Trailer order backlogs slip but build rates remain steady
August numbers indicate trailer manufacturing activity remains at a relatively even pace.
Net trailer orders rebounded in August to 14,600 units, up 9% month-over-month from July and up 4% year-over-year, according to data tracked by FTR Transportation Intelligence.
ACT Research added that, as August tied March for the longest OEM work schedule of the year – some three days longer than July – trailer makers “capitalized” on the additional work days by eking out a sequential increase in U.S. trailer builds.
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Source:: http://fleetowner.com/trailers/trailer-order-backlogs-slip-build-rates-remain-steady
