Equipment Sector

ACT: Trailer Orders Fall From June’s “Unsustainable” Numbers

In its most recent State of the Industry report on U.S. trailers, ACT Research said that net orders in July equaled 20,300 units, marking a 27% decline from what the publisher called an “unsustainable” 27,900-unit pace in June. read more

Volvo Heavy Duty Truck Deliveries Rise in July

As part of a total month-over-month growth of 1% in total truck deliveries, Volvo reported 13,205 heavy duty truck deliveries in July, which marks a 3% increase from last year. read more

Kaman Extends Contract for Gulfstream Program

Kaman Aerosystems’ UK operation secured a five-year contract extension on the Gulfstream G280 program for the supply of Ailerons and Winglets to Triumph Aerostructures. read more

Medical Equipment Deal Activity Drops in Q1/15

According to analysis from Research and Markets, the number of deals in the medical equipment industry decreased in Q1/15. read more

Aircraft Leasing Market to be Worth $245B by 2021

According to a recent report from DecisionDatabases.com, the global aircraft leasing market will cross the $245 billion threshold in 2021. read more


ATA: Truck Tonnage Index Jumps 2.8% in July

American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.8% in July, which was a nice rebound from the revised drop of 0.4% during June. read more

Flexjet Speeds Up Deliveries of Gulfstream G450

Due to increased market demand, Flexjet accelerated its deliveries of the Gulfstream G450 business jet. With the accelerated delivery schedule, six G450s will be flying in the Flexjet fleet by the end of this year. read more

Gulfstream G500 Completes Five Test Flights

Gulfstream said that its G500 model aircraft has completed five test flights since its release on May 18. read more

U.S. Cutting Tool Y/Y Consumption Down 1% in June

June U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $188.7 million, which was up 9% from May’s total but down 1% from June 2014, according to the USCTI and the AMT’s Cutting Tool Market Report. read more

Baker Hughes: July Rig Count Down 54% Y/Y

Baker Hughes announced the average U.S. rig count for July 2015 was 866, down 54% from the 1,876 counted in July 2014. read more

Kinder Morgan Expands Tanker Fleet

Kinder Morgan signed a definitive agreement valued at $568 million with Philly Tankers to take assignment of contracts for the construction of four new 50,000-deadweight-ton, Tier II tankers. read more

June Machine Tool Orders up M/M, YTD Down 8.7%

The AMT reported June machine tool orders were up 4.6% compared to May. Year-to-date orders of $2.2 billion were down 8.7% when compared with 2014. read more

IAG Orders 31 Aircraft From Airbus

International Airlines Group has signed a firm order for 31 Airbus aircraft, which includes 11 wide-body aircraft (eight A350-900s, three A330-200s) and 20 A320neos. read more

CALC Delivers Third A320 to Air India

China Aircraft Leasing Group, the largest independent operating aircraft lessor in China, announced the third delivery of a new A320 aircraft to Air India. The aircraft was delivered at the facilities of Airbus in Hamburg, Germany on August 3. read more

ACT: Orders Decline Y/Y for Fourth Consecutive Month

According to preliminary numbers from ACT Research, 39,400 Classes 5-8 vehicle orders were booked in July, up 10% from June but still down 14% compared to July 2014. read more

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