June truck demand slows to lowest total in four years
For the month of June, 28,300 new Classes 5-8 vehicle orders were booked, the lowest total in four years. Of those, Class 8 garnered 13,100 orders and for Classes 5-7, 15,200 orders were placed, according to preliminary numbers from ACT Research Co. (Final June numbers will be published in mid-July). “The pace of commercial vehicle
Trailer orders down in May
Trailer net orders fell nearly 14% month-over-month, and contracted 10% year-over-year, according to the most recent State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers published by ACT Research Co. “New orders continued to ease in May, following seasonally projected patterns, but fleets continue to bias their investments to trailers,” said Frank Maly, director of commercial vehicle transportation analysis and
Used truck sales fall in May
Used Class 8 truck same dealer sales volumes took a steep downward turn in May, falling by double-digit percentages month-over-month (m/m) and year-over-year (y/y), but year-to-date volumes declined by a smaller percentage, according to the latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks, published by ACT Research. “May Class 8 used truck
Will we see a decline in diesel engine dominance in Class 8 trucks?
In 2015, diesel engines made up 98.5% of the North American Class 8 vehicle market, but a new study’s forecast expects this dominance to lessen by 2021, according ACT Research Co. and Rhein Associates. “This new report details current and future OEM offerings, the engine-related regulations in the pipeline and the impact of these regulations on
Preliminary trailer order estimates down in May
For the month of May, ACT Research Co.’s preliminary estimate for U.S. net trailer orders is 14,250 units. These preliminary results point to net orders down roughly 16% from April and down almost 12% from the same month last year. Final May numbers will be published by ACT later in the month. “Although commercial trailer
ACT Research study analyzes commercial vehicle engine market
Americas Commercial Transportation (ACT) Research and Rhein Associates have announced the inaugural publication of a new cooperative venture, the N.A. On-Highway CV Engine Outlook report. The Engine Outlook, available now, is designed to present historical trends, current activity and forecasts of engine demand in on-highway commercial vehicles. The report analyzes major trends in engine displacement, engine
Heavy-duty orders up m/m, medium-duty orders trend downward
Class 8 orders in May rose 4% month-over-month (m/m), but contracted nearly 31% on a year-over-year (y/y) basis, to a total of 14,224 units; medium-duty net orders, meanwhile, totaled 17,865 units, down m/m and y/y, according to the State of the Industry report from ACT Research Co. “The Class 8 market, specifically the tractor segment, continues
Class 8 demand rose faster than supply in May
For the first time this year and only the third time in 18 months the demand for Class 8 trucks rose faster than the supply, according to the most recent ACT For-Hire Trucking Index from ACT Research Co. “May showed the first meaningful increase in freight volumes in nine months,” said Steve Tam, ACT’s vice
May Class 8 orders tick up, medium-duty sales fell
According to preliminary numbers from FTR and ACT Research Co., heavy-duty truck orders were up for May, while medium-duty sales fell. FTR has released preliminary data showing May 2016 North American Class 8 truck net orders only up slightly from April to 14,100 units, a 4% m/m comparison. Orders for Class 8 vehicles remained subdued
Good news, bad news: Trailer orders up month-over-month, down year-over-year
U.S. trailer orders rose 12% month-over-month but fell 7% year-over-year in April, according to the most recent State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers from ACT Research Co. “New orders continued to meander in April, the result of fleet caution about current freight conditions and the extent of the current backlog,” said Frank Maly, director of CV transportation analysis and
Used truck sales drop month over month
Used truck sales fell month-over-month and year-over-year in April according to ACT Research Co. This ended what had been an upward trend for used Class 8 sales so far this year. This information comes from the latest State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks report from ACT. “April Class 8 used truck volumes fell
Class 8 truck orders drop in April
Class 8 truck orders in April dropped 16% month-over-month and 39% year-over-year, to a total of 13,676 units. Medium-duty net orders totaled 20,880 units, down 7% month-over-month but up 16% from April 2015.These results were published in the latest State of the Industry report, recently released by ACT Research Co. “For Class 8, U.S. tractors
