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May 29, 2017

Stoughton Trailers * USA: Production up

* Wiscosin - Trailer production stacking up at Stoughton Trailers

--- Stoughton Trailers' boost in production and its expansion into the trucking market is written all over the landscape on Brodhead's southeast side... The lots around the company's 300,000-square-foot semitrailer manufacturing facility are filled with new, 53-foot trailers marked for pickup by customers... And the 17 acre grass lot across the street from the Brodhead plant is chock full of new semitrailers, too. A crew of Stoughton Trailers yard drivers spend their days in snub-nosed semitrailer tractors, moving around the new trailers like puzzle pieces, readying them for final customization and setting them up for customer pickup... Some of the hundreds of trailers have company names emblazoned on decals that show the world who owns them—Stoughton Trailers customers that include Amazon and Schneider... 
(Photo by ANTHONY WAHL - An aerial image of the Stoughton Trailers production facility in Brodhead) -- Brodhead, WIS, USA - Gazette Rxtra, by NEIL JOHNSON - May 27, 2017

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Apr 26, 2017

TRAILER PRODUCTION * USA: Jumps 25%

* Indiana - ACT Research: Trailer shipments 26% increase from February

--- Trailer production jumped 25% from February to March according to the latest data from ACT Research... “Roughly 60% of the month-over-month gain came from the additional build days in the quarter-ending month, while the remaining 40% improvement came from a 94 upd sequential jump in the build rate,” said Frank Maly, director, CV Transportation Analysis and Research at ACT. “Even with that surge, it appears that the industry’s additional production capacity is still not being fully utilized” ... Trailer shipments closed the first quarter with a 26% increase from February, with every trailer category being up from last month... “The 26% sequential gain was almost exactly aligned with seasonal expectations,” said Maly. “The strong orderboard turnaround that began in December is finally being reflected in build and shipments” ... 
(Photo: Rawcliffe Ballast tractor trannsformer)  --  Columbus, IND, USA - Truck News (CAN) - April 25, 2017

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Aug 19, 2016

TRAILER MAKER news * USA: Down 20 % from June, and down 55 % year-over-year

* Indiana - Trailer orders swoon, fall below expectations
--- Trailer orders in July slid to 9,500 units according to FTR, well below expectations and down 20 percent from June and down 55 percent year-over-year... Orders have totaled 260,000 units over the past 12 months... Backlogs fell another 9 percent in July, usually the weakest trailer order month, and are now 21 percent below a year ago. Trailer build was also down 7 percent per day for the month from June... Dry van orders were particularly weak, with other trailer segments experiencing noticeable order declines as well... 
(Photo: A Utility Trailer side skirts) --  Bloomington, IND, USA - CCJ, by Jason Cannon - August 17, 2016

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May 16, 2016

ISO CERTIFICATION * USA: For Truck Bodies & Equipment International Inc.

* Minnesota - Truck body maker’s plant achieves ISO 9001:2015 certification


--- Truck Bodies & Equipment International Inc. announced recently that its plant in Lake Crystal, Minnesota, has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification... TBEI says the latest achievement at the Lake Crystal dump body manufacturing plant comes just three years after the facility was awarded the ISO 9001:2008 certification... TBEI’s Lake Crystal facility manufactures products under the company’s Crysteel, J-Craft and Ox SuperDump brands... TBEI encompasses five manufacturers of dump truck bodies, hoists and truck & trailer equipment. In addition to those mentioned above, the corporation’s brands include Rugby and DuraClass...
(Photo: TBEI’s facility in Lake Crystal, Minnesota)  --  Lake Crystal, MINN, USA - total landscape care - May 9, 2016

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Apr 25, 2016

TRAILER MAKERS NEWS * USA

* Indiana - Truckers order 30 percent fewer trailers in March

-- U.S. trailer orders plunged last month as a backlog builds and trucking companies adjust buying plans, ACT Research said Friday... The orders fell 30 percent to 15,000 in March compared to the previous month, and 36 percent from the same period last year... Changes in fleet order patterns are behind the decline, Frank Maly, director of CV Transportation Analysis and Research at ACT Research, told Trucks.com. ... Currently, trailer order backlogs can last almost seven months, which means that fleets with a long backlog may have to wait until the fall to receive their equipment... 
 (Photo Flickr - Ace Solid Waste Red Semi Truck)   --  Columbus, IND, USA - Trucks, by Carina Ockedahl - April 22, 2016

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Mar 22, 2016

TRUCK TRAILERS ORDER UP in 2016 * USA

* DC - 21% increase in orders to January, compared to 2015

-- The U.S. trucking industry is seeing more signs of growth with new data showing trailer orders jumped significantly in February 2016... FTR has reported a 21% increase in orders compared to January, while compared to 2015, the data shows that orders are up 2%... Dry van orders remain steady but refrigerated units, dumps and flatbeds are improving... Don Ake, FTR vice-president of commercial vehicles, says the refrigerated vans were up 40% from January with February flatbed orders the highest since last October...
Washington, DC, USA - Behind the wheels (Australia), by KATE RICHARDS - March 20, 2016

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Dec 11, 2015

TRAILER MAKERS NEWS * USA

* Indiana - Trailer orders solid for the season, despite October and y/y declines

-- Trailer net orders in October — while exceeding 33,000 units — were down 7 percent from September and 30 percent on a year over year basis. Nevertheless, according to the most recent State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers published by ACT Research Co. (ACT), the solid order season continues for this segment of the commercial vehicle industry... “The solid order season continued for U.S. trailers in October, although month over month and year over year comparisons were both in the red,” said Frank Maly, director of commercial vehicle transportation analysis and research at ACT... 
(Photo: Schmitz Cargobull factory. Fullfiling strong demand for box body and reefer trailers) -- Columbus, IND, USA - Trucking News - 25 Nov 2015

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Nov 2, 2015

TRAILER MAKERS * USA: Wabash National Corp.

*  Indiana - Wabash National to introduce advanced design truck body line

-- Wabash National Corporation today announced it will introduce its first line of high-performance dry and refrigerated truck bodies at the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) Distribution Solutions Conference in Phoenix. The truck bodies are designed to reduce fleets’ maintenance costs, enhance productivity and maximize the life of equipment... Leveraging decades of innovation leadership in the semi-trailer market, with more than 200 patents worldwide, Wabash National’s engineers have combined fleet-proven equipment designs with advanced materials to create a line of high-performance refrigerated and dry freight truck bodies for Class 6, 7 and 8 chassis... Wabash National’s refrigerated truck bodies are constructed using state-of-the-art bonding assembly technology combined with a revolutionary patent-pending composite panel, providing up to 25% improvement in thermal efficiency when compared to conventional designs. This advanced design also reduces weight by as much as 15 percent, all without sacrificing strength and durability... The company’s dry truck bodies are constructed, and fleet-proven for heavy-duty freight applications for nearly 20 years. The truck bodies also incorporate semi-trailer grade components and designs for added performance and longevity... 
Lafayette, IND, USA - Go by Truck - Oct. 26, 2015

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Oct 28, 2015

TRAILER MAKERS NEWS * USA: September 2015 Orders beating expectations

* Indiana - FTR Reports September 2015 Trailer orders was 48 percent above August

-- FTR reports September 2015 U.S. trailer net orders added up to 34,700, which is significantly above expectations... The order total for the month was 48 percent above August and improved 8 percent from a year ago. Trailer orders have now totaled 338,000 for the past 12 months... Dry van orders were very healthy — 11 percent higher year over year — and refrigerated van orders were also strong, exceeding 5,000 units for the first time since September. Liquid tank orders were solid, but other trailer segments are still showing some weakness. Flatbed orders stopped their recent fall but were still down 39 percent year over year. Dry tank and dump trailer orders were weaker than expected. Overall trailer build for the month was flat versus August... Don Ake, FTR vice president of commercial vehicles, said, “The fall order season starts off with a bang. The dry van and refrigerated van segments are running at record levels and show no signs of slowing down at this point... 
Bloomington, IND, USA - Trucking News - October 26, 2015

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Oct 14, 2015

TRAILER MAKERS NEWS * UK: Fruehauf's

* England - Fruehauf enters rigid tipper market

-- Fruehauf has boosted its rigid tipper product range with the launch of a 7.5-tonner... Best known for its tipping trailers, sales director David Thompson, said he would be happy if that slice was between 200 and 300 7.5-tonners per year, and said the company is off to a flying start... It is building 50 Fuso Canter tippers for Mercedes-Benz dealer Sparshatts of Kent... Bodies are built in advance, allowing Fruehauf to offer 7.5-tonne tipper customers a seven-day turnaround... 

(Photo: A Fruehauf's Fuso Canter, tipper)  --  Grantham, Lincolnshire, EN, UK - Commercial Motor, by Will Shiers - 22 September 2015

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Jun 20, 2015

TRAILER SALES * USA - May: 29% year-over-year in

* Connecticut - FTR Reports Trailer Orders plummet
-- FTR reports net orders for new trailers in the United States totaled 15,200 units in May — 14 percent below the previous month and 29 percent year-over-year... The traditional summer slide continues, earlier and more pronounced than normal; however, there is still plenty of backlog available to support strong build rates through the end of the year. U.S. trailer orders have annualized over the past 12 months at 326,000 units... While backlogs are strong, they have fallen 15 percent since the January peak. Dry van, flatbed, and liquid tank were the primary segments affected by the lower order rate in May. Refrigerated vans and the dump trailer market continue with positive comparisons. Production remains steady for all trailer types... 
Three High Ridge Park Stamford, CT, USA - Trucking News - June 19, 2015


 * California - Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. history

  Video from UtilityTrailerMfg - 10 June 2015 - Company history video

 -- Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co., the industry’s largest manufacturer of refrigerated trailers and a leading manufacturer of dry freight vans, flatbeds, and curtainsided trailers, has released four videos featuring the 4000D-X Composite dry van, 3000R reefer...
City of Industry, CAL, USA - Trucking News - June 19, 2015

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Jun 2, 2015

TRAILER MAKERS NEWS * USA: Con-way awarded

* Con-way Manufacturing wins plant safety Award from TTMA

-- Con-way Manufacturing, the trailer manufacturing and refurbishing subsidiary of Con-way Inc., has been honored with the 2014 Plant Safety Award from the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association (TTMA)... Under the TTMA Plant Safety program, award winners are selected from member companies’ yearlong occupational injury data, recorded in accordance with the Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s (OSHA) requirements. Con-way Manufacturing won in the “C” category of the award, segmented for plants sized 350,000 man-hours and under... Con-way Manufacturing attributes much of its success to its emphasis on behavior-based safety strategies, which are designed to deeply engage employees in effective safety practice. From strategic planning and companywide, top-to-bottom training to data analysis, problem solving, process maintenance and follow-up audits, each and every employee is involved in a team effort to improve workplace safety... 
Cambridge, Md, USA - Trucking News - June 1, 2015

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Apr 21, 2015

TRAILER MAKERS NEWS * UK: Dawbarn's - Cartwright's

* England - Tip-ex 2015: Dawbarn to demonstrate sheeting systems
-- Bulk transport sheeting system manufacturer Dawbarn & Sons will be demonstrating its range of products at Tip-ex 2015... The company’s stand will feature a demonstration point where it will be showcasing its range of sheeting products. Dawbarn representatives will be on-hand to field questions and offer operators buying advice... Dawbarn’s products include the Hydroclear powered sheeting system for tippers, which it describes as a “lightweight, side-to-side system for bulk transport bodies, easily retrofitted and ideal for heaped loads, giving a watertight seal and good heat retention”, and the Pull’n’load front to back system for bodies up to 6m, ideal for three-way tippers with the “best possible” load security... 
Harrogate, Yorkshire, EN, UK - Commercial Motor, by Emma Shone - 20 April 2015


* West Midlands - Cartwright Group shows new trailer designs off

-- Cartwright exhibited its latest curtain-sided and reefer trailers at the CV Show... The new reefer is about 800kg lighter than the previous model.. Much of the weight has come out of the slimmed-down chassis and a new floor structure with redesigned bearers... A single-temperature, 13.6m-long, 4.145m-high example exhibited outside the halls, with a Carrier Vector 1550 fridge plant is claimed to weigh “substantially less than 
8.5 tonnes”... The key points of the new curtainsider are a new floor design capable of withstanding high point loadings, plus a redesigned bulkhead aero-dynamic moulding that deflects air past the curtain tracks at the top corners... 
 Birmingham, West Midlands, UK - Commercial Motor - 16 April 2015

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Apr 1, 2015

TRAILER MAKERS * Canada: Manac Inc's

* Canada - Quebec wants to make sure truck trailer maker Manac Inc. stays in the province

-- Quebec’s economy minister wants the province’s investment arm to assist any eventual partner interested in truck trailer manufacturer Manac Inc. so the company remains based in the province... Jacques Daoust says Manac’s openness about its intentions will allow for Investissement Quebec to get involved in the process... On Monday, Manac, which bills itself as Canada’s largest truck trailer manufacturer, said its review of strategic options includes a sale of the company... The Quebec-based firm, which makes specialty trailers such as grain hoppers and logging trailers sold across North America, said it would also consider a merger or another business transaction... 
(Photo: Manac, Inc. is a manufacturer of flatbed trailers, low-bed trailers, forestry trailers, chip trailers, dry-vans, and dump trailers)  --   Quebec City, QUE, CAN - The Canadian Press / 680 News - 1 April 2015

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Feb 27, 2015

TRAILER MAKERS * USA: Trailer orders dip 32% in January

* Indiana -  Still up 18% year over year


-- The number of new trailers ordered totaled 19,853 in January — down nearly 32 percent from December’s strong order volume, but rose 18 percent year over year, according to ACT Research Co.’s most recent State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers report... Frank Maly, director of commercial vehicle transportation analysis and research at ACT, noted that with ratification of the West Coast port contract proposal likely, the economy has side-stepped significant headwinds. He said ensuing freight onslaught will be a net positive for the commercial vehicle industry. “Trailer demand continues to receive support from a wide array of factors, including solid freight volumes, pent-up demand for replacement equipment, and increased consumer and business spending. The foundation is in place for 2015 to be the best trailer market since the late 1990s” ... (Photo: Trailers) - Columbus, INS, USA - Trucking News -February 27, 2015

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Oct 26, 2014

TRAILER MAKERS NEWS * USA

* Indiana - Trailer orders soar in September to highest level since 2005
(Photo: Bloomberg News) 
Columbus,IND,USA --Transport Topics, by Seth Clevenger -24 Oct 2014: -- September trailer orders spiked 86.2% from a year earlier and soared to the highest level in nearly a decade, ACT Research reported... U.S.A. trailer makers last month received 32,194 net orders, the highest monthly total since January 2005 and the sixth best on record going back to 1990, the firm said. It was also the largest September tally on record... ACT analyst Frank Maly said the surge in order activity was driven in large part by fleets making their order commitments earlier than usual to secure production slots at a time when manufacturers’ backlogs continue to expand... Through nine months, customers have ordered 230,394 trailers this year, a 50.7% jump from 152,914 in the same timeframe in 2013... With three months to go, the cumulative 2014 net order total has already nearly matched the 232,153 orders placed in all of 2013... This year is on pace to be the best for net trailer orders since at least 2006, when orders crested at 283,164, and could surpass that figure if incoming orders remain strong during the fourth quarter...

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Oct 14, 2014

TRAILER MAKERS NEWS * USA: PRIME's, the largest single trailer order

* California - Prime orders 2,500 Utility reefers

(Photo: A Prime Utility 3000R Reefer)
City of Industry,CAL,USA -Overdrive, by Todd Dills -October 07, 2014: -- Utility Trailer announced the largest single trailer order in the company’s history. Purchased by Prime Inc., based in in Springfield, Mo., from Utility Trailer Sales of the Ozarks, the 2,500 Utility 3000R reefer trailers add to a total of 5,000 trailers purchased from the dealership... The trailers will be equipped to provide maximum fuel efficiency and added safety — components include Utility’s USS-120A-4 aerodynamic side skirt, optional air disc brakes, and a suspension system designed for increased roll stability. Utility will build Prime’s reefers in both of its Utah and Virginia factories...

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Sep 24, 2014

TRAILER MAKERS * USA: August sales

* Indiana - FTR reports strong trailer orders for August

 (Photo: An USA made quality in a luxury, mobile restroom trailer. By The Alpha Mobile Solutions) Bloomington,IND.,USA -Truck News -September 23, 2014: -- FTR has reported August was a strong month for net trailer orders, which totaled 23,135 units... According to the data, orders went up 27% from July and 45% year-over-year... “August trailer order activity is a very positive development and reflects strong market momentum approaching the fall ordering season,” said Don Ake, FTR vice-president of commercial vehicles. “FTR sees no signs of the trailer market slowing down, so we expect good order numbers for the next few months. All trailer segments are seeing good order activity” ...

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Sep 18, 2014

TRAILER MAKERS * USA: Montrose's

* Michigan - Trailers help put Montrose on map for car racers, collectors

(Photo: Larry Edsall / Special to The Detroit News: Montrose makes all sorts of trailers — from those designed to be pulled by a garden tractor to those that can carry two race or show cars. These trailers are designed and built in facilities on Ruth Street in Montrose)
Montrose,MICH,USA -The Detroit News, by Larry Edsall -September 18, 2014: -- Back in 1971, Gary Palinsky Sr. was looking for a utility trailer but he couldn't find one that met his needs. So he decided just to build one himself... Today, Montrose Trailers is managed by Palinsky's son, Gary Jr., and produces all sorts of trailers — from those designed to be pulled by a garden tractor to those that can carry two race or show cars. Trailers are designed and built in facilities on Ruth Street in Montrose... Montrose car trailers are custom designed and built, often with built-in tool boxes or storage compartments. Their aluminum construction makes them strong but light — structures carry a lifetime guarantee — and their design makes them aerodynamic, cutting tow-vehicle fuel costs... Prices range from $175 for a small garden-tractor utility trailer to the $3,500 to $4,500 range for enclosed snowmobile trailers to $10,000 to $17,000 for single-car enclosed trailers. Montrose produces open or closed utility, motorcycle, ATV, snowmobile and automobile trailers...

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Aug 23, 2014

TRAILER MAKERS * USA & Canada: ATDynamics'

* California - ATDynamics TrailerTails legalized by Canada's Ontario Province

  (Video from you Tube, by TrailerTail - Fuel savings of 6.5%+ for tractor-trailers by ATDynamics, the first commercial product to successfully reduce rear air drag for tractor trailers. The TrailerTail has been third party tested to provide fuel savings of over 6.5%. Used with trailer skirts, the TrailerTail enables tractor trailers to achieve unprecedented fuel savings of 12%) 
Hayward,CAL,USA -Marketwired -Aug 20, 2014: -- ATDynamics, a Silicon Valley-based transportation technology company, today announced that Canada's Ontario Province is the first to allow semi-trailers equipped with full length, maximum efficiency TrailerTail® aerodynamic devices to operate in its territory. TrailerTail technology streamlines airflow at the back of a semi-trailer to reduce aerodynamic drag and improve fuel efficiency by five percent... ATDynamics TrailerTail technology has the potential to reduce the fuel consumption of Canadian trucking operations by more than 63 million gallons of diesel fuel per year, delivering $3 billion in fuel savings and 8 million metric tons of carbon emission reductions over the next decade. Thirty thousand TrailerTails are currently in circulation on US highways and every TrailerTail in operation reduces carbon emissions by approximately the same amount as removing one passenger vehicle from the roads... Ontario will allow fleets to operate TrailerTails in advance of official regulatory change through a deferred enforcement program which began on August 11, 2014...

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