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%.
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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.
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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.
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Americas Commercial Trucking (ACT) Research Co. LLC has maintained its forecasts in the latest issue of the ACT North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK.
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Americas Commercial Trucking (ACT) Research Co. LLC has shifted its long-term forecast for the commercial vehicle industry.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Kenny Vieth, president and senior analyst of ACT Research Co., recently chaired the second annual Heavy Truck Conference in Weihai, China.
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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).
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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.
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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).
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