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Commercial trailer orders
show strength in October

Net orders for commercial trailers in October increased 80% from September and 124% from a depressed October 2008, according to ACT Research Co...

US crude oil production
is poised for its biggest
surge in almost 40 years

US crude oil production for 2009 is on target to have its biggest one-year jump since 1970, according to a Platts analysis of industry data...

ATA Truck Tonnage Index
dips 0.2% in October ‘09

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.2% in October 2009, following a 0.3% contraction in September. The latest decline lowered the SA index to 103.6 (2000=100) from the revised 103.8 in September...

Price of diesel fuel drops
for fourth week in a row

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide fell for the fourth straight week, declining 1.2 cents to $2.775 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information...

Small number of fleets planning to buy trailers negatively impacts index

The Q4 2009 FSR Equipment Buying Index as reported by CK Commercial Vehicle Research fell 23% from the previous quarter to a reading of 68.7...

Price of diesel fuel sinks
for third week in a row

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide decreased for a third consecutive week, according to US Department of Energy information...

Class 8 vehicle orders soar
to 21,500 units in October

Net orders for heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles soared to 21,500 units in October, the highest level since January 2008, according to ACT Research Co...

Trucking Conditions Index
higher—but still negative

The FTR Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) for October 2009 increased for the third consecutive month to –16.4, the highest reading since November 2008. This index, a combination of five truck industry statistics in one metric, remains significantly below a neutral reading of zero...

Price of diesel fuel dips
for second straight week

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide dropped for a second straight week, falling 1.1 cents to $2.79 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information...

Commercial vehicle market
recovery likely to be slow

While the medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicle markets are beginning a slow recovery from the lowest level of production since 1991, significant headwinds remain for the sector to return to normal replacement level demand, according to ACT Research Co ...

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