Class 8 Supply Outpaces Demand

The supply of Class 8 trucks continues to rise faster than demand for trucks according to the most recent info from ACT Research.

“The capacity index [supply] rose faster than the freight index [demand] for the fifth consecutive month and the eleventh time in the past thirteen months in January,” said Steve Tam, ACT’s vice president, commercial vehicle sector.

Tam continued,“While this measure had been getting better (less unfavorable) in previous months, a clear fall-off in freight caused the index to deteriorate further in January.” Fleets in ACT’s survey noted that the East Coast blizzard in January had a deleterious effect on freight volumes.

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