Episode 2: Trailer Leasing - Keeping the Nation Rolling (Guest: Gwen Brown of NTDA‪)‬ Rants, Raves, and Rentals

In this episode (and every third episode going forward) we will focus on a specific industry that rents, sells, and services their equipment. Today, that is the trailer leasing industry. And we don’t mean U-hauls, we mean the 18-wheelers keeping the nation rolling through this pandemic.

Our guest in this episode is Gwen Brown, President of the National Trailer Dealer’s Association (NTDA). We will discuss the current state of the trailer leasing industry. We will ask her about the impact COVID-19 has had on the trailer industry and the NTDA. We will learn about how she got involved in the trailer industry, and finally, will hear her advice for newcomers to the trailer industry.

Stay tuned for our next episode that will once again be directed to the rental industry as a whole!

The links to the articles and resources we discuss in today’s episode are below:

FTR Ups 2020 Production Forecasts, July 6, 2020, by: Kevin Jones of Trailer Body Builders

FTR Reports Preliminary North American Class 8 Truck Orders Surge in September to 32,000 Units, Oct 5, 2020, From ForConstructionPros.com

Makeup Orders Boost Tractor and Trailer Production – For Now, Aug 21, 2020, by: Alan Adler of Freight Waves

NTDA.org – National Trailer Dealers Association

Gwen Brown’s contact info: gwen@ntda.org, 1-800-800-4552

Rmiusa.com – RMI’s website. RMI is the creator of this podcast, and the creators of ADVANTAGE 365, software for companies that rent, sell, and service equipment.

RMI’s contact info: marketing@rmiusa.com, 1-800-252-5011 x2