TRAILER MAKERS * France - Fruehauf's new tippers

France -Truck & Business, by P. A. -28 March 2011: -- Fruehauf, towed vehicle manufacturer, is launching its new tipper OptiSteel ® and Optimum ® for the supply of sites and the need for maximum payload. With this offer, Fruehauf, moved the market a range of skips excessively broad and comprehensive... Another novelty of the ExpressLine Fruehauf van is the first certified "PIEK"in France. The standard "PIEK"is required by supermarkets for supplies quieter... (Photo from fruehauf: Fond Mult Loader P2)

* Europe - The demand for material hauled regain a normal level in 2013

Brusels,Belgium -Truck & Business, by Claude Yvens -16 March 2011: -- According to Gary Beecroft, the total number of towed equipment fell for the first time in history following the crisis, and should iron the milestone of two million units that 2014. It also confirms that the products are standardized (tarpaulin, vans, container chassis) which have suffered most from the crisis, while more specialized products more resistant. The trailers have also fallen far more than conventional or tandem trailer ... According to Gary Beecroft (CLEAR Consulting), the demand for material hauled only recover a normal level until 2013. After falling 52% in 2008/2009, the market grew by only 10.6% in 2010, pulled up by Germany and the United Kingdom, but down by France and Belgium in particular. The best prospects are for 2011 and 2012, which is expected to reach 175,000 units per year to Western Europe in 2013...

* USA - Orders for tanker trailers filling up

Louisville,KY,USA -Fleet Owner, by Sean Kilcarr -Apr 5, 2011: -- If a bill to increase Interstate weight limits passes, orders for tanker trailers – both liquid and dry bulk – could explode as fleets adjust, according to Theodore “Ted” Fick, president and CEO of tanker trailer manufacturer Polar Corp. Even without passage of the bill, tanker orders are on the upswing, largely due to fleets replacing older units... He noted that tanker trailer orders are already on a big upswing and are likely to remain strong through 2012... According to Polar’s numbers, tanker trailer sales fell from 8,800 units a year in the U.S. to 3,600 by 2009 due in large part to the global economic recession. Yet sales recovered to 5,400 units in 2010 and are projected to jump another 34 to 35% to 7,800 this year, climbing to 8,400 by 2012...