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Mar 13, 2017

TRAILER SALES * USA: Melton Truck Lines

* Oklahoma - Melton Truck Lines adding 200 stepdeck trailers

--- Melton Truck Lines Flatbed carrier Melton Truck Lines Inc. is adding 200 53-foot stepdeck trailers to its fleet to meet a broader range of customer needs, according to the company... All 200 trailers will be integrated into its fleet within the next 60 days, Melton said in March... The all-aluminum trailers are able to carry a 48,000-pound payload, Melton said. They have sliding tandem axles and are designed to travel all of the United States, including California, plus Canada and Mexico... 
(Photo)   --  Tulsa, OK, USA - Transport Topics - 10 March 2017

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Jul 28, 2016

TRAILER ORDERS DOWN * USA - 50% from last year

* Indiana - June preliminary trailer orders down about 50% from last year, 8% from May

--- Preliminary June trailer orders dropped about 8 percent from the previous month and decreased fully 50 percent from June 2015, ACT Research reported July 21. ACT’s estimate for U.S. net trailer orders is 13,450 units, the company stated, adding that final June numbers will be published later in the month... “Seasonal patterns suggest a modest month-over-month increase in net orders from May to June,” he said. “The year-over-year comparison, against an extremely strong June 2015, shows net orders approximately half of last year’s volume” ... The final June net order number is expected to be within +/-5 percent of this preliminary estimate, Maly added... 
 Columbus, IND, USA - The Trucker - 26 July 2016

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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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May 5, 2015

TRUCK & TRAILER SALES * USA: April’s Class 8 Orders Down

* Indiana - Trucking Analysts say April’s Class 8 orders down 10% over last year
-- FTR released preliminary data late Monday showing April’s North American Class 8 truck net orders at 22,076 units — an 11 percent month-over-month decline and 10 percent lower than a year ago... Meanwhile, analysts at ACT Research said its figures show Class 8 orders posting their lowest monthly net order volume since November 2013 at 22,400 units, which matches FTR’s 10 percent drop year over year... The report from FTR said the additional order drop off in April reflects market stabilization returning to traditional seasonal trends, with Class 8 orders now totaling 373,000 units over the last 12 months. The company expects that order rates will continue to fall throughout the summer months... The Class 8 market is now back to an equilibrium state, albeit at a strong level. This continues the trend from March with nothing expected in the short term to impact overall 2015 business activity... 
(Photo)  --  Bloomington, IND, USA - Trucking News - May 5, 2015


 * Indiana - Used truck sales and trailer orders both point skyward in March

-- The number of used Class 8 tractors climbed to 2,770 units in March, a 14 percent increase over the month before and 5 percent more than a year ago, according to figures released by ACT Research of Columbus, Ind. ... And orders for new trailer totaled 23,190 units for the month, climbing 12 percent above February’s levels, the trucking industry forecaster reported... Steve Tam, ACTs’ vice president of the commercial vehicle sector said, that slightly higher miles and flat age conspired to put downward pressure on the average selling price of total reported Class 8 trucks. Prices were 2 percent lower month over month... The latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks, published by ACT Research, provides data on the average selling price, miles and age based on a sample of industry data. In addition, the report provides the average selling price for top-selling Class 8 models for each of the major truck OEM’s – Freightliner (Daimler); Kenworth and Peterbilt (Paccar); International (Navistar); and Volvo and Mack (Volvo)... Meanwhile, Frank Maly, director of commercial vehicle transportation analysis and research for ACT, noted several positives for the trailer industry, including impending resolution of the West Coast ports labor issues, good freight volume, and robust investment plans by fleets... 
(Photo)  --  Columbus, IND, USA - Trucking News - April 27, 2015

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Mar 6, 2012

TRAILER SALES * USA

* Texas - Stevens Buys 1,200 Reefers from Utility

Dallas,TX,USA -Transport Topics -5 March 2012: -- Refrigerated carrier Stevens Transport Co. said it has purchased 1,200 model 3000R refrigerated trailers from Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co... Utility Trailer, City of Industry, Calif., produces dry van, reefer, flatbed and curtain-sided trailers... Stevens Transport, Dallas, operates more than 2,000 tractors and 3,500 Utility reefer units in North America, the trailer maker said... The new trailers Stevens Transport bought have been equipped with SmartWay-verified aerodynamic black side skirts, Utility said...

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Jan 24, 2012

TRAILER SALES * USA

* Stevens Transport Buys 1,200 Reefer Trailers

(Photo: Stevens Transport's trucks)
Dallas,TX,USA-The Journal of Commerce Online, by William B. Cassidy -Jan 20, 2012:  --   Demand for refrigerated transport grows as food retailers push regional distribution... Refrigerated trucker Stevens Transport is purchasing 1,200 temperature-controlled trailers from Utility Trailer Manufacturing to reinforce its growth plans...  Stevens is the 16th-largest truckload carrier in the U.S., according to data from SJ Consulting Group. It operates more than 2,000 trucks and 3,500 trailers...  The privately owned Dallas-based company’s trucking revenue increased 8.2 percent in 2010 to about $500 million, according to SJ Consulting Group estimates...

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Jan 5, 2012

TRAILER SALES * USA

* Indiana - Orders surge in November, setting stage for strong start to 2012

Columbus,IND,USA -Truck News -Dec 26, 2011: -- November marked the strongest month for new trailer net orders since March 2006, setting the stage for a strong start to 2012, according to the latest data from ACT Research...  Commercial trailer net orders came in at 28,393 units in November, according to the latest State of the Industry: US Trailers report, published by ACT...  "November's numbers confirmed that recent strong quotation activity at the OEMs was real," said Frank Maly, director CV transportation analysis and research with ACT. "The backlog-build ratio jumped to 5.5 months at the end of November, an advance far above expectations. The trailer industry is poised to end 2011 on a firm note, which means a strong start to 2012" ...

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Oct 1, 2011

Trailer Shipments * USA - Surge in August, but cancellations on the rise

Columbus,IND,USA -Truck News (CAN) -Sep 27, 2011:  --  The trailer industry remained strong in August, posting its strongest month of shipment volumes since June 2007...  However, order cancellations also rose in August, possibly signaling some uncertainty among buyers...  ACT Research reported in its most recent State of the Industry: US Trailers that shipments were up 14% month-over-month in August and 62% year-over-year...  A continued escalation of cancellations has eased the backlog...

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Feb 18, 2011

TRAILER SALES * UK - Goldstar buys 156 Dennison skeletal trailers

Felixstowe,Suffolk,UK -Road Transport, by Kevin Swallow -18 February 2011: -- Container haulier Goldstar has expanded its fleet with the purchase of 156 Dennison sliding bogie skeletal semi-trailers for an undisclosed sum...  Fleet growth came with the acquisition of Leggett's Transport last year, which added 40 trucks and 60 trailers to the business, and placing an additional 15 vehicles onto an existing contract, says Goldstar director Simon Day...  The remainder of the trailers have been bought as fleet replacement...  The purchase sees Goldstar, which started in 1998 with four vehicles, now having a mixed-brand fleet of 260 tractor units and more than 300 trailers, which are all Dennison...   The new trailers weigh in at 4,800kg, and are fitted with BPW ECO Plus 2 axles with drum brakes and Knorr Bremse EBS...


* UK - TNT Fashion Group opts for Talson

Harlow,Essex,UK -Truck Europe, by Michel Buckinx -11 Feb 2011: -- TNT Fashion Group, which is part of TNT Express, has extended its trailer fleet by acquiring semi-trailers manufactured by Dutch company Talson. The order involves 33 units fitted with Talfix panels enabling the simultaneous transport of hanging garments and prepared loads. These panels also allow different load levels...

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Feb 11, 2011

Trailers' Technology * USA - Mesilla reports saving 60,000 gallons of fuel using

Messilla,CAL,USA -Logistic Manager, by Jack Roberts -February 8, 2011: -- Mesilla Valley Transportation executive vice president Jimmy Ray says tractor-trailers in his fleet have logged over 8 million miles equipped with ATDynamics’ TrailerTail rear-drag aerodynamic panels and, as a result, have saved 60,000 gallons of fuel since August of 2010... To date, Ray says 650 trailers in the Mesilla Valley fleet have been outfitted with TrailerTail rear-drag panels and have driven over 8 million highway miles since last summer. “According to our studies, the addition of TrailerTail panels to a trailer works out to a fuel economy gain of 4/10s of a gallon of fuel per mile. That figure rises to 8/10s of a gallon per mile when you combine a trailer tail with side skirts” ... Ray says Mesilla Valley is currently retrofitting its entire fleet of over 3,500 trailers with TrailerTail technology...   (Photo from roadtransport.com/blogs/big-lorry-blog: TrailerTail )


* USA - Laydon shows new low-cost trailer side skirt

(Photo from csswebform: Laydon Composites. Laydon Skirt)
Tampa,FL,USA -Fleet Owner -Feb 9, 2011: -- Laydon Composites introduced a new lower-cost trailer side skirt... The maker said the product is designed to be easily fitted to a trailer in about an hour... Laydon said the Hybrid TrailerSkirt resulted from a partnership with Crane Composites. Crane designed the panels and Laydon provided what it called the unique injection molded and patent–pending “mono clamp” and strut to attach the panels to the trailer... The patent-pending flexible spring struts for the side skirts are made from woven fiberglass polypropylene. Because the fiberglass strands are orientated at Zero, 90 & 45 degrees, it allows the skirts to withstand a higher level of stress, he noted...


* USA - Timpte unveils remote trap-opening system, new trailer

David City,NE,USA -Penton Media/Fleet Owner -Feb 17, 2011: -- Timpte Trailers has released a new remote-control trap opening system and a new combo trailer... The Easy Flow hydraulic remote control trap opening system uses two hydraulic cylinders on each side of the trap frame. The operator can open the trap from the side of the trailer, the cab, or with an RF wireless standard remote. Electrical connectors and a radio receiver are enclosed inside a control box to provide them from the elements... The company also unveiled its new combo/tender hopper multi-purpose grain hopper trailer... The trailer includes a removable auger system that is designed to be removed after fertilizer season to create a conventional grain hopper. It dispenses material up to 4,000 lbs. per minute, said Timpte... (Photo from timpte: Trailer Models/conv4TN)

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Feb 9, 2011

TRAILER MAKERS NEWS * Europe

* UK - One Call Hire chooses Andover

Enfield,Middlesex,UK -HGV UK: -February 9, 2011  --  Construction and civil engineering plant hire company One Call Hire has specified bespoke plant bodies from Andover Trailers for its five latest 32 tonne rigid trucks...  The 8.9 m-long LPBB 32 plant bodies have been mounted to identical Volvo FM410 P8 8×2 rear-steer chassis cabs, which join a fleet totalling 18 commercial vehicles, 12 of which already feature bodywork manufactured by Andover Trailers...  The vehicles will be used to perform up to eight deliveries a day, five days a week, covering up to 80,000 km a year. They will transport equipment including excavators, dumpers, tracked dumpers, telehandlers, rollers and vibrating rollers to customers all over the UK...


* UK - Wincanton chooses Don-bur greener trailers for Wavin Fleet


Chippenham,Wiltshire,UK -Transport Engineer, by Brian Tinham -8 Feb 2011: -- Logistics giant Wincanton has purchased 11 new aerodynamic high-cube trailers for its Wavin contract, because of their fuel efficiency and ability to reduce CO2 emissions... The bespoke 13.7m long, tri-axle step-frames sport the Don-Bur EcoStream curved front roof section, proven to reduce drag and hence fuel consumption... Seven central support pillars, running down the length of the trailer, have been engineered to accept 12 moveable, cantilever arm racks, that can be positioned at any height. These, he says, not only provide the flexibility to forklift-load a wide variety of differing radius pipework, but also result in a higher percentage load-fill and lower delivery miles... If required, the padded-top arms can be stowed on the trailers in a specially built storage box located on the nearside at the rear...


* Belgium - Collaboration Stokota- Koks for Special Products

Brussels,Belgium -Truck & Business, by Michel Buckinx -8 Feb 2011: -- Buck Stokota Belgian manufacturer, specializing in tanks, trailers and semi-trailers for the transport of hazardous liquids, has entered into an agreement with the Dutch Special Products Koks, specialist cleaning techniques and vehicles for industry and government . He assigned as his Stokota single dealer for Belgium, France and Poland. Conversely, Koks Stokota certified as the only service center in the Netherlands for the fuel tanks / LPG, trailers and semi-trailers...

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Nov 29, 2010

Trailer Orders * USA - Take a big bounce

Ringwood,NJ,USA -Fleet Owner, by Sean Kilcarr -Nov 24, 2010: -- Net orders of dry van commercial trailers topped 17,126 units in October, according to data tracked by ACT Research Co., an order level 79% higher than the same month in 2009. This helped push trailer manufacturer backlogs up by over 5,000 units... Kenny Vieth, partner and president of ACT, added that order growth in the commercial trailer market is across the board and not limited to just dry van models, as eight of the nine trailer categories tracked by ACT posted year-over-year growth... Vieth added that sales of commercial trailers also experienced a far steeper drop off over the last several years compared to trucks, meaning that average equipment age is far higher. For example, while the average age of Class 8 trucks in U.S. fleets is now 6.5 years – the highest in 30 years – U.S. fleet dry van trailers now average 8.5 years... That higher average age is a direct result of a far more acute drop in sales, according to ACT, as trailer sales as a whole dropped to 79,432 units in 2009 – a nearly 50% drop from 144,377 units in 2008 and an over 75% decline from 277,398 units sold in 2006... (Photo from fleetowner: trailer orders big bounce)

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Oct 30, 2010

Truck Trailer Orders * USA - Nearly Triple in September

Equipment demand, tonnage increased in September after falling in August

New York,NY,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online, by William B. Cassidy -Oct 29, 2010: -- Commercial truck trailer orders nearly tripled from a year ago in September and rose 19 percent from order levels in August, according to ACT Research... Net trailer orders were at their highest volume since May, when a surge in inventory restocking by retailers and corporate spending accelerated shipping demand... Vieth said, orders jumped 182 percent from a year ago...  The sequential increase, in particular, seems surprising, as the economy has been seen as slowing and freight volumes slipping in recent months... The surge in orders may represent demand for equipment to replace older units. The trailer market suffered its worst year in the past five decades in 2009... Heavy truck orders also surged in September, typically a weak sales month. Net Class 8 truck orders rose 23.2 percent from August and 37 percent from a year ago... The increase in truck and trailer orders tracked an increase in for-hire truck tonnage in September reported by the American Trucking Associations... The ATA's seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 1.7 percent in September after dropping in August and was up 5.1 percent from a year ago... The tonnage gain reflects an economy that is "barely growing," said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. Truck volumes leveled off over the summer, he said... (Photo by seriousaccidents: Semi Truck)

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Oct 15, 2010

TRAILER MAKERS WORLDWIDE * Europe /Germany: Kögel takes more than 1,000 orders

Bavaria,Germany -Truck Europe (Belgium) -13 Oct 2010: -- Trailer manufacturer Kögel has declared that it had an excellent IAA 2010 show, and in particular that it took over 1,000 orders. Half of these are destined for the German market and the other half for Western and Eastern European clients. Ulrich Humbaur, owner of Kögel, stated: “This order level, running into four figures, exceeds all my expectations”... - PN: Amazing, still reading the following article published on 8 Aug 2009: Trucks World News  - (Photo: The Kögel Cool Rail from the refrigerated range)


* USA - Great Dane gets to work on new reefer plant

Statesboro,GA,USA -Truck News (CAN) -Oct 15, 2010: -- Great Dane held a groundbreaking ceremony this week at the site of its new Statesboro, Ga. refrigerated trailer plant... The Statesboro location was selected because of its close proximity to Savannah, where Great Dane was founded in 1900... The refrigerated trailer plant will be 450,000 sq.-ft., including office and showroom space. It will have the capacity to produce more than 5,000 trailers per year and will employ more than 400 people... Great Dane officials said the new reefer plant will be the most modern and efficient in the world. Construction is set to begin later this year and full production will begin in 2012...

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Feb 16, 2010

TRUCKS PRODUCTS : TRAILERS * WORLDWIDE

* 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)

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May 2, 2007

SALES * USA - Trailer demand holding up: Firm

New York,NY,USA -Today's Trucking (CAN) -2 May 2007: -- North American truck sales might still be stagnant, but overall trailer demand has remained more or less robust, according to transportation market experts Bear Stearns... A tier-two supplier to large trailer OEMs tells the agency that orders have been firm, as most of the manufacturers expect a pick-up in demand in the second half of the year... Most of the downside of the industry is expected to be on the van side, while trailer demand in the agricultural sector -- driven by demand for ethanol and other biofuels -- is giving the trailer industry a boost... On the heavy-duty truck side, a supplier confirmed demand continues to be weak, but most customers still believe there'll be an acceleration in heavy truck orders in the fourth quarter...

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