ACT’s preliminary estimate for December 2017 net trailer orders is 45,200 units. “Net orders were up 7% versus a very solid November and 30% better year-over-year,” said Frank Maly, ACT’s Director of CV Transportation Analysis and Research. “December net order volume was the second best in history, only trailing the October 2014 all-time record of […]
U.S. Trailer backlog continued to be positive in November, with a stronger than expected 18% sequential improvement, which was more than double the gains projected by seasonals. “Dry vans, up 23% month over month, and reefers, up 18% month over month, provided most of the support; most vocational trailer categories posted single-digit gains,” said Frank […]
The U.S. trailer market backlog continued to be positive in October, with a stronger than expected improvement of 6% month over month and 8% year over year. “Eight of ten categories were up month over month, with liquid tanks and reefers the outliers,” said Frank Maly, Director–CV Transportation Analysis and Research at ACT Research. He continued, […]
Preliminary estimates from ACT Research indicate that the trailer manufacturing industry recorded 14,450 July orders for trailer units “We saw continued strong year-over-year net order performance last month. As has been the pattern, solid dry van commitments helped lead the total industry, with significant year-over-year gains in flatbed trailers occurring as well,” said Frank Maly, […]
Total trailer production surpassed 27,000 June, capitalizing on one of the longer work schedules of the year. “Eight of ten trailer categories had higher production month over month,” said Frank Maly, Director–CV Transportation Analysis and Research at ACT. He continued, “Flatbeds posted the best sequential gain.” A jump in build rates, combined with a seasonally […]
Total trailer production was up 12% sequentially in May, and was 2% better than last year. “The majority of the May increase resulted from two more days in the schedule, although an increase in daily build rates also contributed,” said Frank Maly, Director–CV Transportation Analysis and Research at ACT. He continued, “Gains in dry vans […]
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