June net orders of 22,000 were off 1% month over month, but up 42% year over year. Year-to-date net orders of 156k are up 45% over the same period last year. This information was included in the most recent State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers published by ACT Research Co. (ACT).

“Strength in June came from specialty trailers, with platforms posting a 42% m/m gain while liquid and bulk tanks both surged over 75% from May levels, said Frank Maly, Director – CV Transportation Analysis and Research at ACT. “The industry is also enjoying low cancellations, driven by firm fleet investment commitments,” he added. Maly noted that inventory rose 6% month over month, as tight capacity at the fleets continues to interfere with pick-up of new equipment, although he added that some progress is expected in upcoming months.

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