COLUMBUS, IN – Class 8 net orders were 35,226 units in January and Classes 5-7 posted 18,712 net orders. These results were published in the latest State of the Industry report, recently released by ACT Research Co. (ACT). The report covers Classes 5 through 8 vehicles for the North American market. Said Kenny Vieth, ACT’s […]

COLUMBUS, IN – Even though January’s orders failed to match December’s near-record order intake, demand for new Classes 5-8 vehicles in the NA market remained elevated during the month. For the month, preliminary data indicate that 53,200 NA Classes 5-8 vehicle net orders were booked (±5%). That volume represents a decline of 21% from December, […]

COLUMBUS, IN – ACT Research, the leading publisher of new and used commercial vehicle (CV) industry data, market analysis and forecasting services for the North American market, as well as the U.S. tractor-trailer market and the China CV market, has earned recognition for its forecasting abilities. In January 2015, the Wall Street Journal invited ACT […]

COLUMBUS, IN – Nearly 44,000 net orders were posted in December, the second strongest month on record for the trailer industry, according to the most recent State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers published by ACT Research Co. (ACT). For total year 2014, net orders were 359,000, up nearly 55% over 2013. “The industry orderboard has […]

COLUMBUS, IN – External data indicated continued support for strength in heavy commercial vehicle demand, and Class 8 orders did not disappoint in November, at 40,925 units – the fifth best order month since ACT Research started collecting industry data in the early 1980s. These results were published in the latest State of the Industry […]