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Less than two weeks into 2022, production backlogs already stretch through this year. Read CCJ for details.

Fleets are signaling they will need considerably more trailers in 2022 to handle freight growth. Read CCJ for details.

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Driven by a few large fleet orders, September trailer demand climbed about 109% month-over-month but down 45% year-over-year. Read CCJ for details.

Jun 30, 2021 In the pandemic, consumers became more demanding than ever of shippers, and the freight market must now cobble together an innovative response to ensure customer satisfaction while facing a driver shortage, rising fuel prices and tight capacity. The global supply chain that powers the U.S.s economy survived an unprecedented storm during the pandemic, and in doing so became the most-talked about story in business media. Everyone from the White House to the FMCSA to Bloombergs busine...

Jun 3, 2021 Most fleets have ordered all the trucks they need for 2021 and are getting frustrated because production is unable to keep up with demand. Heavy truck orders reached 22,900 units last month, down 32% from April, according to preliminary data released by ACT Research. May 2021 numbers were 242% higher than May 2020’s COVID-dampened order intake. “As we have been tracking for several months, medium- and heavy-duty backlogs for the remainder of 2021 were essentially filled with ...

Yes, Electric Big Rigs Are Coming—and We Drive Four of Them Autoweek 3 hrs ago Mark Vaughn © Freightliner From semis to box trucks, step vans to school buses, Freightliner has a test fleet of 40 rigs, with availability in 2022. Electric semi-trucks are coming to roads near you—eventually. They are clean, green, and very expensive machines, though they will pay off after several years As with every class of EV rolling out or in development, one of the biggest obstacles ...

May 06, 2021 The supply chain is currently stressed, limiting the number of new trucks and trailers that can be produced. North American Class 8 net orders for April reached 34,600 units, according to preliminary data released this week by FTR. This was the best April order activity since 2018. Orders slid 15% from March but were 30,500 units higher than a pandemic-suppressed April 2020. Class 8 orders now total 403,000 units for the previous 12 months. Freight growth remains sturdy, and FTR ...

Share: A year after the global pandemic nearly zeroed out Class 8 truck orders, the reopening of the economy is stressing supply chains, making it unlikely that any of Aprils 33,500 orders will be produced this year. The situation is practically a repeat of 2018, when manufacturers produced 325,000 trucks for the year. The build rate through the first quarter was the same as that year. But the backlog is bigger and supply constraints are unrelenting, Kenny Vieth, senior analyst and president of...

Apr 15, 2021 While orders are expected to seasonally moderate in the coming months, several van OEMs are nearly booked solid and order boards for 2022 have not yet opened due to materials and component costs uncertainty. U.S. net trailer orders for March climbed 6.4% month-over-month, reaching 27,400 units, according to preliminary data compiled by FTR. A few large dry van fleets increased their 2021 requirements, noted FTR Vice President of Commercial Vehicles Don Ake, while flatbed and oth...