Trailer orders
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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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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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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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Today’s Pickup: DHL Group hopes to attract drivers by getting them out of the truck, trailer orders come in high again
Deutsche Post DHL Group (XETRA: DPW) has taken a new approach to recruiting driving in Europe: offering to rotate them out of driving roles. Following…
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Equipment
Fleets keep buying trailers – 55K of them in October
Trailer orders are booming for manufacturers, setting a record in September and nearly matching it in October.
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Economics
Trump’s tariffs are wrecking Wabash National’s earnings
Despite an exceptionally strong year for trailer orders, Wabash National’s stock took a hit when the company guided downward for its Q3 results, blaming higher…
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Last month proves strongest July in history for trailer orders
ACT Research’s preliminary estimate for July net trailer orders came in at 29,300 units, making last month the strongest July in industry history.
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