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    Kevin Jones | Trailer-Body Builders
    Stoughton Trailers restarted its chassis assembly line, shown here in September 2023, after the U.S. International Trade Commission determined that China engaged in unfair trade practices that harmed domestic chassis production.
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    Kevin Jones

    Editor

    Kevin has served as editor-in-chief of Trailer/Body Builders magazine since 2017—just the third editor in the magazine’s 60 years. He is also editorial director for Endeavor Business Media’s Commercial Vehicle group, which includes FleetOwner, Bulk Transporter, Refrigerated Transporter, American Trucker, and Fleet Maintenance magazines and websites.

    Working from Beaufort, S.C., Kevin has covered trucking and manufacturing for nearly 20 years. His writing and commentary about the trucking industry and, previously, business and government, has been recognized with numerous state, regional, and national journalism awards.

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    Kevin Jones
    May 4, 2025
    ATRI found that, as a Truck FET repeal increases demand for new vehicles, industry CO2 emissions will decrease at an accelerated rate
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    Kevin Jones
    April 29, 2025
    March was the fifth consecutive month with net orders exceeding 20,000 units and positive y/y growth
    Alex Keenan | Trailer-Body Builders
    Dominic Grote, president and CEO of Grote Industries, is the 2025 Heavy Duty Aftermarket Hall of Fame inductee.
    Kevin Jones
    April 17, 2025
    MEMA inducted Grote into the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Hall of Fame at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week 2025