THACO signs contract to export over 6,050 semi-trailers to US
Truong Hai Auto Corporation (THACO) has signed a contract with Dorsey Intermodal Company to export 6,050 semi-trailers to the US, the largest order in both value and quantity that the firm has received so far.
Hanoi (VNA) – Truong Hai Auto Corporation (THACO) has signed a contract with Dorsey Intermodal Company to export 6,050 semi-trailers to the US, the largest order inboth value and quantity that the firm has received so far.
In order to deliverthe first shipment to the US in November 2021 as scheduled, THACO ismobilising resources to speed up production activities.
Besides, THACO and Dorsey Intermodal, a subsidiary ofPITTS Enterprise - one of 15 major semi-trailer manufacturers in the US, arenegotiating new contracts for production and delivery in the third andfourth quarters of next year.
THACO is also developing suitable products andexpanding the distribution market in the US.
From 2022, THACO will export between 12,000 and15,000 semi-trailers to the US market annually, while also striving to boostexports to both the Australian and Japanese markets.
Ed Gill, Vice President of Sales at Dorsey Intermodal, saidTHACO's products are of high quality and suit the needs of the USmarket, as well as meeting the traffic standards of the US.
Currently, THACO is also working hard to dealwith difficulties in logistics due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and containershortages, thus completing its orders./.
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