{"id":3370,"date":"2022-05-20T15:37:57","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T15:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/commercial-truck-markets-performing-balancing-act\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:43:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:43:20","slug":"commercial-truck-markets-performing-balancing-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/commercial-truck-markets-performing-balancing-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Commercial Truck Markets Performing \u2018Balancing Act\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to ACT Research\u2019s (ACT) latest<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em>State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 Report<\/em>, the<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>deterioration of some freight-related metrics that began in March continued through April and into early May.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>ACT\u2019s<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em>State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 report<\/em><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>provides a monthly look at the current production, sales, and general state of the on-road heavy and medium duty commercial vehicle markets in North America.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>According to Eric Crawford, ACT Research\u2019s Vice President and Senior Analyst, \u201cIn additional to deteriorating freight-related metrics,<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>there appears to be little relief from the three key macro-related themes of 2022: war in Ukraine, supply-chain disruptions, and inflation, which means market participants are increasingly weighing the risk of a recession.\u201d He added, \u201cThat said,<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>North American commercial vehicle markets continue to embody a balancing act between demand-driven optimism and supply-side realism: Supply-chain constraints continue to impact the industry\u2019s ability to raise production levels to align with demand. As a result, backlogs remain long and order volumes remain constrained due to \u2018within 12 months\u2019 order reporting ground rules. Until build rates find additional traction, orders will largely mirror production levels.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Regarding commercial vehicle segment production and orders, Crawford commented, \u201cOEMs were able to raise their per-day production, albeit not to planned levels. Class 8 build was 8% below the industry plan, as supply-chain constraints abound, while more predictable Classes 5-7 build was only 1% below expectations. And with still-long backlogs and OEM reticence to extend those backlogs in the face of supply-chain uncertainties, and with spot rates beginning to roll over in March, order activity deteriorated in April, down from its heretofore generally sideways movement.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to ACT Research\u2019s (ACT) latest\u00a0State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 Report, the\u00a0deterioration of some freight-related metrics that began in March continued through April and into early May. 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