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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DAT iQ Live
DAT iQ Market Update: DAT's Data Analytics team examines current freight market conditions: Ep. 307
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?
DAT iQ Live
DAT iQ Live: DAT's Data Analytics team examines current freight market conditions: Ep. 271
FreightWaves’ Net Zero Carbon Summit
The Latest Decarbonization Forecast For Various Alternatively Fueled Commercial Vehicles- Ann Rundle
DAT iQ Live
DAT's Data Analytics team examines current freight market conditions: Ep. 260
FreightWaves Roundtable
Impact of new truck orders on capacity in 2023 and beyond
Interview with HD Trucking
Will Fleets Pre-Buy Trucks Ahead of EPA 2027 Emissions Regs?
Nightly Business Report – February 4, 2019
November 2024 Coverage
- ACT Research: Used Truck Market Results Mixed in October
- Trailer orders rose in October but below 2023 totals
- Act Research anticipates continued strength in Mexican trailer demand
- Used market turnaround not far away, Tam says at UTA Convention
- ACT Research provides truck market economic overview for the rest of 2024
- ACT Research: Vocational Truck Production Surge Likely to Continue in 2025
- Strategic Pathways Through Market Disruptions in the Forest Products Industry
- Nearshoring supports Mexico trailer growth: ACT Research
- ACT releases report on Mexican trailer market
- ACT Research: Mexican Trailer Market Poised for Continued Growth
- ACT Research: Preliminary Class 8 orders fall in October
- 2025 medium-duty, vocational trucking outlook
- Orders for heavy trucks in North America fell in October - ACT Research
- ACT Research: Preliminary Class 8 Net Orders Stepped Back in October
- ACT Research: Preliminary Class 8 Net Orders Stepped Back in October
- ACT Research: CDL Downgrades Set to Reduce TL Capacity
- ACT Research: Preliminary Class 8 Net Orders Stepped Back in October
- ACT Research: Choppy For-Hire Demand Conditions Persist in September
Previous Month's Coverage
Strong new truck sales delay capacity adjustment in the freight market
ACT Research: CDL downgrades set to reduce TL capacity
ACT Research: Used Class 8 Truck Retail Sale Price Dropped in September
ACT Research: U.S. Trailer Orders, While Improved, Remain Tepid in September
ACT confirms September trailer orders, market softness
Class 8 orders jump to a strong start in September, according to ACT Research
ACT Research: A Strong Start to Class 8 Order Season in September
Trailer orders improve, still lag average levels
Milestone rate improvements signal freight recession receding
US Trailer Orders Drop 61% in September
ACT Research: Preliminary Net Trailer Orders Indicate Pause Button Remains Pressed
ACT reports strong start to Class 8 order season
Class 8 market still impacted with overcapacity; used truck sales beat expectations
ACT Research: Used Truck Retail Sales Exceeded Expectations in September
Used Truck Retail Sales Better Than Expected in September
ACT Research: Near-Term Class 8 Outlook Challenged
ACT Research: Near-Term Class 8 Outlook Challenged
ACT: Used truck retail sales up in September
August Used Truck Sales Show Little Change
ACT Research: Preliminary Class 8 Net Orders Jumped in September
ACT Research: Preliminary Class 8 Net Orders Jumped in September
Class 8 net orders jump in September
New orders for heavy trucks in North America rose in September - ACT Research (update)
Orders for heavy trucks in North America rose in September - ACT Research
ACT Research: Used Class 8 Truck Retail Sale Price Progressed Further in August
ACT: Used Class 8 retail sales price climbed in August over July
ACT: Used Class 8 retail sales price climbed in August over July
ACT Research: Rising Goods Demand and Inventory Boost For-Hire Volumes in August
Used Class 8 Truck Retail Sale Price Progressed Further in August
Where regulators' push for heavy-duty EVs falls short
Rising goods demand and inventory boost for-hire volumes in August
Good for-hire trucking news in August
Are we in for another logistics nightmare?
ACT Research: Freight Markets Well Supplied into Likely Port Disruption
ACT Research: Trailer builds outpace orders
ACT Research: U.S. Trailer Industry Build Continues to Outpace Orders
US trailer manufacturers and suppliers continue to navigate the choppy waters of weak demand
Class 8 Capacity, Private Fleets, & Rate Recovery
What would a Fed rate cut mean for trucking?
Final North American Class 8 net orders totaled 16,249 units in August, down 14% y/y
ACT Research: Class 8 Industry on the Path to Normalization
ACT: Class 8 getting back to normal
IANA Panel Tackles Downstream Effects of Intermodal Disruptions
US Trailer Orders Drop 40% Year Over Year in August
ACT Research: Used Truck Retail Sales Lagged Expectations in August
ACT: Excessive inventories put damper on Class 8 demand
Used truck sales show weak growth in August
Class 8 and trailers indicate unsustainable production levels
Reefer report: Restaurant operator’s outlook deteriorates further
ACT Research: Excessive Inventories – A Headwind for Demand
ACT Research: Heavy, medium-duty orders improved in August
Preliminary Class 8 Truck Net Orders in August
ACT Research: Preliminary Class 8 Truck Net Orders in August
ACT Research: Used Class 8 Truck Retail Sale Price Made Good Progress in July
July used truck prices saw month over month increase
ACT Research: Retail price of used Class 8 trucks made good progress in July
ACT Research: Is Insourcing Running Its Course?
ACT offers more analysis on private, public freight market changes
Used Class 8 Truck Retail Sale Price Made Good Progress in July
Analysts see small improvements in freight volumes, but rates may give way to turbulent times ahead
‘Seismic shifts’ contributing to for-hire woes in freight industry
‘Death, taxes, and distribution’: Analysts on what election means for trucking
Preliminary net trailer orders rose about 1,000 units from June to July
ACT Research: Current Class 8 Production Levels Under Pressure
ACT: Class 8 production under pressure
Trailer orders tick upward, but 'pause' remains: ACT
ACT Research: Trailer numbers nudge up, still down more than a third from 2023
ACT Research: Used Truck Retail Sales Shrug off Summer Break
July Trailer Orders Drop 37% Amid Slower Market
ACT Research: Forecast Changes Driven by Sharp Inventory Gains and Stagnant Fundamentals
Used truck volumes jump for July, ACT says
ACT Research lowers 2025 truck forecasts
New vessels expected to lead to lower ocean shipping rates
ACT switches up forecasts as inventories hit new high
Preliminary Class 8 Truck Net Orders in July
ACT Research: Preliminary Class 8 Truck Net Orders in July
Ep. 26: Research's role in trucking | Tim Denoyer of ACT Research
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