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Whiting Door Manufacturing Co-Founder Lauren Whiting Dies at 95
Whiting Door Manufacturing co-founder Lauren Whiting died Jan. 25 at the age of 95, according to the company.
January 28, 2020October Trailer Orders Move Sharply Higher
A Strick trailer on the assembly line at a manufacturing plant. U.S. trailers orders in October reached their highest volume since November 2018. (Strick via Facebook)
Net U.S. trailer orders in October surged to 31,786 units, reaching the highest volume since November 2018 despite an overall slowing freight market, ACT Research reported.
November 18, 2019The Tractor-to-Trailer Interface
Tractor-to-trailer air and electrical connections (Technology & Maintenance Council)
Ever since digital antilock braking systems were mandated in the mid-1990s, an ever-increasing array of electrically powered, data-networked technologies have placed increased demands on the tractor electrical system and databus.
October 25, 2019Trucking Relies on Consumers, but Recession Fears Loom, Experts Say
Eric Starks, chairman and CEO of Freight Transportation Research, speaks about the trailer market. (Roger Gilroy/Transport Topics)
PALM BEACH, Fla. — A leading consultant and top executives at three fleets outlined the state of the trucking industry and overall economy to trailer dealers and suppliers during a meeting here, with discussion focused on changing conditions and persistent concerns about softening demand.
October 17, 2019Refocus on Customers as Trailer Orders Slow, Expert Says
Allen Phibbs by Roger Gilroy/Transport Topics
PALM BEACH, Fla. — As the market slows, trailer dealers need to pay closer attention to customer relations, inventory management, accounts receivables and employees, an industry consultant said.
October 15, 2019Trailer Orders Fall for Fourth Straight Month
An employee installs a support for a wind skirt beneath a trailer at Wabash National Corp. in Lafayette, Ind. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
U.S. trailer orders in August bounced along below 11,000 units for the fourth consecutive month and were 72% lower than a year earlier, according to ACT Research, amid near-record factory inventories of undelivered trailers, plus plentiful cancellations.
September 26, 2019Tip to Acquire Trailer Wizards, Expand in Canada
Tip Trailer Services, a portfolio company of I Squared Capital, announced it signed an agreement to acquire Trailer Wizards, a supplier of trailer rental and leasing services in Canada.
September 10, 2019Trailer Makers Face California Equipment Efficiency Deadline
A worker at a Stoughton factory. (Stoughton Trailers)
Trailer makers intending to sell their products in California beginning Jan. 1 must certify beforehand that the equipment meets the state’s Phase 2 greenhouse gas rule and receive an executive order, according to the California Air Resources Board.
July 16, 2019The Trailer’s Turn in the Tech Spotlight
Trailer tracking is expanding through the use of more onboard sensors and analytics. (Shutterstock)
It’s long been the case in our industry that trailers play second fiddle to the increasingly high-tech tractors that pull them. But times are changing.
May 24, 2019Competition Heats Up in Trailer-Tracking Market
Several industry suppliers, including Truck-Lite, have jumped into the increasingly crowded trailer-technology business in recent years. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
As the capabilities of onboard sensors and trailer-tracking systems have expanded, so has the level of competition in this segment of the trucking technology market.
May 24, 2019