Trailer Manufacturers Chip Away at Weight by Using Aluminum, Composite Materials
Trailer manufacturers have been pursuing weight reduction for years, trimming pounds from body materials and suspension components in response to customer demands for greater hauling capacity.
March 9, 2015Trailer Orders Cool After 4Q Surge, But Still Gain 18% During January
Orders for new trailers in January slowed after a blistering fourth quarter but still were 18% higher during the month than a year earlier, ACT Research reported.
March 2, 2015January Trailer Orders Rise 18% to Near 30,000
New trailer orders rose 18% in January from a year ago to 29,853 units, ACT Research reported.
February 26, 2015Canadian National Workers Set Strike Vote
Unifor, a labor union that represents about 4,800 workers at Canadian National Railway, said it will begin strike votes next week after five months of talks failed to produce an agreement.
February 20, 2015Canadian Pacific Stoppage Ended by Binding Arbitration
A two-day strike at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference ended when both sides agreed to binding arbitration to end a dispute covering approximately 3,000 train crew workers.
February 17, 2015Trailer Orders Jump to Record Level in 2014
New trailer orders jumped in December to the second-highest level on record, rounding out the trailer industry’s best year for order placement, according to ACT Research.
January 28, 2015Plunge in Crude Price Threatens Orders for Rail Tank Cars
Add tank car makers to the list of U.S. industries bracing for the effects from the plunge in crude prices.
January 23, 2015STB to Continue Railroad Reviews, Sidesteps California Emissions Case
The Surface Transportation Board, now reduced to two members, decided to wade further into rail service oversight and stay out of a California rail emissions case.
January 12, 2015Trailer Orders Rise 43% in November
November trailer orders rose 43% to the fourth-highest level ever, following October’s record high, to 36,000 units, ACT Research Co. reported.
December 19, 2014Cheap Oil Jamming Rails Means Higher Power Bills
U.S. electricity costs are poised to reach the highest level since 1999 because railroads are too clogged to deliver enough coal to power plants.
December 18, 2014