COLUMBUS, IN –With the natural gas powered vehicle market moving from infancy to adolescence, ACT Research has released the results of its updated research on U.S. Natural Gas transportation fuel trends in the heavy duty truck market. Additionally, the report details the impact of today’s trucker-favored market, in which focus is placed more on acquiring […]
ACT Research: Class Preliminary 8 Net Orders Strong in a Historically Weak Month
COLUMBUS, IN – Demand for commercial vehicles remained at healthy levels in July as 45,400 total NA Classes 5-8 orders were booked. In the ten months since the start of stronger orders last October, NA Classes 5-8 net orders have been booked at an average of 45,200 units per month. Annualized, that represents a total […]
ACT Research: HD and MD Orders Continue Strong in July: 2014 Shaping Up to be Best of Cycle
COLUMBUS, IN – For the second month in a row, Class 8 orders surprised on the high side in July, with net orders of 30,103. Classes 5-7 net orders also posted a gain in July, coming in at 15,834 units. These results were published in the latest State of the Industry report, recently released by […]
ACT Research: June Volumes of Used Trucks Jump 10% M/M
June Volumes of Used Trucks Jump 10% M/M COLUMBUS, IN – The volume of used Class 8 trucks sold in June rose 10% above May’s volume, according to the latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks, published by ACT Research. “June’s performance was a little counterintuitive, given that sales […]
ACT Research: Trailer Net Orders Up 45% for First Half of 2014
Trailer Net Orders Up 45% for First Half of 2014 COLUMBUS, IN – June net orders of 22,000 were off 1% month over month, but up 42% year over year. Year-to-date net orders of 156k are up 45% over the same period last year. This information was included in the most recent State of the […]