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Trailer manufacturers keep the brakes on new orders
Trailer makers continue to push away orders as supply chain issues in different areas vex production amid stable pent-up demand.
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Fruehauf returns to US, manufacturing trailers in Kentucky
Fruehauf returns to the U.S. with a new trailer manufacturing plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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Trailer orders whacked by geopolitics in April
War, pandemic shutdowns and supply chain woes resulted in a nearly 60% month-over-month decline in trailer orders in April.
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New trailer orders rebound in March but supply chain still broken
New trailer orders surged to their highest level in 15 months in March, but a supply chain fraught with trouble means it could be an…
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Perfuming pigs: Fleets refurbishing older trailers while waiting for new
Trailers relegated to storage units are being cleaned up and hooked up to return to service as fleets wait out the supply chain crisis.
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Hold that line: January trailer orders sync to bulging backlogs
Trailer orders in January achieved equilibrium with the months of unbuilt orders as fleets and manufacturers operated in an ongoing parts supply shortage.
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Check Call: Drivers are people too
Drivers are people who have needs and wants, goods from October are just now being unloaded at West Coast ports, and the FMSCA has a…
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Trailer orders fall in 2021 as manufacturers battle omicron, parts shortages
Worker outages and parts shortages becoming status quo for beleaguered trailer manufacturers.
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November trailer orders rebound but supply chain issues are likely worsening
Supply chain disruptions are far from over for trailer manufacturers, meaning November’s order rebound is probably not sustainable.
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Loaded and Rolling: Investment conference equipment highlights, Knight-Swift acquires MME, transportation unemployment falls
Stephens investment conference trucking equipment highlights (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) Supply chain challenges were the main focus at the Stephens annual investment conference earlier this month…
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