Stainless Steel Imports Rising
Stainless steel imports rising as the S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI fell from 57 in May to 52.7 in June — indicating a significant slowdown in the rate of expansion. Some manufacturers are choosing to…
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Paccar Posts Record Income
Paccar posts record income for 2Q with strong margins defying dour economy, increased deliveries of recently revamped models and profit on its parts business all contributed. Practically everything clicked in the second quarter crushing analyst…
Chips Still Hindering Truck Plants
Lack of chips still hindering truck plants. Semiconductor shortages are still interfering with efforts by truck manufacturers to produce enough trucks to fulfill customer order commitments – and truck makers may not be able to meet…
Inflation Pushing Up Supplier Prices
Inflation pushing up supplier prices with suppliers passing down cost increases. Inflationary pressures for heavy-duty equipment manufacturers and suppliers are everywhere. Feeling the pinch of inflation, equipment supplier prices are up 11% from March to…
U.S. Steel Opening Arkansas Plant
United States Steel Corp. broke ground in Arkansas on the company’s next-generation steel mill. The $3 billion steel-making facility will be the most advanced in North America and largest private project in the history of…
MAC Trailer Acquires Bullet
MAC Trailer acquires Bullet Trailer. This facility now is formally MAC Bullet Manufacturing, currently located at 410 Factory Road in Sunnyside, Wash. Expanded its aluminum dump trailer product line with the purchase of Bullet Trailer.
Girard Expanding in Florida
Girard expanding in Florida, consolidating its operations into a new state-of-the-art 80,000 sq.ft. building set on a 5-acre site in Vero Beach. Girard Equipment acquired the location and had invested about $1 million on infrastructure…
Fleets Refurbish Older Trailers
With the continuing supply chain snarl causing manufacturers to accept only limited orders for new trailers, fleets are cleaning up older parked equipment used for storage to meet their immediate needs. For six months…
Tremcar Celebrates 60th Anniversary
Tank-truck and trailer manufacturer Tremcar celebrates 60th anniversary. A&L Tougas, Tremcar’s predecessor, built its first tank truck dedicated to milk transportation in 1962. The Tougas brothers, Alde and Leo Tougas, started out welding…
Trailer Makers Face 8-Month Backlog
The U.S. trailer industry backlog grew 3% sequentially in December but ended the year 9% below the previous year. The U.S. New Trailer Components and Materials Forecast from ACT Research aims to provide those in…
