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Your No-Nonsense Guide to Dimensional Weight Pricing
Your No-Nonsense Guide to Dimensional Weight Pricing

If you regularly ship with UPS or FedEx, you’ve likely encountered dimensional (DIM) weight pricing, and if you’re not careful, it can drive up your costs significantly. Here are tips you can use to keep your costs low. Continue Reading

Postedby Jen Deming
Date posted05/26/2023


Avoiding Pitfalls: How a Trailer-Specific DMS Can Help Your Dealership
Avoiding Pitfalls: How a Trailer-Specific DMS Can Help Your Dealership

Running a trailer dealership can be a lucrative business. However, it is also a business that is fraught with potential pitfalls. From managing inventory to tracking customer orders, there are a variety of factors that can impact the success of a trailer dealership. Continue Reading

Postedby Britton Webb
Date posted05/22/2023


Ridewell's Millsap to Retire, Cravens gets Promotion
Ridewell's Millsap to Retire, Cravens gets Promotion

Ridewell Suspensions has announced a leadership change to take place on June 30, 2023. John E. Millsap, President of Ridewell will be retiring after 28 years of service. Justin Cravens, Vice President of Sales at Ridewell, is set to move into Millsap's position upon his departure. Continue Reading

Postedby Susan Bishop
Date posted05/19/2023


U.S. Patent Approved for Felling Trailers’ Air Bi-Fold Ramps System
U.S. Patent Approved for Felling Trailers’ Air Bi-Fold Ramps System

Felling Trailers, Inc. was recently awarded a U.S. patent grant for their Air Bi-fold Ramps System, U. S. Patent 11,613,197. The Air Bi-fold Ramps system was first introduced to the construction and paving industry at the 2020 CONEXPO-CON/AGG show. Continue Reading

Postedby Susan Bishop
Date posted05/18/2023


May/June 2023
May/June 2023

The NATDA Magazine features new products and services, sales and marketing ideas, dealership training articles, and breaking trailer-industry news. May/June 2023 Issue Continue Reading

Postedby Susan Bishop
Date posted05/14/2023


TBE PURCHASES I-41 TRAILER CENTER
TBE PURCHASES I-41 TRAILER CENTER

TBE Equipment, a supplier of trailers, snowblowers, mowers and tractors that is headquartered in Watertown, WI, has purchased the former I-41 Trailer Center and moved it from Neenah to a larger facility in Appleton. Continue Reading

Postedby Susan Bishop
Date posted05/12/2023


MH Eby Adds Free Country Skirted Flatbed to Lineup
MH Eby Adds Free Country Skirted Flatbed to Lineup

M. H. Eby Inc. has launched its Free Country skirted flatbed towing body. The new truck body builds on the success of Eby’s Big Country flatbed product line, which has been a favorite of farmers, ranchers, and commercial fleets for years. Continue Reading

Date posted05/4/2023


2024 Keystone BIG Show Dates and Location Announced
2024 Keystone BIG Show Dates and Location Announced

Keystone Automotive Operations, the leading distribution company for the automotive aftermarket announced that the 2024 BIG Show, its annual customer event, will be held February 23-24, 2024, at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida. Continue Reading

Date posted05/4/2023


EBY ANNOUNCES ITS TOP DEALERS OF 2022!
EBY ANNOUNCES ITS TOP DEALERS OF 2022!

MH Eby is pleased to announce the following list of dealers who have earned sales awards for 2022. Continue Reading

Date posted05/4/2023


2023 NATDA Trailer Show Hosts Its First Women in Business Networking Event
2023 NATDA Trailer Show Hosts Its First Women in Business Networking Event

The North American Trailer Dealers Association (NATDA) announced that the 2023 NATDA Trailer Show will be hosting a new event designed for female professionals in the trailer industry: The Women in Business Roundtable and Networking Event. Continue Reading

Postedby Susan Bishop
Date posted05/4/2023


Jumpstart Your Dealership's Efficiency: Begin the Organization Process Today
Jumpstart Your Dealership's Efficiency: Begin the Organization Process Today

Guest Blogger: Johnathan Aguero, Blackpurl, Inc. If you own or manage a trailer dealership, you're no stranger to the challenges of running a successful business. Staying on top of inventory, managing staff, and ensuring a good customer experience can be challenging tasks. But what if we told... Continue Reading

Postedby Johnathan Aguero
Date posted05/3/2023


Felling Trailers, Inc. Announces Beneficiary of 2023 Trailer for a Cause
Felling Trailers, Inc. Announces Beneficiary of 2023 Trailer for a Cause

Felling Trailers will host its eleventh annual Trailer for a Cause online auction of an FT-3 Utility trailer to benefit a nonprofit organization. Felling Trailers' goal is to bring awareness to various nonprofits that are making a difference by donating 100% of the winning bid from the auction to a Continue Reading

Date posted05/1/2023