Trailer Orders 20,357 in January: ACT

Feb 22, 2013 8:28 AM

Despite a decline in January, trailer orders were still strong enough to generate a small gain in January backlog, according to the latest State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers published by ACT Research Co. (ACT).

“A total of 20,357 net orders were booked in January, down 34% from December’s unsustainable level,” said Frank Maly, Director-CV Transportation with ACT Research.

“However, January activity generally met our expectations that the new year might start a bit slow before gaining stride. The average seasonally adjusted annual rate for the last two months was 269,000 units, which gives a better perspective on the market.”

January backlogs increased to 5.3 months.

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