Trailer orders
Loaded and Rolling: ATRI reports on California’s electric truck challenges
ATRI reports on California’s electric truck challengesA report released Monday by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) examines the costs and potential impacts associated with California’s push for zero-emission vehicles. This report is a companion to a December 2022 ATRI report titled “Charging Infrastructure Challenges for the U.S. Electric Vehicle Fleet.” Both reports highlight that full vehicle fleet electrification would require substantially more...
Trailer orders plunge 38% in November compared to October
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Trailer orders tanked in November, falling 38% from October accompanied by the lowest production...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trailer-orders-plunge-38-in-november-compared-to-october
Specialty trailer orders show strength as vans and reefers lag
Improving orders for specialty trailers mostly account for two consecutive months of improving equipment bookings. The pace of dry and refrigerated trailers orders lagged.
October U.S. trailer net orders rose by more than 6,000 units over September, their highest level since December 2022. Still, the 34,400 orders reported by FTR Transportation Intelligence were down about 21% compared to October a year ago.
Manufacturers built about 4% more trailers in October than September. But trailing net...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/specialty-trailer-orders-show-strength-as-vans-and-reefers-lag
Loaded and Rolling: Yellow exec says bankruptcy coming Monday
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Yellow exec to sales staff: Bankruptcy on Monday
The saga of...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loaded-and-rolling-yellow-exec-says-bankruptcy-coming-monday
Trailer bookings hit seasonal low in June awaiting ’24 orders
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Trailer orders sank in June to their lowest of the year, but seasonality was a bigger factor than a...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trailer-bookings-hit-seasonal-low-in-june-awaiting-24-orders
Loaded and Rolling: ELD mandate, trailer backlog and softening demand
ELD mandate interview with Rachel Premack
Rachel Premack, editorial director at FreightWaves, was interviewed Tuesday about her article on the impact of the ELD mandate five years later. The mandate, which regulators started enforcing on April 1, 2018, requires all drivers who record their hours of service and records-of-duty statuses (RODS) to use an electronic logging device approved by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
This requirement heavily impacted...
Loaded and Rolling: FreightWaves Owner-Operator survey; OOIDA Freight Rate Survey
FreightWaves Owner-Operator survey results
On Tuesday, FreightWaves Research released survey data suggesting declining freight conditions are impacting owner-operators especially hard. An important takeaway is the potential for many more owner-operators to leave the industry if conditions do not improve.
“35.2% of self-identified owner-operators checked, ‘If the market does not rebound materially by the end of 2023, I will leave the industry.” wrote FreightWaves...
Trailer orders slow in January, suggest a return to normalcy
Trailer orders in January fell back significantly from a huge December. But the numbers suggest a return to normal order patterns after more than two years of disruption.
Manufacturers have plenty of pending orders to build, both trucks and trailers.
“Orders continue to flow in and we still have pent-up demand to fill,” Chris Hammond, executive vice president of sales for Great Dane, told FreightWaves.
“We are seeing some customers defer ordering in 2023 as the economy begins to slow down as talk...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trailer-orders-slow-in-january-suggest-a-return-to-normalcy
Daily Infographic: December trailer orders 2nd highest on record
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