Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. is providing roll-stability protection as a standard feature on its 3000R base model refrigerated trailer, using Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems technology.
December 11, 2014Business, Logistics
Utility Offers Bendix Roll Stability as Model Standard
Business, Logistics
Direct Trailer Acquires Antares Trailers in Flatbed Deal
Direct Trailer has acquired Antares Trailers in a deal that combines the capabilities of the two flatbed manufacturers. Financial terms were not disclosed.
December 10, 2014Business, Logistics, Equipment
Trailer Makers Apply Treatments, Add Metals to Combat Corrosion
Road treatment chemicals designed to remove snow and ice are wreaking havoc on trailer components, forcing manufacturers to add metals, apply special coatings and redesign parts to provide extra durability.
December 8, 2014Business, Logistics
Canada Extends Order on Rail Shipment to Alleviate Grain Backlog
Canada extended an order that requires the country’s two largest railways to ship a minimum amount of grain each week until March 28.
December 1, 2014Business, Logistics, Equipment
Historic Month for Trailers
Trailer manufacturers received a record 47,810 new orders in October, smashing the previous mark by more than 25%, ACT Research reported.
December 1, 2014Business, Logistics
Trailer Orders Surge to Record High
Trailer orders leaped to a record-high 47,810 in October, almost doubling from a year ago, ACT Research Co. reported.
November 24, 2014Business, Logistics
Trailer Orders Soar 86.2%
New trailer orders spiked 86.2% in September from a year earlier, soaring to the highest level in nearly a decade as fleets rushed to reserve 2015 build slots, analysts and manufacturers said.
November 3, 2014Business, Logistics
Trailer Orders Soar in September to Highest Level Since 2005
September trailer orders spiked 86.2% from a year earlier and soared to the highest level in nearly a decade, ACT Research reported.
October 24, 2014Business, Logistics
Antares Introduces New Flatbed Trailer
Specialty trailer manufacturer Antares Equipment recently introduced a new 48-foot flatbed trailer with a fixed wide-spread air suspension.
October 20, 2014Business, Logistics
CP Seeks Rail Merger with CSX, Reports Say
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. reportedly is pursuing CSX Corp. at a time when the U.S. regulators who would have to approve such a move are showing increasing frustration with today’s delay-plagued rail environment.
October 20, 2014