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🚛Timothy Denoyer joins with FleetOwner Editor-in-Chief Josh Fisher for Market Pulse, where they discuss the effects of the 2027 emission standards on the trucking industry and provide insights into the 2024 state of the supply chain and freight market. Is 2027 on your mind? 👉https://hubs.la/Q02J4Pvf0

July For-Hire Trucking Index Update 👇 The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index suggests the supply-demand balance between the fleet and freight is narrowing. The Volume Index decreased 5.5 points in June to 48.9, seasonally adjusted (SA), from a Roadcheck-assisted 54.4 in May. Carter Vieth, Research Analyst at ACT Research, commented, “Volumes have been fairly flat this year, but they’ve improved to ‘less worse’ on a y/y basis, with the index averaging 48.8 through the first half of this year, versus 42.8 last year. Even with consumers under strain, real US retail sales are up 1.8% ytd, and further disinflation helps support our outlook on real income growth. Additionally, intermodal and import volumes are trending positive, which minimally adds to overall surface freight volumes. Private fleet insourcing has likely taken away some for-hire demand, but the recent softening in US Class 8 tractor sales indicates a slowing in private fleet growth.” Overall, truckload volume data remain mixed, with the Cass Freight Index® and DAT spot loads still at cycle lows. The Capacity Index increased by 3.6 points m/m to 49.3 in June, from 45.6 in May. Vieth added, “Though the index increased m/m, this month’s reading marks the 12th month in a row capacity has been below 50, the longest streak of decline since the inception of the survey in late 2009. Fleet capacity contractions occurring at a slower rate suggest the supply-demand balance between the fleet and freight is narrowing. Given the duration of this downturn and the still-weak fundamentals, it’s hard to see capacity turning positive in the coming months, especially as the US tractor sales trend continues to sag.” The Supply-Demand Balance fell in June to 49.6 (SA), from 58.7 in May, as freight volumes decreased and fleet capacity increased. “Private fleet expansion, which is not captured in this indicator, is resulting in a longer leadup to higher market rates than in past cycles. With capacity an issue, overall equipment purchasing trends will remain key to watch. Continuing demand-side freight growth should provide ongoing support to the market balance,” Vieth concluded. Read more survey results here: https://hubs.la/Q02J3dld0

[July State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks Update] - Used Class 8 Truck Retail Sale Price Took Big Hit in June The used Class 8 average retail sale price took a big hit in June, slumping 7.6% m/m and 20% y/y to $54,300 units. “We signaled the price drop last month, based on the fact that freight growth remains somewhat elusive,” said Steve Tam, Vice President at ACT Research. “Prices are expected to remain stable at this lower level through 2024, now transitioning to y/y growth in early 2025.” Read the update here - https://hubs.la/Q02J2Nty0

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🔦Session Headlight Join Diane Hames from Navistar Inc and Ken Vieth from ACT Research to gain valuable insights on the challenging road ahead. Gain insights at Market Vitals: The Current & Future Health of the Industry, including: - Navistar's market perspective today - Technology paths - Infrastructure - Regulations Join us for an engaging session filled with executive insights and industry outlooks. Are you ready to navigate the future? https://hubs.la/Q02HJ9SH0

July U.S. Trailer Update 📉 June net orders, at 6,300 units, were 19% lower y/y, but a mere 275 units above May’s intake. June’s order tally brings Q2 net orders to 26k units (-14% from Q2’23) and closes the first half of 2024 with 74.5k net orders placed. The first-half tally was 24% lower than the intake of 1H’23, with its faster paced order environment, lingering pent-up demand, and a still moderately congested supply chain, according to this month’s issue of ACT Research’s State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers report. “Seasonally adjusted, June’s orders were more than 8,100 units compared to a 7,100 SA rate in May,” said Jennifer McNealy, Director–CV Market Research & Publications at ACT Research. “On that basis, orders increased 14% m/m. Dry van orders contracted 56% y/y, while reefers and flats were significantly higher than their respective tepid net order tallies last June.” She added, “Build outpaced orders again in June, by 15.3k units, with backlogs shrinking more than 14% sequentially. While down considerably m/m, the backlog was significantly lower y/y, down 48% against 2023’s firmer backdrop.” McNealy concluded, “Despite continual monitoring, little changed in Q2, and despite hopes of the contrary, it was not expected to do so. US trailer manufacturers and suppliers continue to navigate choppy waters, but unlike the past few years, they are on the ebb tide of weaker demand, rather than the flow of congested material supply chains and labor shortages.”

I am excited to announce that I will be presenting the US Economic Outlook at the upcoming ACT Research seminar this August. This seminar will bring together industry experts interested in discussing the latest economic trends and insights affecting the commercial truck market. I look forward to sharing my analysis and engaging in meaningful discussions with all attendees. I hope to see you there!

Looking forward to our Seminar, seeing and interacting with customers, guests, and other speakers on the program.

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