September 8, 2008
With a dramatic decrease in retail truck sales, some fleets are concerned that assembly plant closures and production slowdowns may delay truck deliveries and ship-thru upfits. In addition, there are further concerns about potential fleet allocation issues, availability of transportation, extended lead times caused by shift eliminations, and reduced special equipment runs. One challenge is moving completed upfit vehicles back into "traffic" when an assembly plant is shutdown.
Tags: assembly plant closures, extended lead times, fleet allocation issues, plant downtimes, production slowdowns, ship-thru upfits, truck deliveries