Morprop Transportation Property Review 04.11 Equipment Makers Soar

The long-awaited trucking recovery has delivered for the transportation manufacturing sector. Truck orders for Class 8 trucks hit a 5 year high in March with net orders up almost 160% y/y. Truck maker Daimler’s (manufacturer of Freightliner trucks) Q1 sales rose over 25% and profit tripled. Volvo recently announced that…

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Morprop Transportation Property Review 04.11

First Quarter Transport Review OTR, ocean and rail segments performed well while air freight was sluggish. The 50 biggest trucking firms collectively put in their strongest performance in years with TL leading the way, parcel and same-day couriers closely behind and the LTL sector growing least quickly. On the LTL…

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