ACT Research News Updates

Business, Equipment

Used Class 8 Truck Sales Rise in March as Prices Slip

Used Class 8 truck sales for March increased on a year-over-year basis, but prices declined amid shifting market conditions, ACT Research reported.

May 8, 2025
Business, Equipment

Class 8 Truck Orders Fall 52% During April

Preliminary data showed orders decreased 52.1% year over year to 7,600 units from 15,850. They also fell 53.9% sequentially when compared to the 16,500 units in March.

May 8, 2025
Business, Equipment

February Medium-Duty Sales Decline 16.8% Year Over Year

U.S. retail sales of medium-duty trucks continued to trend below year-ago comparisons in February after a short-lived uptick the prior month, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

March 19, 2025
Business, Equipment

February Class 8 Truck Orders Drop 34% From Year-Ago Period

North American Class 8 truck orders in February remained below year-ago comparisons for a second consecutive month after a short uptick in December, according to ACT Research.

March 11, 2025
Business, Equipment

Used Class 8 Sales Rise 3.5% Year Over Year in January

Used Class 8 truck sales beat sequential and year-ago comparisons in January, ACT Research reported.

March 6, 2025
Business, Equipment

January Medium-Duty Sales Jump 5.2% Year Over Year

U.S. retail sales of medium-duty trucks started off the year with a slight uptick compared with January 2024, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

February 19, 2025
Business, Equipment

January Truck Orders Fall Back Below Prior-Year Results

The back half of last year mostly trended below prior-year comparisons but ended on a predictable uptick. That has since settled back to another year-over-year decline.

February 13, 2025
Business, Equipment

December Class 8 Orders Jump as Sleeper Interest Increases

North American Class 8 truck orders jumped in December compared with the same month a year earlier, according to ACT Research, for the first such increase since May.

January 13, 2025
Business, Equipment

October Used Class 8 Truck Sales Rise 10.7% Year Over Year

Used Class 8 truck sales in October increased 10.7% year over year to 23,800 units from 21,500, ACT Research reported.

December 5, 2024
Business, Logistics

Trucking Demand and Capacity Edge Closer to Equilibrium

鈥淏roadly speaking, freight demand trends are gradually improving,鈥 said Carter Vieth, research associate at ACT Research.

December 5, 2024