Trailer orders should continue increasing in 2017

Trailer orders should continue increasing in 2017

Yet year-over-year trend comparisons remain difficult, though, due to shifts in order timing, analysts say.

As fleets continue to “fine tune” their equipment investment plans for 2017, trailer orders are expected to stay strong, though trend comparisons with 2016 remain difficult due to changes in order timing last year, while backlogs are still extended relative to historical norms, according to Michael Baudendistel, vice president of the Stifel Transportation & Logistics Research Group.

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