Business Management Economic Trucking Trends: Freight headwinds, worsening trucking conditions, and another supply chain disruption August 25, 2023 It continues to be a tough go for trucking companies, according to industry indices, and now there’s another supply chain disruption that threatens to impact the ability of retailers to…
Equipment Fultra buys trailer maker East Manufacturing August 16, 2023 Fruehauf parent company Fultra has expanded its North American presence with the purchase of trailer maker East Manufacturing. East makes aluminum flatbed, drop deck, dump, round bottom and refuse trailers,…
Business Management Economic Trucking Trends: A ‘meh’ week for trucking economic indicators July 28, 2023 Economic news affecting the trucking industry was mostly unexciting in the most recent week, but ACT Research is sounding alarms for those in the trailer industry. Higher cancellations and a…
Business Management 5 ways to improve trailer utilization through telematics June 12, 2023 If the last couple years of snarled supply chains, equipment shortages, and inflation have taught us anything, it’s that the trailer has always been an underappreciated asset. While fleets have…
Business Management TIP Group launches mechanic training academy in Canada June 7, 2023 TIP Group is launching a new academy for trailer mechanics in six countries, including Canada. The Canadian academy will be based in the Toronto area, the company said, with similar…
Trailers Fourgons Leclair offers new 48-foot composite trailer April 14, 2023 Fourgons Leclair is offering its first 48-foot composite trailer, the Polair Ultra. The newest offering is produced at its Terrebonne, Que., plant. The company says the design helps maintain cold…
Equipment Trailer GHG rules delayed at least one more year April 3, 2023 Canada’s federal government is suspending proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for trailers by up to one additional year, while a U.S. proposal on which those standards are based remains…
Trailers Trail King upgrades two trailer designs March 22, 2023 Trail King has updated its best-selling trailers, its steel side dump and bottom dump models. The Trail King Steel Side Dump features a two-piece rolled tub…
Business Management January trailer orders pull back to ‘more normal’ levels February 15, 2023 Trailer orders began 2023 down 9% year over, at 24,200 units, according to preliminary January data from ACT Research. “We expected net orders to slow in January, after the explosion…
Equipment Trailer market ends 2022 with record orders January 23, 2023 Trailer orders soared to a new monthly record at 56,949 units in December, according to the latest data from industry forecaster FTR. The previous record was set in October 2020,…
Equipment Trailer orders remain strong December 16, 2022 New trailer orders continued to soar in November, with 39,000 units ordered according to preliminary data from ACT Research. The strong total even took the industry forecaster by surprise. “We…
Equipment Trailer orders surge as OEMs comfortable taking more orders November 18, 2022 Fears of a recession are not dampening fleet demand for commercial trailers. ACT Research reported preliminary orders of 46,750 units in October, up 82% from September levels and a 168%…
Business Management How to extend trailer life October 11, 2022 Trailers are suddenly getting a newfound appreciation in the trucking industry, thanks to long lead times at factories, the increased adoption of drop-and-hook freight, and higher – much higher –…
Business Management Trailer orders rise as backlog-to-build ratio improves September 20, 2022 Trailer orders rose 6% in August to 17,700 units, according to preliminary data from ACT Research, but were up a more significant 39% year over year. “With 2023 order boards…
Equipment What’s going on with the trailer market? September 13, 2022 These are the best of times for trailer manufacturers. They’re also the most difficult of times. Demand has never been greater, but an inability to meet that demand has strained…
