Trailers

April trailer orders fall as OEMs limit order acceptance

Trailer orders followed truck orders downward in April. ACT Research preliminary trailer orders fell to 16,100 units last month. FTR's preliminary trailer orders were slightly higher at 16,800 units.

May 13, 2022

2022 trailer order totals from ACT Research

Fontaine, eNow partnering on reefer electrification solution

Fontaine Modification is expanding its extensive electrification integration services to include refrigerated trailers through a strategic alliance with electric transport refrigeration unit (eTRU) innovator eNow.

May 10, 2022

eNow all-electric reefer on the road

Growth strategies

Felling Trailers adds new dealer

Felling Trailers has signed Floyd’s Truck Center as an authorized Felling Trailers dealer. Floyd’s Truck Center has nine locations across Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota and Montana.

April 27, 2022

Floyd's Truck Centers adds Felling Trailers

Two new tandem dump trailers released

Big Tex Trailers has launched two all-new Mega Duty Tandem Axle Dump Trailers that the company says are helping meet a growing need across construction, junk removal, and landscaping industries.

April 27, 2022

Big Tex new trailers

Thermo King debuts new trailer reefer platform

Thermo King introduces the Precedent S-750i trailer refrigeration unit, its latest innovation in transport refrigeration for long-haul and local food distribution.

April 20, 2022

Thermo King reefer solution

Mergers & Acquisitions

MAC Trailer purchases dump trailer brand to expand product coverage

MAC Trailer Enterprises has expanded its aluminum dump trailer product line with the purchase of Bullet Trailer and its Washington production facility.

April 18, 2022

Bullet Trailer has been acquired by MAC

FTR confirms trailer order surge

"Most of the big OEMs were stuck in a holding pattern on orders since the supply chain tightened. The fact they have the confidence now to enter more orders may indicate that supplier deliveries are showing improvement, and labor shortages are abating."

April 14, 2022

FTR March 2022 trailer orders

Trailer orders surge as final 2022 build slots fill up

Preliminary trailer orders hit their highest point since December 2020 in March as trailer manufacturers accepted more orders in filling final build slots for the year ahead, ACT Research announced Wednesday.

April 14, 2022

ACT trailer orders March 2022

Utility Trailer hits production milestone

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. announced this week its Paragould, Ark., manufacturing facility has produced its 200,000th trailer, a 4000D-X Composite dry van.

April 7, 2022

Utility plant milestone

Meritor attains standard position agreement with Extreme Trailers

Meritor will supply MTA and MTA-Tec6 suspensions with its latest generation EX+ LS single piston air disc brakes as well as the Meritor Tire Inflation System.

April 1, 2022

Flatbed trailer from Extreme Trailers

Trailer orders show little change in February; production challenges remain

Like their truck counterparts, trailer orders were steady in February as production capacity and supply chain issues continue to limit how many units can be ordered and assembled each month, FTR and ACT Research report.

March 14, 2022

New East Manufacturing round bottom trailer

Hyundai Translead introduces ‘customer journey experience,’ new products

Product enhancements and other innovations demonstrate Hyundai Translead’s commitment to supporting the full customer journey with effective solutions and care, the company says.

March 9, 2022

Hyundai Translead presentation at TMC 2022

East launches new round bottom trailer

The aerodynamically-styled bulkhead aids air flow to help improve fuel efficiency while its large radius bracing helps to distribute loads.

March 6, 2022

East Horizon Round Bottom Trailer Horizontal

Carrier makes telematics standard on reefers

Carrier Transicold announced Thursday it is now making telematics a standard feature on its most popular trailer refrigeration units.

February 24, 2022

Carrier Transicold units

NATDA announces new insurance resources for its members

The North American Trailer Dealers Association has partnered with Hilb Group to provide NATDA members a suite of transportation related insurance coverages.

February 22, 2022

NATDA and Hilb Group logos

Trailer backlog grew in December

A recent report from ACT Research indicates the U.S. trailer industry backlog grew by 3 percent sequentially in December, and ended 9 percent below the previous year.

February 18, 2022

Trio of trailers on highway

Supplier Updates

Great Dane announces brand evolution, including new logo

Great Dane has unveiled a new brand evolution the company says represents its focus on end-to-end solutions for the transportation industry and a horizon defined by digital connectivity.

February 17, 2022

January trailer orders hold firm as OEMs lack ramp up capabilities

With orders over the last 12 months totaling 242,000 units, FTR says the trailer industry is in a tight holding pattern, as supply chain shortages continue to prevent build rates from rising.

February 11, 2022

FTR January 2022 trailer orders

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Electricity from wheel ends routing to batteries

Regenerative braking: Catch up on the future of slowing down

As hybrid and electric truck adoption rates continue to grow, dealers and aftermarket operations soon will be exposed to a lot of unfamiliar systems and technologies they’ll be expected to maintain. One of those innovations is regenerative braking.

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Freightliner unveils new electric eCascadia

Goodyear soybean-oil developed tires

Goodyear integrating soybean oil compound into transit bus tires

Employees looking at computer monitor in warehouse

The importance of e-commerce sites during a parts shortage

Jim Allen's truck at Karmak HQ

Karmak CEO Jim Allen’s unique approach to customer service and engagement

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