Category: Equipment

Trailer orders down for March but expected to keep growing

Orders for vocational trailers, however, showed “some signs of life” last month after an extended slump.

While net trailer orders slipped in March compared to previous months, they are up 45% to 50% year-over-year to total 246,000 units for the last twelve months – a trend Don Ake, vice president of commercial vehicles at research firm FTR Transportation Intelligence, described as a “great sign” moving into the seasonally strong second quarter.

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Trailer orders down for March but expected to keep growing

Orders for vocational trailers, however, showed “some signs of life” last month after an extended slump.

While net trailer orders slipped in March compared to previous months, they are up 45% to 50% year-over-year to total 246,000 units for the last twelve months – a trend Don Ake, vice president of commercial vehicles at research firm FTR Transportation Intelligence, described as a “great sign” moving into the seasonally strong second quarter.

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Carrier Transicold to acquire select IMPCO road, rail transport lines

Deal includes ComfortPro APU, will “strengthen offerings” for energy-efficient and sustainable auxiliary power solutions, company notes

Carrier Transicold has signed an agreement to acquire select IMPCO road and rail transport product lines, including the ComfortPro Auxiliary Power Unit (APU), from Westport Fuel Systems, Inc. According to the company, this addition will allow Carrier Transicold to oversee the development, engineering and manufacturing of these product lines and. Carrier Transicold is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp.

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Carrier Transicold to acquire select IMPCO road, rail transport lines

Deal includes ComfortPro APU, will “strengthen offerings” for energy-efficient and sustainable auxiliary power solutions, company notes

Carrier Transicold has signed an agreement to acquire select IMPCO road and rail transport product lines, including the ComfortPro Auxiliary Power Unit (APU), from Westport Fuel Systems, Inc. According to the company, this addition will allow Carrier Transicold to oversee the development, engineering and manufacturing of these product lines and. Carrier Transicold is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp.

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Roadside inspections: It’s the feedback loop that matters

Maintenance data on the front end can help or hurt a fleet when roadside inspections occur. Here are a few tips to consider.

Michael Riemer, vice president of product and channel marketing for Decisiv Inc., will tell you that there is a difference between “big data” and “lots of data” because, in many cases, fleets have lots of data that’s actually of poor quality – and it’s that type of low-grade, inaccurate data that can trip up their read more

Roadside inspections: It’s the feedback loop that matters

Maintenance data on the front end can help or hurt a fleet when roadside inspections occur. Here are a few tips to consider.

Michael Riemer, vice president of product and channel marketing for Decisiv Inc., will tell you that there is a difference between “big data” and “lots of data” because, in many cases, fleets have lots of data that’s actually of poor quality – and it’s that type of low-grade, inaccurate data that can trip up their read more