According to ACT Research’s (ACT) latest State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 Report, COVID-19 was in evidence across the commercial vehicle statistics in April, with Class 8 net orders at their lowest level since September 1995 and medium-duty orders at their worst in a decade. Additionally, the report noted that ACT Research has created an easily accessible webpage to track noteworthy high frequency macroeconomic and transportation-specific market indicators, which can be found at https://pages.actresearch.net/covid-19.

Topics: freight, logistics, Press Releases, supply chain, medium duty truck, commercial vehicle sales data, truck market, truck freight, north american trucking, american truck and trailer, commercial truck and trailer, transportation industry news, trucking, heavy duty truck, class8

Preliminary used Class 8 volumes (same dealer sales) contracted 8% month-over-month in 2020’s fourth month, according to the latest preliminary release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks published by ACT Research. Longer-term, volumes fell 5% compared to April 2019, but remained 10% above the first four months of last year.

Topics: Press Releases, Used Trucks, medium duty truck, commercial vehicle sales data, truck market, north american trucking, class 8 truck, american truck and trailer, transportation industry news, class trucks for sale, used commercial truck, trucking, used truck values commercial, heavy duty truck

According to ACT’s latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK, 2021 is being forecast as the transition year, as the global economies and North American commercial vehicle demand move from COVID-19’s negative impacts into a meaningfully better situation in 2022.

Topics: freight, logistics, Press Releases, supply chain, medium duty truck, commercial vehicle sales data, truck market, truck freight, north american trucking, class 8 truck, american truck and trailer, commercial truck and trailer, transportation industry news, trucking, heavy duty truck, class8

Gaining insights into specific commercial vehicle manufacturers' production, sales, and market share is what makes the State of the Industry: N.A. OEM Classes 5-8 Build & Retail Sales report so popular. Through this report, subscribers gain access to more granular detail than in the N.A. Classes 5-8 Vehicles report. The N.A. OEM Classes 5-8 Build and Retail Sales report is a monthly state of the industry report that covers the building of and retail sales of Classes 5, 6, 7, and 8 trucks for North America. This report will supply vital information to create an understanding of the current month's build, retail sales, as well as year-over-year and year-to-date information relative to classes 5, 6, 7, and 8, respectively. With a subscription comes access to various support materials via an online report dashboard at actresearch.net including:

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To give greater clarity to the entirety of the North American market data, ACT Research publishes the N.A. Classes 5-8 Vehicles by Country report. This is a monthly State of the Industry report that reviews the market statistics of Classes 5-8 trucks for the United States, Canada, and Mexico, allowing for greater granularity than in ACT's N.A. Classes 5-8 Vehicles report. Statistics reviewed in the N.A. Classes 5-8 Vehicles by Country report covers year-to-date and current month data, with views of industry performance, and export Classes 5-8 as well as monthly market indicators by country for Class 5 and Classes 6-7 chassis and Class 8 trucks and tractors: backlog, build, inventory, new orders, cancellations, net orders retail sales, Class 5 and Classes 6-7 segmented by Trucks, Buses, RVs, and Step Vans, Class 8 segmented by tractors with and without sleepers and trucks with and without sleepers. With a subscription comes access to various support materials via an online report dashboard at actresearch.net including:

1. PDF of Current Month Report 
2. Tables including:
   1. Classes 5-8 All Geographies
   2. Build & Sales Days per Month
   3. Monthly Market Indicators - U.S., Canada, Mexico, Export
3. Graph pack complete with 140+ graphs covering:
   1. Annual Statistics
   2. Annual Statistics N.A. Tractors, Straight Trucks
   3. U.S. Class 5, 6-7, 8
   4. U.S. Class 5-7
   5. U.S. Class 8 Tractors, Straight Trucks
   6. Canada Class 5, 6-7, 8
   7. Canada Class 8 Tractors, Straight Trucks
   8. Exports Classes 6-7, 8
   9. Exports Class 8 Tractors, Straight Trucks
   10. Mexico Classes 6-7, 8
   11. Mexico Class 8 Tractors, Straight Trucks
4. Glossary of Terms and Definitions

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Preliminary NA Classes 5-7 net orders in April fell to 7,600 units, down 69% compared to year-ago April and 50% below the March order intake. Complete industry data for April, including final order numbers, will be published by ACT Research in mid-May.

Topics: freight, logistics, Classes 5-8, Press Releases, class 5-8 trucks, supply chain, medium duty truck, commercial vehicle sales data, truck market, truck freight, north american trucking, american truck and trailer, commercial truck and trailer, transportation industry news, heavy duty truck, class8

Preliminary NA Class 8 net orders in April fell to 4,100 units, down 46% from March and 72% lower than an easy year-ago comparison. Complete industry data for April, including final order numbers, will be published by ACT Research in mid-May.

Topics: logistics, Press Releases, supply chain, medium duty truck, commercial vehicle sales data, truck market, truck freight, north american trucking, class 8 truck, american truck and trailer, transportation industry news, trucking, truck freight rates, heavy duty truck, class8

In the release of its Commercial Vehicle Dealer Digest, ACT Research reported that the North American commercial vehicle market, as well as the global economy, addressed the spiraling pandemic with shutdown announcements, but the report continued by preparing readers for the restarting phase to come.

Topics: CV Dealer Digest, Press Releases, class 8 trucks, medium duty truck, commercial vehicle sales data, truck market, north american trucking, class 8 truck, american truck and trailer, commercial truck and trailer, transportation industry news, trucking, heavy duty truck

According to the latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks, published by ACT Research, used Class 8 same dealer sales volumes dropped just 1% month-over-month in March, with longer-term sales rising 5% year-over-year compared to March 2019, and 12% year-to-date. The report also indicated that used Class 8 average price, miles, and age in March were essentially unchanged compared to the previous month. Longer term, average price, miles and age all contracted year-over-year, as well as year-to-date, down respectively from the first three months of 2019 by 15%, 1%, and 7%.

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According to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest, the pervasive negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced a major downward shift on ACT’s views of the heavy duty market for 2020. However, the report also discusses what might happen next for the economy and by extension, the transportation industry.

Topics: freight, Press Releases, Transportation Digest, medium duty truck, commercial vehicle sales data, north american trucking, american truck and trailer, commercial truck and trailer, transportation industry news, trucking, heavy duty truck