* Virginia - Freight demand “flat-lined”
Arlington,VA,USA -Fleet Owner, by David Cullen -Oct. 24, 2012: -- The American Trucking Assns.’ (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 0.4% in September after falling 0.9% in August. In September, the SA index equaled 118.7 (2000=100). Since the level in September was the same as in January 2012, the index has been on a flat trend-line over the past nine months, noted ATA... Compared with September 2011, the SA index was 2.4% higher, the smallest year-over-year increase since December 2009. Year-to-date, compared with the same period last year, tonnage was up 3.6%... The not seasonally adjusted index, which represents the change in tonnage actually hauled by fleets before any seasonal adjustment, equaled 115.3 in September, which was 9% below the previous month... During the third quarter, SA tonnage increased 0.4% from the previous quarter and 3.4% from the same quarter in 2011...
* Iowa - Weaker Class 8 truck orders
Iowa City,IO,USA -Fleet Owner, by David Cullen -Oct. 24, 2012: ... Given the gloomy freight outlook, it’s not surprising to learn that both new and net orders for Class 8 trucks continued to soften in September, according to the latest State of the Industry report released by ACT Research Co. (ACT). The research firm plainly stated that the “perceived threat of bad economic news” is impacting potential truck buyers... Steve Tam, vp commercial vehicle sector at ACT, said: “Even with soft order intake and reduced build schedules, the industry is on track to produce 280,000 to 284,000 trucks in North America this year, an increase of 11% over 2011. It’s tough to stop the wheels of commerce from rolling” ... Looking ahead to next year, the Annual Fleet Study for 2012 just completed by CK Commercial Vehicle Research (CKCVR) suggests that greater optimism about buying commercial vehicles will be at play in 2013. The research firm noted that 77n representatives from small, medium and large for-hire, private and government fleets responded to this year’s questionnaire...
* Trailer orders: Strong in September
Columbus,IND,USA -Truck News (CAN) -Oct 24, 2012: -- Net orders for new trailers jumped 11% month-over-month in September, according to the latest State of the Industry: US Trailers report, published by ACT Research... September orders totaled 16,990 units... “With September having four fewer workdays than August, a month-over-month decline in total trailer build was a foregone conclusion,” said Frank Maly, director, CV Transportation with ACT Research. “However, the real story was the daily production rate, which jumped to the third best level of 2012. The BL/BU ratio at the end of September was 3.7 months, the lowest level of this recovery. If the normal year-end order flow does not occur, a reduction in production rates will likely be needed in late 2012 or early 2013” ...Labels: trucking statistics
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