Hold onto your hats and your sunglasses: At more than twice the level of last July and the strongest July in industry history, more than 29,000 net orders were booked in July 2018 — this according to ACT Research. “Despite the historically strong year-over-year showing, month-over-month performance was a bit different, with five of the […]
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company, the industry’s largest manufacturer of refrigerated trailers and a leading manufacturer of dry freight vans, flatbeds, and Tautliner® curtainsided trailers, has announced that the Kin-Sider™ from Kinedyne® will be the new standard curtain installed on Utility’s Tautliner curtainsided trailers. “We are pleased to partner with Kinedyne, a long-time supplier of Utility, to make the Kin-Sider our new standard […]
In another whiff of a potential economic slowdown, U.S. Trailer Report, net orders of 20,048 trailers were down 1.3% y/y and 13% off m/m. “Dry vans were the driving force in the last two months’ performances and solid volume kept that year-over-year improvement streak alive in May,” said Frank Maly, Director–CV Transportation Analysis and Research […]
EZ STAK, an industry-leading manufacturer of commercial vehicle storage systems, has announced the release of four pre-configured van body interior packages to its product line. These packages are available through upfitters and OEM’s across the United States, making it easier for the end user to select an interior workspace and have it completely upfitted and ready […]
Net U.S. trailer orders were 22,900 not seasonally adjusted, off only 2% month-over-month, but this translated to a 27% increase when compared to May 2017. According to ACT Research, the dramatic seasonally adjusted strength in net orders, up 23% m/m, was highly dry van focused, as most other trailer categories saw seasonally adjusted sequential declines […]
To support the expected surge in U.S. resin exports and increased volume in the Gulf region, TRAC Intermodal is adding over 2,000 new and fully-refurbished premium chassis to its Gulf Regional Pool (TGRP), with more equipment additions planned for later this year. This investment is part of TRAC’s broader Fleet Modernization program aimed at making […]
