Trailer shipments during the first three months of 2000 have pulled even with the same period in 1999 after running behind for the first two months of the year.
According to figures compiled by the Bureau of Census and reported by the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association, shipments of complete trailers and chassis totaled 70,031 from January to March, three units above the 70,028 reported in 1999.
In the trailer realm, shipments are a surrogate for sales in measuring activity in the industry.
For March, shipments of all types of trailers totaled 24,738, which was 3.5% above the 23,905 shipped during the same month in 1999. It also marked the second month in which shipments exceeded those of the corresponding time last year. That difference was sufficient to make up for the deficit posted in January 1999.
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