M&K Truck Centers has announced an expanded partnership with East Manufacturing in the Detroit, Michigan area. East has awarded M&K’s Romulus location with the dealership for the Detroit market, effective immediately.
M&K will provide the Detroit area with new trailer sales, parts and service of East dump, flatbed, drop deck and refuse trailers. M&K has experience with the East Trailer line and has been an East dealer in Chicago, West Michigan and Northwest Indiana for years, the company says.
Orders were at their highest level since December 2022.
The latest data from FTR shows that October U.S. trailer net orders rose by more than 6,000 units month-over-month (about 21%) to nearly 34,400 units. Orders were down just over 21% year-over-year but were at their highest level since December 2022. Orders over the last 12 months totaled 294,000 units. Build improved 4% m/m in October but lagged net orders, so backlogs rose for only the second time in 2023. September had been the first month of the year to see an increase in backlogs, FTR noted.
The automated manual transmission is now available in Kenworth T680 and T880 trucks in Mexico and Latin America.
After struggling with shifting, the CDL test is ahead on this episode of the Fuel Efficiency Faceoff.
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The Supplier Awards recognize excellence in categories including flatbed, refrigerated, large and small suppliers.
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What you see–both behind your trailer and inside of it–might surprise you.
Early success with propane-powered trucks has the fleet planning to replace more diesel trucks.
