Bigger Is Better

摘要

Manufacturing North American tank trailer manufacturers are seeing softer demand because of the struggling global economy. But could possible future changes to weight limits be a light at the end of the tunnel? Like equipment producers in other sectors and markets, road tanker manufacturers in the US and Canada have seen a decline in orders over the past year. This is not only due to constrictions in the chemical and petroleum industries; financing for newbuilding projects has also become harder to come by. Industry-watchers say it is too early to predict when there might be some kind of turnaround.