Trailer orders continue to drop; used truck prices fall slightly

摘要

According to the latest reports from both ACT Research and FTR, trailer orders continued to fall in the month of March. FTR's numbers had preliminary trailer orders for March 2019 at 13,500 units, the smallest monthly total since September 2016 and the lowest March since 2008. Trailers orders for the past 12 months now total 371,000 units. Dry van orders were particularly low, FTR reports, with few build slots available left in 2019. Vocational trailer orders also continue to fall. The low level of trailer order activity in March should result in backlogs finally beginning to move down from record levels.