June Medium-Duty Sales Decline 9% Year-Over-Year
- Used truck sales unexpectedly drop in June
- ACT Research: Class 8 Outlook Deteriorated Further in Q2/24
- Class 8 outlook continues grim trend
- ACT Research: Class 8 Outlook Deteriorated Further in Q2
- ACT: Class 8 outlooks shrinks more in Q2
- Preliminary Class 8 Truck Net Orders Return to Expected Levels in June
- Q2 Transportation Market Update
- May Used Truck Sales Rise 18% From 2023
- ACT Research: Used Class 8 Truck Retail Sales Continued to Decline in May
- Used Class 8 truck sales drop 1.5% amid weaker freight market
- ACT: ‘Green shoots’ in May for-hire trucking data
- ACT Research: Preliminary Class 8 Truck Net Orders Return to Expected Levels in June
- Weathering the storm: Capacity slowly eroding but not fast enough to change the freight market
- Used truck prices lower in weakened freight market; Class 8 sales slow for third month
Previous Month's Coverage
ACT survey shows Class 8 sales continued slide in May
ACT Research: Used Class 8 Truck Retail Sales Continued to Decline in May
ACT survey shows used Class 8 sales continued slide in May
ACT Research: May Class 8 Net Orders Unseasonally High, Inventories Rising Quickly
April 2024 Freight Transportation Services Index Down 1.1%
ACT Research: Trailer Forecast Cuts Driven by Class 8 Overcapacity and Carrier Profits
ACT Research: Green Shoots in May For-Hire Trucking Index
ACT Research: May Class 8 Net Orders Unseasonally High, Inventories Rising Quickly
Trailer demand faces 'challenging' time in cycle
ACT Research: May Class 8 net orders unseasonally high
ACT Research: U.S. Trailer Demand Under Growing Pressure
Act Research: U.S. Trailer Demand Under Growing Pressure
US trailer demand under growing pressure, ACT reports
Trailer Orders Fall Again in May After Brief Rise
Is pre-buying upsetting the conventional freight cycle?
ACT Research: Class 8 Tractor Prebuying Disrupting the Freight Cycle
ACT Research: Preliminary Net Trailer Orders Indicate Slowdown Continues
ACT Research expects high 2024 Class 8 truck inventory due to overcapacity
May Medium-Duty Sales Decline 6% Year-Over-Year
Trailer order slide continued in May
ACT Research: Preliminary Net Trailer Orders Indicate Slowdown Continues
ACT Research: Preliminary Net Trailer Orders Indicate Slowdown Continues
Used truck sales beats expectations with increase in May
Class 8 Overcapacity Boosts Inventory Expectations for 2024
The overcapacity of Class 8 vehicles boosts inventory expectations for 2024
ACT Research: Class 8 Overcapacity Boosts Inventory Expectations for 2024
ACT Research updates Class 8 forecast amid market changes
Used Truck Retail Sales Grew in May, Counter to Expectations
ACT Research: Used Truck Retail Sales Grew in May, Counter to Expectations
ACT Research: Used Truck Retail Sales Grew in May, Counter to Expectations
Used truck volumes buck seasonal trend, leap upward in May
ACT Research: Preliminary May Class 8 orders beat expectations
Orders for new Class 8 trucks strong in May, ACT and FTR data shows
ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Class 8 orders spike, spot market rates ‘stable’
Pre-buy and demand for equipment in Mexico likely influenced Class 8 truck orders bump in May
Used Truck Sales in April Jump 30% From Last Year
Preliminary Class 8 Truck Net Orders Jump in May, Beating Expectations
Truck orders rise, demand holding firm
ACT Research: Preliminary Class 8 Truck Net Orders Jump in May
Private fleet expansion keeping for-hire recovery suppressed
Act Research: Preliminary Class 8 Truck Net Orders Jump in May, Beating Expectations
ACT Research: Final April Class 8 Net Orders
ACT Research: For-Hire Recovery Stalled by Private Fleet Productivity
ACT Research: Roadcheck Finds Truckload Market Near Equilibrium
ACT: Private fleet productivity stalls for-hire recovery
ACT Research: Used Class 8 Truck Retail Sales Slowed Again in April
ACT: Used Class 8 retail sales slide continues
Act Research: For-Hire Recovery Stalled by Private Fleet Productivity
Used Class 8 Truck Retail Sales Slowed for a Second Straight Month in April
ACT: Private fleet productivity weights on for-hire recovery
Private fleets siphoning volume from for-hire trucking market, ACT reports
Trailer orders still on the upswing, ACT says
ACT Research: Roadcheck Finds Truckload Market Near Equilibrium
ACT releases final April numbers for Class 8 orders
ACT Research sees “green shoots” of freight market recovery in April stats
April Trailer Orders Up After Six Months of Declines
ACT Research: Spot rates remain below year-ago levels
Industry index signals freight rates are bottoming out
ACT Research numbers: Heavy-duty down, medium-duty up
ACT: Used truck sales downshifted in April
ACT Research: Preliminary Net Trailer Orders Indicate Slowdown Continues
ACT Research: Preliminary Net Trailer Orders Indicate Slowdown Continues
Used truck sales better than expected in April
Trailer Forecast Cuts Driven by Class 8 Overcapacity and Carrier Profits
ACT Research: Trailer Forecast Cuts Driven by Class 8 Overcapacity and Carrier Profits
Trailers see biggest shift in recent ACT equipment forecast
Trailer forecast cuts driven by Class 8 overcapacity, carrier profits, ACT says
April Medium-Duty Sales Continue Year-Over-Year Gains
Retail market stable but used truck volumes ballooned in March
March Used Truck Sales Increase 7% From Last Year
April Class 8 Truck Orders Increase Year-Over-Year
ACT Research: Class 8 Truck Preliminary Net Orders Up 30% Y/Y, Down from March
Class 8 orders lower in April in expected drop
ACT Research: Class 8 truck preliminary net orders lower in April
ACT Research: Used Class 8 Truck Retail Sales Counter History, Pull Back in March
ACT Research: March Class 8 orders decline, April forecast remains unchanged
Class 8 orders slow as medium-duty surges
ACT: Trucking sector upturn likely within “a couple of months”
ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Tonnage dips but signs emerge of improving market
Freight Outlook Brightening, ACT Research
Is freight demand close to upturn?
US freight recovery ‘likely within couple of months’: ACT Research
ACT Research predicts ‘year of transition’ as trailer orders fall in March
ACT Research: Freight Outlook Brightening
ACT: March trailer demand drops amid funding constraints, looming regulations
Fleets log fewer trailer orders in March
ACT Research: Trailer Demand Challenged by Limited Capex and Impending EPA Regulations
March orders reflect slowing capacity in Class 8 truck market, says ACT
ACT Research: Trailer Demand Challenged by Limited CAPEX, Impending EPA Regulations
ACT Research shows Class 8 orders indicate possible market turn
March Class 8 Net Orders May Finally Indicate Slowing Capacity Additions
ACT Research: March Class 8 Net Orders May Finally Indicate Slowing Capacity Additions
March Class Truck 8 Net Orders May Finally Indicate Slowing Capacity Additions
Trailer comps challenged as pent-up demand fades
Order activity for trailers drop in March, says analysts
March Trailer Orders Continue Year-Over-Year Declines
It’s a year of transition for trailer orders, ACT reports
ACT: Class 8 used truck sales growth slows in March
Used truck retail sales increased at slower rate in March, ACT Research reports
ACT Research: Used Truck Retail Sales Increased at a Slower Rate in March
Class 8 purchasing cycle challenged by upcoming emissions regulations
ACT Research: March’s Preliminary Net Trailer Order Data Indicates Year of Transition Underway
ACT Research: Preliminary Net Trailer Orders Indicate Year of Transition Underway
ACT Research: Class 8 Purchasing Cycle Challenged by Upcoming Emissions Regulations
ACT: Class 8 used truck sales growth slows in March
ACT Research data shows Class 8 order surge paused
Used truck retail sales increased at slower rate in March, ACT Research reports
March Medium-Duty Sales Hit Five Months of Gains
Class 8 production forecast unchanged but order questions exist
Purchasing Cycle for Class 8 Trucks Challenged by Upcoming Emissions Regulations
Class 8 order activity plummets
ACT Research trailer report finds carriers with ‘reduced willingness to invest in equipment’
Class 8 truck orders dipped in March, in line with seasonal trends
ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Spot market recovery continues, truck demand weakens
Order activity for Class 8 units drops
Supply needs to get back into balance with demand, experts say
Class 8 Truck Orders End Two-Month Positive Streak in March
Surge in Class 8 truck orders sees pause in March
Used Class 8 Truck Order Surge Pauses in March
ACT Research: Green Shoots Suggest an Improving Freight Market Balance in 2024
Used Class 8 Truck Price Growth Expectations Pushed Further Out
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