Listen up: ITC sides with domestic trailer producers
A high-stakes trade dispute could reshape the North American trailer market.
U.S. manufacturers say low-priced imports from China, Mexico, and Canada are harming domestic production. Importers argue the industry’s struggles stem from the prolonged freight downturn, not unfair trade.
The U.S. International Trade Commission recently ruled that domestic trailer builders have a case. That means the U.S. Department of Commerce will move forward with its own investigation to calculate the exact antidumping and countervailing duty margins, with preliminary determinations expected this summer.
Timestamps:
1:11 - U.S. trailer makers claim unfair competition from imports
- 1:48 - Great Dane
- 3:25 - Stoughton Trailer
- 4:09 - Wabash
6:52 - Importers rebut coalition's claims, blame downturn on 'macroeconomic' forces
- 7:09 - Hyundai Translead
- 8:34 - Vanguard
- 10:30 - Utility Trailer Mgf. Co.
11:05 - Some Canadian OEMs caught in th middle
11:46 - What's next for regulators and the trailer industry?
