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Recent attacks on key Middle Eastern aluminum facilities have caused a sharp rise in global aluminum prices, highlighting vulnerabilities in the U.S. supply chain heavily reliant...
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Carrier Transicold
Carrier Transicold named Carrier Transicold Northwest, a Northwest Equipment Group company, its 2025 Dealer of the Year. Pictured left to right: Jason Forman, General Manager, Original Equipment-Truck Trailer Americas, Carrier Transicold; Travis Mayhew, Network Development Manager, Carrier Transicold; Brian Kolar, President, Northwest Equipment Group; Aaron Kolar, Chief Operating Officer, Northwest Equipment Group; Sammi Sogura, General Sales Manager, Northwest Equipment Group; Mike Kolar, Chief Executive Officer, Northwest Equipment Group; Brandon Kolar, EVP-Fixed Operations, Northwest Equipment Group; Ryan Morrow, EVP- Sales & Operations, Northwest Equipment Group; Mike Murdock, Western U.S. & Canadian Region Director, Carrier Transicold; Sam Roach, Director of Sales, Carrier Transicold.
PPG
PPG and the PPG Foundation announced a $10 million global investment through 2030 to support skilled trades education, empowering students with hands on training for modern manufacturing and coatings application careers.
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Stahl Truck Equipment marks its 80th anniversary by unveiling the Challenger Pro series, a modern upgrade to its trusted service truck bodies, featuring enhanced durability, security, and storage capacity designed to meet evolving worksite demands.
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Trailers

Hyundai Translead
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Wireless trailer video connects directly to the tractor to support incident reduction and improve driver behavior and claims investigations for fleets
April 1, 2026
NTDA | NotebookLM
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This legislation aims to include semi-trailers in the tax code's interest deduction provisions, addressing unfair tax treatment that hampers semi-trailer dealers' competitiveness...
March 25, 2026
Utility Trailer Mfg. Co.
Southeast Utility Trailer opens new Chilhowie, VA dealership, part of Utility Trailer's growing dealer network.
This past year, Utility dealers from the West Coast to the Southeast to Mexico have invested heavily in parts availability, service capacity, and geographic reach to support growing...
March 24, 2026
Kevin Jones | TBB
Andreas Schmitz, CEO of Schmitz Cargobull AG, touts the advancements offered by the new Cargobull 625+ Mono-Temp Hybrid and 655MT+ Multi-Temp Hybrid TRUs, designed to deliver a major leap forward in cooling performance, efficiency, and sustainability.
The new units are designed to deliver a major leap forward in cooling performance, efficiency, and sustainability for North American fleets
March 21, 2026

Equipment & Parts

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Craig Smith, VP of marketing and communications for P.S.I., demonstrates the new aerodynamic wheel cover with integrated Easy Air Access.
The new tools included a trailer backup safety system from Truck-Lite and Easy Air wheel cover from P.S.I.
April 2, 2026
Buyers Products
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The glare-free kit with push-up light pole improves visibility for crews working in low-light conditions
March 27, 2026
Jason McDaniel | TBB
The new Genesis Truck and Trailer Light from Peterson Manufacturing features a fail-safe design with independent LEDs that automatically redistribute power to maintain consistent, legal illumination even if a diode fails, effectively eliminating the uncertainty of partial failure and the “diode-count debate.”
From a new Genesis light that redistributes power to avoid failure to a tool-free repairable J560 connector, Peterson’s latest innovations aim to eliminate roadside inspection...
March 26, 2026
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After rising in the third quarter last year, combined parts and labor costs decreased by 1.3% in Q4 in ‘welcome news’ for fleets, according to a TMC/Decisiv benchmark report
March 25, 2026

Truck Bodies

Oshkosh Corp.
Oshkosh Corporation announced today the introduction of its new artificial intelligence-enabled technology designed to detect material contamination in real time during refuse and recycling collection. Developed by Oshkosh’s McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing business in collaboration with Lixo, an industry leader in waste-stream analysis, the solution represents a significant step forward in enabling data-driven and sustainable refuse operations across North America. The system leverages artificial intelligence, edge computing and cloud-based analytics to identify material contaminants in real time during refuse and recycling collection. Using computer vision and machine learning, the system can identify more than 80 contaminants with excellent accuracy, including plastic bags, yard waste, textiles and hazardous materials.
The technology was developed in collaboration with Lixo, a Paris-based leader in intelligent waste-stream data analysis, combining McNeilus’ decades of refuse and recycling vehicle...
March 26, 2026
NTEA
Green Truck Summit, the commercial vehicle technology conference that kicks off Work Truck Week, is growing and will become Future Truck Summit in 2027. Emily Korns, NTEA Board member, chair of NTEA's Education Committee and president of J&J Truck Bodies and Trailers, announced the changes during Green Truck Summit on March 10.
As Future Truck Summit, the event will place increased emphasis on vehicle-specific technology like sensors, ADAS, lightweighting, advanced composites and power management
March 23, 2026
Jason McDaniel | TBB
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Designed for skilled trades, utility, and service fleets, the vehicle offers four-wheel drive capability and configurable cargo storage systems suited for demanding job-site environment...
March 19, 2026
Adrian
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The new solutions are billed as 'a one-stop shop' for upfitting, allowing tradespeople to customize their trucks without stepping up to a larger service vehicle
March 17, 2026

Distributors, Upfitters

STEMCO
STEMCO, founded in 1951, celebrates 75 years of providing durable, high-quality components for the commercial trucking industry, emphasizing innovation, safety, and customer support.
The Texas-based manufacturer of heavy-duty truck components plans to reflect on its long history of innovation and service throughout 2026
March 24, 2026
Hyundai Translead
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Samsara’s Pre-Delivery Installation Program, launched last year, will now be offered on Hyundai Translead trailers.
March 19, 2026
NTEA
Jomo Green, VMAC’s VP of marketing and sales, speaks with the media at WTW 2026.
VMAC’s 6-in-1 Multifunction Power System allows operators to maximize truck space, reduce weight, and streamline jobsite productivity with one integrated platform.
March 19, 2026
Kevin Jones | TBB
Vanair's Chip Jones explains the benefits of the EPEQ Solar Assist system at WTW 2026.
The system arrives factory-installed, wired and integrated using a patent-pending equipment-mounted solar architecture before the machine ever reaches the upfitter
March 19, 2026

Chassis

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc.
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Engineered for durability, the Advantic body is designed to withstand years of demanding commercial use and can be transferred between chassis over its service life
March 13, 2026
Isuzu
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The program allows fleets to wrap graphic branding costs into the purchase agreement
March 2, 2026
Ford Pro
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Ford Pro's Eric Rice describes the latest work truck trends: driver assistance, predictive maintenance, the technician shortage, and more
Feb. 13, 2026
Oshkosh Defense
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Designed to be parachuted from aircraft, the FMTV A2 LVAD delivers both critical supplies and a mission-ready vehicle immediately upon deployment
Feb. 8, 2026

Learning Resources

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In today’s competitive trailer manufacturing market, performance, durability, and efficiency are not optional — they are expected. Yet many manufacturers still rely on outdated...
July 28, 2025
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Amid supply shortages and increasing regulation, trailer manufacturers face a continuing struggle: a global shortage of welders. Intelligent apps and dashboards can help.
July 28, 2025