Booming demand, strained supply and delivering data with Hendrickson’s new CEO, Pres.
Conventional 2022 trucking industry predictions basically boil down to, “Meet the New Year, same as the old year.” At least in the first quarter to through the first half, strong demand will continue, as well supply constraints. We’ve heard it from ACT Research, and Hendrickson’s newly appointed president and CEO, Matt Joy, doubled down on
Behind the scenes of the Daimler Trucks N.A. SuperTruck 2
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) shared a few behind-the-scenes details of its SuperTruck 2 project that is set for a full reveal later this year. With the initial SuperTruck project, the team was able to focus more on fundamental research and development, ultimately finding success with improved freight efficiency by 115%. For SuperTruck 2, which
Pressure continues for new commercial vehicle order activity
Preliminary NA Class 8 net orders in November were 9,800 units, while NA Classes 5-7 net orders dropped to 21,500 units, both representing lower sequential and year-over-year readings. Complete industry data for November, including final order numbers, will be published by ACT Research in mid-December. “Long backlog lead times resulting from ongoing supply-side constraints continue
The commercial vehicle industry faces an ‘everything’ shortage
In the release of its Commercial Vehicle Dealer Digest, ACT Research reported that the setup for the entire commercial vehicle industry remains unchanged, noting that industry capacity remains range-bound across a broad front of supply-chain constraints. The report, which combines ACT’s proprietary data analysis from a wide variety of industry sources, paints a comprehensive picture
Making sense of the 2021 trucking market and what might be ahead
Well, that was one trucking year. While the pandemic brought dark times in 2020, trucking was a bright spot. Trucks kept rolling, fleets kept delivering and the country and economy chugged along in an alphabet soup of letter-shaped recovery. Who could have guessed that 2020 would just be a prelude to the market madness of
Commercial vehicle supply constraints, inflationary ramifications remain front-and-center
According to ACT Research’s recently-released Transportation Digest, the front-and-center concerns of the commercial vehicle industry at the moment are supply chain constraints, as well as the inflationary ramifications that flow from them. The report, which combines proprietary ACT data and analysis from a wide variety of sources, paints a comprehensive picture of trends impacting transportation
Commercial vehicle challenges are supply, not demand, driven
According to ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 Report, with total Classes 5-8 build rates flat sequentially and essentially stuck at the year-to-date average, the supply-demand setup for the entire industry remains unchanged: Despite rock-solid demand metrics across the spectrum of medium- and heavy-duty vehicle types, industry capacity remains range-bound across
Commercial market outlook unchanged, automotive sees chip improvements
According to ACT Research’s latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle Outlook, the setup for the entire commercial vehicle industry remains unchanged from its recent trends, strong demand and constrained supply, but major automotive CEOs recently reported that they believe the semiconductor shortage bottomed in the September-October period. “Despite rock-solid demand metrics across the
Demand remains solid but supply chain issues plague trucking industry, ACT Research reports
In the release of its Commercial Vehicle Dealer Digest, ACT Research reported that the setup for the entire commercial vehicle industry remains unchanged. Despite rock-solid demand metrics across the spectrum of medium- and heavy-duty vehicle types, industry capacity remains range-bound across a broad front of supply-chain constraints. “Demand-side activities remain at as-good-as-it-gets levels. Front-side industry metrics remain
ACT: Commercial vehicle demand remains healthy, supply still constrained
According to ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 Report, the supply-demand setup for the entire industry remains unchanged. Despite rock-solid demand metrics across the spectrum of medium- and heavy-duty vehicle types, industry capacity remains range-bound across a broad front of supply-chain constraints, many but not all centered on semiconductor shortages, ACT