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May 23, 2012

Class 8 forecast upbeat despite slow March, April

In its May issue of the ACT N.A. Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK, Americas Commercial Trucking (ACT) Research Co. LLC continues to believe that U.S. economic activity in 2012 will expand at a moderate pace of 2.2%.

Tags: ACT Research, Class 8 Trucks, Commercial Vehicles, Kenny Vieth

May 22, 2012

Class 8 backoff: Backlog falls in April

Americas Commercial Trucking (ACT) Research Co. LLC says softer orders and a continuation of strong build caused the Class 8 backlog to fall nearly 8,000 units to 106,407 units in April, 2012.

Tags: ACT Research, Class 5-8 Trucks, Class 8 Trucks, Kenny Vieth

May 8, 2012

Commercial orders slide in April

Americas Commercial Trucking (ACT) Research Co. LLC says North America medium- and heavy-duty GVW Classes 6-7 and Class 8 commercial vehicle preliminary net orders for April were down from March.

Tags: ACT Research, Class 6-7 Trucks, Class 8 Trucks, Kenny Vieth

April 11, 2012

ACT: CV demand in line with expectations

Americas Commercial Trucking (ACT) Research Co. LLC has maintained its forecasts in the latest issue of the ACT North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK.

Tags: ACT Research, Commercial Vehicles, CV Demand, Kenny Vieth

March 14, 2012

Commercial vehicle cycle peak coming in 2014

Americas Commercial Trucking (ACT) Research Co. LLC has shifted its long-term forecast for the commercial vehicle industry.

Tags: ACT Research, Commercial Vehicles, Fleets, Kenny Vieth, OTR tires

February 13, 2012

January commercial orders meet expectations

Preliminary net orders for North America medium- and heavy-duty GVW Classes 5-7 and Class 8 commercial vehicle for January were generally in line with expectations.

Tags: ACT Research, Commercial Trucks, Kenny Vieth

December 20, 2011

ACT Research: Class 8 demand remains good

Class 8 orders fell below trend in November, 2011, falling to their second lowest volume in 2011. However, class 8 orders rose to the third-highest net order volume of the year in October, according to Americas Commercial Transportation (ACT) Research Co. LLC.

Tags: ACT Research, Class 8, Commercial Tires, Kenny Vieth, Truck tires

November 21, 2011

Class 8 demand is at a six-month high

Class 8 new and net orders rose to six-month highs in October, to 29,824 and 28,026 units, respectively. This order flow suggests that 2011 will end strong with production at or above 250,000 units and also sets the stage for a robust 2012.

Tags: ACT Research, Class 8 Vehicles, Commercial Tires, Kenny Vieth

November 15, 2011

China truck forum chaired by ACT's Vieth

Kenny Vieth, president and senior analyst of ACT Research Co., recently chaired the second annual Heavy Truck Conference in Weihai, China.

Tags: ACT Research, China Commercial Market, China Heavy Truck Conference, Kenny Vieth

September 13, 2011

Commercial vehicle orders improve in August

Commercial vehicle net orders improved during August, 2011, according to the preliminary reading of the North American medium and heavy-duty vehicle markets developed by ACT Research Co. (ACT).

Tags: ACT Research, Commercial Vehicle Orders, Kenny Vieth

June 22, 2011

Heavy-duty order backlog grows in May

North American Class 8 net orders returned to trend in May as orders fell to 23,300 units (not SA). Despite falling well below April’s overheated intake, May’s Class 8 orders were 77% above the same month last year.

Tags: ACT Research, Class 8 Vehicles, Commercial Vehicles, Kenny Vieth

May 4, 2011

April to April: HD commercial vehicle orders spike

A preliminary reading of heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles net orders for North American markets climbed to 38,200 units in April, 2011, according to ACT Research Co. (ACT).

Tags: ACT Research, Class 8, Heavy-Duty Commercial Vehicles, Kenny Vieth

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