TBB Market Watch - Jan 1st, 2024
 
 
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January 1, 2024
Editor's Note

Happy New Year, from the TBB team. But today's newsletter takes one last look at 2023, with our top web posts of the year.

Not a surprise, the Trailer Output Report was our top overall piece of content (and expect a call to collect your production numbers later this month, trailer manfuacturers). Fultra's purchase of East Mfg. was easily the most read news story, and other acquisitions in our markets also garnered a lot of interest. And, month in and month out, the trailer order updates from ACT Research occupied numerous spots in the Top 20 for 2023. Finally, thanks to the power of the internet and Google search, several how-to posts about trailer and body building techniques and spec’ing, some several years old, continue to drive a lot of traffic to the website.

So here's to a great 2024, or even a very good one. As always, keep in touch.

Truck-trailer manufacturers in 2022 saw production totals return to pre-pandemic levels, and most reported the year could've been even better: Demand remained strong as fleets posted big profits, but labor and supply chain challenges lingered. Still, the lessons learned over the past couple of years...
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With East, Fultra’s trailer production capacity in North America will approach 13,000 units per year, Tom Wiseman, who will serve as CEO for both East and Fruehauf Inc., told TBB
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MAXON introduces the combined might of the GPSLR level ride and the RA side door liftgates in one revolutionary design. See how these Slidelift® designs can enhance your fleet’s performance by visiting us at www.maxonlift.com.

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While the sky still isn’t falling, there are “more ominous clouds on the horizon” that bear watching moving forward, one being a “significant” uptick in trailer cancellations for a second consecutive month.
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Edge Trim just got better with Trim-Lok’s redesigned Edge Trim Plus! Edge Trim Plus combines high-quality PVC with newly engineered gripping tongue and backstop technology for easy installation and maximum hold. Request your free sample today!

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Engine maker expects to record a charge of approximately $2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023 to resolve matters involving approximately one million pickup trucks.
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In addition to expanding Reading Truck’s national footprint, the addition of Mastercraft Truck Equipment is meant to complement the broader portfolio of JBPCO business units
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Register for Work Truck Week 2024 and join thousands of commercial vehicle industry professionals in Indianapolis to see the latest products from exhibitors, gain insights from educational sessions and connect with peers at special events.

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The agreement covers the supply of 15,000 trailers over the next several years to the freight hauler. Wabash in a release did not disclose the actual length of the deal
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With over a half-century of manufacturing experience and 8 facilities across North America, Bull Moose Tube produces everything from A500 and A513 stock to specialized tubing such as weathering grade and our high-strength, low-weight Stratusteel.

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TBB’s April cover image has come from the exhibit hall of The Work Truck Show for as long as NTEA has produced the ever-bigger event.But instead of the latest, greatest, and oh-so-shiny showroom examples of commercial vehicles, this month we have a truck that’s obviously well used—and in use.Simply,...
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For refrigeration trailers, platform trailers & vans. An innovative spirit, high quality lumber, large inventories.

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Jim Smith from Monroe Truck Equipment offers tips and tricks to prepare for the winter, whether through new equipment or streamlined company procedures.
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THE toughest part of selecting the right filler metal for any application is that, often, there is more than one right answer. In aluminum trailer and truck body manufacturing, the task is much simpler because the list of choices...

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