ACT Research
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Equipment
Cash and confidence drive higher Class 8 September orders
Cash from higher spot rates and replacement orders led September Class 8 truck orders to their highest monthly total since October 2019
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Equipment
Used truck values and demand on the rise
Pulled along by improving orders for new Class 8 trucks, demand for late-model heavy-duty used trucks continues to swell.
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Equipment
August trailer orders post best month since October 2019
The continuing rebound in trailer orders is in line with three-year high in spot freight rates as consumers buy more goods than services.
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News
August Class 8 truck orders reflect spot freight demand
Record freight rates led to another solid month of Class 8 truck orders despite a pandemic, a presidential campaign and social unrest.
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News
Trailer maker Wabash faces headwinds into 2021, Moody’s says
Demand headwinds will place “downwards pressure on revenue and earnings likely into 2021” for trailer manufacturer Wabash National. This was part of the rationale behind…
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Equipment
Used trucks sales continue climb from abyss
Prices are firming and demand is rising for used trucks after more than a year of doldrums mirroring a slowdown in new truck orders.
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Chart of the Week
Will capacity return to trucking?
The last time capacity tightened to this level, capacity flooded the trucking space. Will the same outcome occur in 2020?
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News
Freight demand takes Class 8 truck orders for a ride in July
Despite economic uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, freight demand drove July Class 8 orders to their highest levels in six months.
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Business
ACT, ATA indices for June show significant upturn in trucking activity
Cautious optimism expressed for the June trucking market by analysts at both organizations
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News
June Class 8 truck orders rebound to four-month high
Preliminary orders for Class 8 trucks in June rebounded to a four-month high, following a rapid improvement in freight rates.
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