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* European trailer demand takes a beating
Covington,VA,USA -Fleet Owner, by Brian Straight -Feb 16, 2010: -- A new report from consulting group CLEAR highlights what toll the economy has taken on the trailer market in Europe... According to CLEAR, who counts among its clients component manufacturers, vehicle manufacturers, investment banks, management consultants, materials producers and governments, the European trailer market has seen a 50% drop since 2008, eclipsing by nearly 20% the drop experienced during the 1992-93 recession... The West European Trailer Market Report points out that companies have plenty of “new equipment, which they can easily forgo renewing for year or two. For many firms, trailer production was down by 80% at the start of 2009”...* USA - Fontaine unveils “revolutionary” dropdeck trailer
Haleyville,ALA,USA -Fleet Owner -Feb 16, 2010: -- Taking a page from the aerospace industry, Fontaine Trailer has unveiled a 48 ft. dropdeck trailer weighing just 9,300 lbs. yet boasting a load capacity of 54,000 lbs. in just 5 ft... The Fontaine Revolution Hybrid Dropdeck features a unitized design made possible by technology borrowed from the aerospace industry. With steel main beams with an extruded aluminum floor, the design maintains the integrity of the trailer geometry under load and under centrifugal force for superior handling, reduced tire wear and improved fuel economy, Fontaine said... The stability of the design virtually eliminates “side-bow” so secured loads are less likely to shift in transit, the company said, reducing the chance of rollover... An integrated load securement system makes loading and unloading faster... * USA - Pulling its own weight: Fargo trailer manufacturer keeps growing
Fargo,ND,USA -INFORUM, by Jon Knutson -13 February 2010: -- Precision Equipment Manufacturing has about two dozen employees, makes trailers for the agricultural, housing and aggregate industries... Locally owned Precision Equipment Manufacturing opened in 2001 and did custom manufacturing. The next year, the company began producing roll-off trailers. Items on the trailer roll off its back end... The company later introduced trailers for agriculture. Farms keep getting bigger, increasing the need to transport more grain over longer distances... Precision Manufacturing Equipment most recently added its “belly dump” trailers for the aggregate market... (Photo by Dave Wallis / The Forum - The blue light from welders at work lights up the box of a 48-foot-long hopper bottom truck box as it is being built in the 36,000-square-foot shop at Precision Equipment Manufacturing in Fargo)* USA - The Hauf adds frameless aluminum model dump trailer
USA -Fleet Owner -Feb 17, 2010: -- Steco has released the next model of its Hauf dump trailer, a frameless aluminum version ideal for sand- and-gravel operations. The trailer, which is customizable, is available in either 24- or 40-ft. lengths... Customization options include the length, external or internal cylinder mount, top-hinged tailgate, high-lift or barn door and a variety of suspensions, wheel and tire choices... The Hauf, a modern version of a classic dump trailer, uses the same continuous weld of the U-formed side posts as its predecessor, as well as adding a smooth bed with easy-to-clean corners and top-hinged tailgate with remote air-controlled open and lock... (Photo from constructionequipmentguide: Steco's The Hauf trailer)Labels: trailer sales
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