The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index showed the Supply-Demand Balance and volumes decreased, while freight rates continue to decline.Concerning volume, Tim Denoyer, Vice President & Senior Analyst at ACT Research, said...
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January 03, 2023, 07:15 AM
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The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index, with March data, showed a Driver Availability Index that has tightened to another new low point in the past three years, the fourth in a row.Tim Denoyer, ACT Research’s Vice President and...
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May 03, 2021, 07:00 AM
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The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index, with August data, showed a continuing tight trucking market, with volume and rate surges ongoing and driver availability deteriorating. August’s Volume Index rose to 67.9 (SA), and...
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September 25, 2020, 07:05 AM
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Preliminary November data show that Classes 5-8 net order volumes were uniformly soft. Combined North American Classes 5-8 intake fell 15 percent month over month and 38 percent year over year in November on a nominal basis, ACT Research reported....
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December 04, 2019, 07:09 AM
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The average price of total used Class 8 trucks in August dipped 1 percent y/y, the first such decline since January 2018. Month-over-month, prices fell 3 percent, but longer-term, remained 7 percent higher year-to-date. Same-dealer sales rose 9...
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September 30, 2019, 07:00 AM
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ACT Research’s preliminary estimate for April 2019 net trailer orders is 14,500 units, the lowest since July 2017. It is down 7 percent from March and 38 percent below a year ago.“Order volume was soft in April for the second straight month. Several...
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May 20, 2019, 07:00 AM
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The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index indicated that September’s Productivity reading, a measure of industry utilization, advanced again sequentially, and marked the highest level reported since March 2011. “Seasonally adjusted, the...
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October 13, 2017, 06:35 AM
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The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index indicated that March’s volume reading soared to the highest level since March of 2014, to 71.1 points; this was twenty points above both the February and the twelve-month average readings. “Load...
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April 18, 2017, 07:00 AM
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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index surged 8.2% in November, following a 0.3% drop during October. In November, the index equaled 142.4 (2000=100), up from 131.6 in October. The all-time high...
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December 21, 2016, 07:10 AM
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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 5.7% in August, following a 2.1% decline during July. In August, the index equaled 141.8 (2000=100), up from 134.2 in July. The all-time high was...
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September 21, 2016, 07:00 AM
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Fleet Advantage, a leading innovator in truck fleet business analytics, equipment financing and lifecycle cost management recently expanded its business focus beyond Private-Fleet carriers with its flexible leasing solutions, analytics and business...
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August 30, 2016, 07:00 AM
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