ACT Research News Updates

Business

Update: March Trailer Orders Continue Year-Over-Year Declines

According to ACT Research, U.S. trailer orders for March declined 19% to 13,600 units from 16,800 in the prior-year period, and fell 33.7% from the preliminary total of 20,500 units ordered in February.聽

April 25, 2024
Business, Equipment

March Medium-Duty Sales Hit Five Months of Gains

U.S. retail sales for medium-duty trucks hit their fifth consecutive month of year-over-year gains in March but at a lower rate of 0.7%, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

April 16, 2024
Business, Equipment

February Trailer Orders Fall 21% From Last Year

U.S. trailer orders in February declined from the prior year but rose sequentially, according to ACT Research.

March 21, 2024
Business, Equipment

Class 8 Truck Orders Show Second Straight Gain in February

North American Class 8 truck orders increased year-over-year for the second month in a row during February, according to ACT Research.

March 7, 2024
Business, Equipment

Used Truck Sales in January Rise 17% From Prior Year

Used Class 8 truck sales in January increased 17.3% compared with the same period the prior year, ACT Research reported.

February 29, 2024
Business, Equipment

Trailer Orders Fall Amid Weak Order Season

U.S. trailer orders in January declined sequentially and from the prior year, according to ACT Research. The sequential fall-off was the聽first since November.

February 22, 2024
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

Class 8 Truck Sales Down 6.7% in January

Class 8 retail sales kicked off the new year with their sixth consecutive month of year-over-year declines in January, Wards Intelligence data shows.

February 12, 2024
Business, Equipment

Trailer Orders Continue Sequential Improvements in December

U.S. trailer orders continued to improve sequentially despite falling well below their year-ago numbers in December, according to ACT Research.

January 18, 2024
Business, Equipment

Trailer Orders Fall for First Time in Five Months in November

U.S. trailer orders fell year-over-year for the first time in five months in November and plunged more than 40% month-over-month, according to preliminary data released by ACT Research.聽

January 2, 2024
Business, Equipment

September Trailer Orders Spike With Order Book Openings

U.S. trailer orders in September notched their first year-over-year increase for 2023 as order books for next year began to open, according to ACT Research.

October 23, 2023