trailers
August Trailer Orders Trumpet Better Days, Rise 150%
A trailer body in production at a Great Dane manufacturing plant. In 2021, Great Dane said it will focus on its new smart trailer telematics system, FleetPulse, which it unveiled in 2019. (Great Dane via YouTube)
U.S. trailer orders in August topped 27,000 as they rose 150% year-over-year, ACT Research reported.
September 17, 2020Intelligent Trailer Technology Advances
Schneider
Imagine that a half-loaded trailer sitting in a yard for five days could tell you that its right front outside tire had low air pressure. For a trailer equipped with telematics technology capable of powering itself untethered to a tractor, such a scenario is not only possible, but doable.
August 31, 2020July Trailer Orders Keep Rising From COVID Bottom
Trailers on an assembly line at a Wabash manufacturing plant. (Wabash National Corp.)
U.S. trailer orders climbed again in July, reaching 19,300, the most this year, FTR reported.
August 18, 2020Wabash Records Net Loss, Sharply Lower Revenue in Q2
Workers at a Wabash manufacturing plant. (Wabash National Corp.)
Wabash National Corp. reported a second-quarter net loss and a drop in revenue amid COVID-19’s harsh effect on the trucking industry.
July 29, 2020June Trailer Orders Hit 13,441
A trailer door moves through the production process at a Utility Trailer plant. (Utility Trailer)
U.S. trailer orders in June improved by more than 100% from a year earlier as they pushed past 13,000 to reach the second-highest level for the year, ACT Research reported.
July 23, 2020Fontaine Offers Lowbed Trailer With 60-Ton Capability
Fontaine Heavy-Haul unveiled Fontaine Magnitude 60LCC, a lowbed trailer intended for customers operating in regions where spread-axle configurations are not required to maximize their trailer loads.
July 20, 2020Trailer Makers Anticipate Rebound After Fleets Recover From Pandemic
A Hyundai Translead manufacturing plant. Before the pandemic, the trailer manufacturer already was expecting the overall market to be down from last year. (Hyundai)
The trailer industry was forced to make further production cuts and alter manufacturing processes as the coronavirus pandemic took hold.
July 17, 2020PowerFleet Outfits Trailers for Rusken Packaging
PowerFleet Inc. was selected by Rusken Packaging to outfit the private fleet’s trailers with the PowerFleet LV-500 solar-tracking solution and the PowerFleet LV-710 freight camera.
June 22, 2020May Trailer Orders Fall to Second-Worst Level Ever
A trailer body in production at a Great Dane manufacturing plant. (Great Dane via YouTube)
U.S. trailer orders in May sank to the second-lowest level of all time as they struggled to clear 3,000 in another month of strong cancellations, ACT Research reported.
June 19, 2020Strick Trailers Upgrades Lining System
Workers prepare a new trailer to receive a roof at Strick's Trailers' plant in Monroe, Ind. (Roger Gilroy/Transport Topics)
Strick Trailers will enhance its VT100 plywood panel vans with vertically installed DymondPly lining composite panels made by Ridge Corp.
June 5, 2020