Tag: trucks

Spot Load Posts Increase 1%; Effects of Storm Still to Come

Spot Load Posts Increase 1%; Effects of Storm Still to Come

| August 30, 2017

Hurricane Harvey hit on Friday, August 25, and the effect on supply chains and spot truckload rates won’t be fully reflected until next week, said DAT Solutions. However, there was a continuation of unusually high demand for truckload capacity during the week ending August 26. The number of posted loads increased 1.0% compared to the previous week while available […]

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Trailer Orders Up 43% from July 2016, Down from June

Trailer Orders Up 43% from July 2016, Down from June

| August 16, 2017

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, […]

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