Trailer orders
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Equipment
Trailer orders tank in March, following Class 8 trucks into abyss (Update)
Order cancellations and only essential replacement bookings dropped new trailer orders to just 6,500 units in March. Separately, Wabash National announced a two-week suspension of…
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Equipment
Trailer makers record lowest February orders since Great Recession
Now in sync with lower tractor orders after equipment ordering binge, trailer bookings recorded their softest February since the Great Recession as coronavirus concerns gave…
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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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