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.
The weak order level in April is not a major surprise, although it is happening earlier in the year than typically expected.
FTR reports that preliminary North American Class 8 net orders fell in April for the sixth time in the last seven months, coming in at 12,050 units. Order activity was down 37% month-over-month and 20% year-over-year. Class 8 orders have totaled 298,500 for the previous 12 months.
FTR says that the weak order level in April is not a major surprise, although it is happening earlier in the year than typically expected. The slowdown in orders is not a direct indication of the level of demand but rather is because build slots are filled for 2023. Reduced order levels will continue through the seasonally weak summer order period.
The Mack Granite CNG model is said to feature a 320-horsepower Cummins L9N engine.
When compared to March 2022, the retail and wholesale markets declined by -13% and -40%, respectively.
Fleet managers can unite at this year’s EUFMC, June 4-7.
“We’re real and we’re here.”
To date, Thermo King’s single-temperature electric trailer has logged nearly 4,000 hours of customer trials.
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According to ELFA findings, total headcount for equipment finance companies was down 4.6% year-over-year.
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