According to ACT Research, preliminary reports show that net trailer orders in June were 15,300 units, down about 21% from the previous month, but up a significant 33% from the same month last year. Final June results will be available later this month. This preliminary market estimate should be within +/- 3% of the final order tally.

“With 2023 orderboards only partially open, it is no surprise that net orders in June were the lowest they’ve been so far this year,” Jennifer McNealy, director CV market research and publications at ACT Research, said. “That is simply part of the cycle. However, it is equally no surprise that net orders continue to best 2021, given the continued supply-chain constraints, both in materials and labor, that trailer manufacturers are facing. With long backlogs, fleets still want to make sure their orders are in queue, regardless of when they will be filled.”

ACT Research’s State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers report provides a monthly review of the current U.S. trailer market statistics, as well as trailer OEM build plans and market indicators divided by all major trailer types, including backlogs, build, inventory, new orders, cancellations, net orders and factory shipments. It is accompanied by a database that gives historical information from 1996 to the present, as well as a ready-to-use graph packet, to allow organizations in the trailer production supply chain, and those following the investment value of trailers, trailer OEMs and suppliers to better understand the market.