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U.S. Trucking Industry Sees Trailer Sales Hit Record High in 2015

January 26, 2016

Although orders were slower in December, 2015 was the trailer industry's best shipment year in history, just edging out the previous record set in 1999, according to the most recent State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers published by ACT Research Co.

Truck Sales See Robust Growth in December

January 7, 2016

ACT Research

For the month of December 2015, 49,700 Classes 5-8 vehicle orders were booked, up 40 percent month over month.

Too Many Trucks Chasing Too Few Buyers

December 17, 2015

ACT Research

The supply of Class 8 trucks continues to rise faster than demand for trucks, according to the most recent ACT For-Hire Trucking Index from ACT Research Co.

October Sales of Class 8 Trucks Down from Year Ago

November 6, 2015

ACT Research

Preliminary figures for the month of October, show that 47,200 Classes 5-8 vehicle orders were booked, up 14% from September but down 30% compared to the robust net orders in October 2014.

Cheaper Diesel Causes Sales of Natural-Gas-Powered Trucks to Decline

October 26, 2015

ACT Research

NG powered Class 8 truck and bus sales continue, but at a slower pace compared to 2014, as well as when calculated as a percentage of the total market, according to a report from ACT Research. The "Natural Gas Quarterly" attributes the rapidly declining cost of diesel with making the return on investment for adoption of natural gas less lucrative.

High Backlogs, Tough Comps Lead to 5th Consecutive Decline of Net Orders for Classes 5-8

September 8, 2015

ACT Research

For the month of August, 37,200 orders for vehicles in classes 5-8 were booked, down 8 percent from July and down 14 percent compared to August 2014. However, these numbers are preliminary. Actual numbers will be published in mid-September.

Sales, Prices of Used Class 8 Trucks Continue to Rise

August 31, 2015

ACT Research

Used Class 8 truck metrics were generally in line from June to July, with average age and miles up an incremental 1 percent each. Compared to last year, average prices were up 2 percent in July and 6 percent year to date, according to the latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks, published by ACT Research.

Heavy-Medium-duty Truck Market in China Lags in Sales Compared to Those a Year Ago

June 26, 2015

ACT Research

China's heavy and medium truck and tractor markets remained soft in the first quarter of 2015. Total sales (domestic and export) were just over 135,000 heavy trucks and tractors in Q1'15, compared to approximately 162,000 units sold in Q4'14, a decline of more than 33 percent year over year and 16 percent quarter over quarter. This was reported in the most recent China Commercial Vehicle Outlook, jointly published quarterly by ACT and China's State Information Center (SIC). The Outlook includes an overview of the China economy and a review and forecast of China's heavy and medium-duty truck and bus markets, as well as analysis of OEM market shares within China.

Sales of Used Class 8 Trucks Increase 14 Percent in March Over Same Period Last Year

April 29, 2015

ACT Research

Total reported volumes of used Class 8 trucks climbed to 2,770 units in March, a jump of 14 percent month over month and 5 percent year over year, according to the latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks, published by ACT Research.

Sales of Trucks Powered by Natural Gas in Slow Lane

April 28, 2015

ACT Research

Truckers are ordering new equipment in record numbers, but are not turning to natural-gas-fueled trucks as fast as had been projected two years ago, according to a report from ACT Research.