Tag: trailer orders

August 11, 2021

U.S. trailer orders in July slid some more, barely clearing 8,000 units and setting a new low point of this cycle, FTR reported. The preliminary volume was 8,200, according to FTR, which cited trailer makers’ initial data that they will […]

February 16, 2018

U.S. trailer orders burst past 39,000 in January to the fifth-best order month in industry history while refrigerated trailers posted an all-time monthly record, ACT Research Co. reported. ACT pegged the total at 39,100 in a preliminary estimate of net […]

May 17, 2017

U.S. orders for trailers in April eclipsed 20,000 and posted strong year-over-year gains, analysts said. The 20,200 total marked an increase of 22% from the 2016 period, ACT Research Co. said, citing a preliminary estimate that will be revised later […]

March 17, 2017

U.S. trailer orders climbed past 26,000 or about 24% higher, year-over-year, as cancellations increased to the highest level in five months, ACT Research Co. reported. Orders were 26,200, ACT said, citing preliminary data until final volumes are available later in […]

July 25, 2016

June’s sharp plunge in U.S. trailer orders reflected increased cancellations, caution on the part of fleets over placing new orders and a very strong comparable month the year before, analysts said. ACT Research Co. said orders fell about 50% to […]