Trailer orders
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Equipment
Falling trailer bookings track muted tractor orders
A slower year of trailer production is expected as the equipment backlog waiting to be built fell in 11 of 12 months in 2019.
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Equipment
Decade of trailer production growth only beginning to slow
Trailer orders move up and down but the overall industry is ending a decade of growth that is just beginning to slow.
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News
Today’s Pickup: CFI employees raise over $41,000 in Truckload of Treasures campaign
CFI employees have raised more than $800,000 for charities over the past 26 years as part of its Truckloads of Treasures campaign. Plus, airfreight may…
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Equipment
October trailer orders hit 11-month high
Preliminary orders for new trailers met expectations in October reached their highest level in 11 months, upholding expectations for a good, but not great 2020.
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Equipment
Trailer orders rebound in September, pointing to solid 2020 production
Trailer orders in September were the highest since February, suggesting another strong year of production in 2020.
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Equipment
Cancelations rise as trailer orders continue to stagnate
After a record year for orders in 2018, fleets and dealers are holding back on placing many new trailer orders, a situation that analysts say…
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OEM
Class 8 truck production cuts intensify as market slackens
Class 8 truck manufacturers are beginning to pare production as the backlog of record orders from 2018 shrinks and new orders continue to be slow.
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Business
Month-over-month trailer order recovery suggests possible return to normalcy
Payback for a record run of new trailer orders last summer continued in July with fewer than 10,000 new orders placed, a dramatic drop from…
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News
Truck trailer orders down again in February, but analysts predict another record year
Truck trailer orders dropped for the third straight month in February.
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Today’s Pickup: New electric option for Ford chassis; Colorado lowers driving age; cargo volumes thrive in Long Beach
The Motiv EPIC all-electric chassis will be installed on Ford F-59 glider chassis at a Detroit Custom Chassis plant. Also, Colorado passes bill lowering the…
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