Class 8 Capacity Continues to Exceed Demand

The supply of Class 8 trucks continues to rise faster than demand for trucks, according to ACT Research.

“For an eighth consecutive month the fleet capacity index has risen faster than the freight index,” said Kenny Vieth, ACT’s President and Sr. Analyst.

“In fact,” he continued, “in the past year, only once has the reverse been true. In addition to overcapacity relative to current freight activity, a widespread inventory overhang is compounding the problem,” he said. Fleets in the survey also noted that freight continues to be soft, without the usual April uptick.

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