Trailer Body Builders Magazine

Trailer/Body Builders is the sole magazine dedicated to the industry of manufacturing and selling commercial truck bodies, trailers, and related equipment. This includes a variety of vehicles such as delivery trucks, school buses, ambulances, fire trucks, and van trailers. Whether it's pickups designed for snow removal or dump trailers used for heavy hauling, our audience comprises those who create, equip, and market the vehicles that get the job done.

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Work truck industry reunites

2 weeks ago | trailer-bodybuilders.com | Jason Mcdaniel

Unified Shur-Co unveils tarp systemShur-Co, a Behrman Capital portfolio company, acquired US Tarp in August 2024, prompting a makeover that includes uniting US Tarp and Shur-Co’s other brands under the Shur-Co name and streamlining manufacturing and distribution across all the company’s facilities.
Wabash acquires startup TrailerHawk.ai, expanding TaaS security

3 weeks ago | trailer-bodybuilders.com | Jeremy Wolfe

Wabash has acquired TrailerHawk.ai, a cargo security and access management startup, to integrate into its Trailers-as-a-Service offering. Hawkeye’s solutions aimed to provide secure, transparent, and efficient freight movement. The company offered smart asset access management with verified asset chain of custody. Brett Suma, TrailerHawk’s founder and CEO, will join Wabash to develop the company’s solutions further, according to the OEM.
Wabash Q1 earnings 'below expectations'

4 weeks ago | trailer-bodybuilders.com | Kevin Jones

A half-billion dollar trailer accident judgment against Wabash continues to skew the company’s quarterly earnings reports—and for the better in Q1. While Wabash net sales for the first quarter of 2025 were $380.9 million, a 26.1% decrease compared to the same quarter last year, the company generated consolidated gross profit of $19 million. Operating profit amounted to $314.6 million as the company recognized a $342 million gain in connection with the reduction of the 2024 legal verdict.
Trailer orders 'defy expectations' with another gain

4 weeks ago | trailer-bodybuilders.com | Kevin Jones

March net trailer orders, at just above 21,000 units, once again defied seasonal and market expectations, coming in up nearly 70% above March last year, according to industry resarchers. The latest order total was up nearly 21% from February, according to this month’s issue of ACT Research’s State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers report.
Tariffs, Trump, trade: aftermarket industry eyes borders

4 weeks ago | trailer-bodybuilders.com | Jeremy Wolfe

Historic tariffs and major trade agreements are poised to disrupt commercial vehicle manufacturing in the U.S.Ana Meuwissen, SVP of government affairs for the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association, outlined the rising key issues and officials at MEMA’s Heavy-Duty Aftermarket Dialogue conference. The topmost issues that Meuwissen outlined were trade and tariffs, as Trump’s possible tariff scenarios and their effects are a major concern for MEMA’s membership.
FET repeals good for enironment, safety: ATRI analysis

1 month ago | trailer-bodybuilders.com | Kevin Jones

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) recently released research that highlights real-world environmental and safety benefits that could accrue from a repeal of the 12% Federal Excise Tax on new trucks, trailers, and truck equipment. A World War I era tax, the Truck FET has long been an issue for buyers of new trucks and trailers.
Dominic Grote named to Hall of Fame

1 month ago | trailer-bodybuilders.com | Kevin Jones

Dominic Grote, president and CEO of Grote Industries, has been inducted into the prestigious Heavy Duty Aftermarket Hall of Fame. Grote also serves as chairman of the MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers board of directors, and a member of the executive committee of the MEMA board of directors. The honor was awarded during the opening ceremonies of HDAW’25.
Rarely at rest: JBPCO founder celebrates 40 years

1 month ago | trailer-bodybuilders.com | Jason Mcdaniel

INDIANAPOLIS—John B. Poindexter is never truly at rest. The 80-year-old chairman and CEO of J.B. Poindexter & Co. (JBPCO) sat down with Trailer/Body Builders for a few minutes to discuss his group’s 40 years in the commercial vehicle business during NTEA’s Work Truck Week, but even then, he multitasked. An employee delivered a piping hot drink, his earpiece buzzed with an incoming call, and the conversation wandered to a potential acquisition and his upcoming nuptials with fiancée Alicia Warlick.
HDAW 2025 sets records with heavy-duty aftermarket attendees

2 months ago | trailer-bodybuilders.com | Kevin Jones

This year, the industry was proud to honor Dominic Grote, president and CEO of Grote Industries, as the 2025 Heavy Duty Aftermarket Hall of Fame inductee, Vander Haag’s Inc. as the Distributor of the Year and Toni Nastali, owner of Spring-Align, as the inaugural Women in Leadership Award recipient. Themed “Brake New Ground,” HDAW’25 embraced the industry’s forward-thinking perspective in a rapidly advancing environment.
MAC LTT’s safety innovations turn heads

2 months ago | trailer-bodybuilders.com | Jason Mcdaniel

His company, which holds 35 patents—most of which are based on his designs—debuted its illuminated “glow heads” last year at National Tank Truck Carriers’ Tank Truck Week in Charlotte, North Carolina. The patent-pending technology features a giant Lexan lens with hidden lighting that transforms the entire rear end of a MAC LTT trailer into an attention-grabbing stop/tail/turn light. “For us, it’s all about safety—the safety of the driver, and for the tank going down the highway,” Maiorana said.