Accidentally recognizing safety
Trailer/Body Builders June 2016 editorial We would like to be able to tell you that the stories about safety inside our June issue are there in recognition of National Safety Month. But we can’t. The...
View ArticlePhotos: Travis Body & Trailer plant expansion
Photos of Travis Body & Trailer multi-phase plant expansion program that will enable the company to more effectively meet demandread more
View ArticleNew Travis Body & Trailer expansion eases capacity concerns
Cramped production capacity and unfulfilled market demand compel Houston TX-based Travis Body & Trailer to expand operations as much as 50%. After years of tight capacity, Travis Body &...
View ArticlePhotos: MAC Tailer creates separate plant for its refuse trailers and...
Photo gallery of MAC Trailer's new plant for its line of refuse trailers and half-round end dumps, from a building that formerly served as a warehouse for a tire distributor, its potential and...
View ArticleExcess inventories hamper transportation- related sales market, says FTR’s...
Inventories to be ‘drag on transportation’ In order to understand inventory cycles, it’s important to go a bit deeper and look at what’s happening within total business inventories by comparing...
View ArticleNew plant solidifies MAC Trailer’s ability to serve the waste industry
Viewing clear potential amid daunting liabilities, MAC Trailer wastes no time in converting a tire distributor’s idle warehouse into a nucleus of trailer production MAC Trailer creates a separate...
View ArticlePhotos: Fabform Industries is a testament to managed growth
From a horse barn to a 50,000-sq-ft plant, Fabform Industries is a testament to managed growth—and award-winning leadership guiding itread more
View ArticleStoughton Trailers’ new air cleaning system has not only reduced weld smoke,...
Stoughton likes the air up there Stoughton Trailers wanted to improve the working conditions at its 450,000-square-foot main manufacturing facility in Stoughton, Wisconsin, by reducing the amount of...
View ArticleFabform Industries, a testament to managed growth and award-winning...
Son’s award-winning leadership allows dad to produce wine instead of trailers When Brandon Ikola won the National Trailer Manufacturers Association’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award at this...
View ArticleThe dirty little secret buried in the new greenhouse gas regulation
Environmentalists, of course, liked the idea that trucks soon will be sending lower amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Yes, there will be up-front costs to truck and trailer customers as...
View ArticleCustomers order 14,000 trailers in August
Trailer manufacturers received net orders for 14,000 trailers in August, according to a report compiled by FTR.August net trailer orders were up 48% from July. Despite the increase, orders were down...
View ArticleIt’s your turn to shape the future
Our goal is to challenge you to think about what your industry will look like in the years to come and to share that vision with us. Your thoughts can help trigger some great ideas, even if you tell us...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Reader advocates letting industry’s companies confront,...
Liked your editorial August 2016 in Trailer/Body Builders magazine, and it shows again that even well-intentioned regulations do have consequences...read more
View ArticleNet Trailer Orders at 12,993 in September: ACT
New and net trailer orders significantly disappointed in September, conflicting with a seasonally anticipated double-digit gain. Net orders posted were 12,993, marking the lowest volume since August...
View ArticleNet Trailer Orders Post Solid Sequential Gain in October: ACT
ACT’s preliminary estimate for U.S. net trailer orders for October is 21,050 units—a sequential gain of over 60% for the month. Final October volumes will be available later this month.“Net trailer...
View ArticleTrailer builds ‘surprisingly strong’
But Starks believes that with orders noticeably lower, builds will come down early in 2017, particularly in dry vans and reefers - NTDA 2016 Convention highlights Trailer build numbers continue to be...
View ArticleNew upfitter options from Freightliner
Freightliner announced a series of options that offer truck upfitters with added convenience and improved efficiency and consistency.read more
View ArticleVanguard National seeks geographic leverage with new dry van plant
Highly automated plant in in Georgia provides trailer manufacturer with a stronger national reach Now in its second decade of building van trailers in Monon, Indiana, the company decided that the...
View ArticleHow to build tomorrow’s products
December 2016 editorial How will truck body and trailer manufacturing change in the coming years? We address that three waysread more
View ArticleCanadian Transportation Equipment Association presents news from both sides...
CTEA 2016 Coverage Face time with government officials, analysis of trailer aerodynamics, and a forum on trailer manufacturing were among the topics addressed at the 53rd annual Canadian...
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