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OEMs have hesitated to lock in future production due to supply chain constraints.
At FTR’s annual conference this week in Indianapolis, that storyline continued: Dave Giesen, Stoughton Trailers’ vice president of sales and marketing, described how unknowns in pricing and availability of components continue to present challenges for booking orders and fulfilling a backlog of demand.
As this saga continues to unfold, our Flashback Friday reviews what companies have said on the impact of production limits on their replacement cycles. With fleet and trailer replacement needs mounting, carriers will have to navigate carefully amid troubling market indicators.
