Posted 2020-04-03 7:49 AM (#173033) Subject: Coronavirus - How is it affecting the trailer business
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With our economic world so closely connected to horses and business I have to ask the obvious. How has the current coronavirus shutdown affected you, and what are the dealers and manufacturers doing to get through these troubled times?
Posted 2020-04-03 10:31 AM (#173034 - in reply to #173033) Subject: RE: Coronavirus - How is it affecting the trailer business
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Posts: 656 Location: Rayne, LA
I think it will take a toll on some manufacturers because i don't think it is a super profitable business but also ( at least locally for me ) all the dealers wil be closed for at least 6 weeks. This whole thing is scary
Posted 2020-04-03 2:43 PM (#173036 - in reply to #173033) Subject: RE: Coronavirus - How is it affecting the trailer business
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The industry should be strong enough to recover, though some of the manufacturers may have to restructure, merge, or consolidate. The huge debt load congress has approved may create considerable inflation. regardless of what MSRP is, add 15%, or more, sticker shock on a new trailer and other commodities, may strain the household budget.
However, as new prices may increase, a good clean trailer should also. Presently, new prices appear to be discounted, there might great buys. The same may go for used.
Posted 2020-04-06 7:25 AM (#173039 - in reply to #173033) Subject: RE: Coronavirus - How is it affecting the trailer business
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I'm not a business owner, I'm just a regular worker. For me coronavirus is catastrophic. Because it got me with my pants down, TBH. And I don't know what to do. My boss gives me some money, but it isn't enough. I have a family. Wife and two kids. Not even I almost don't have any money, sitting at home because of quarantine is boring as hell. And I don't know, how to deal with both of these problems. One of my friends sent me an article from the https://professionalrakeback.com/ site. It's about gambling. They say that this is the way to fight boredom and earn money. I'm a good poker player, but this is not a job. I want my job back because I love it. And I hope all of this will end soon.
Posted 2020-04-06 12:17 PM (#173040 - in reply to #173033) Subject: RE: Coronavirus - How is it affecting the trailer business
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I hang around at a dealer up the street often (so I can use their wi-fi and get free advice and coffee). The sales guys say it is very quiet. The service guys are working, but it is slowing down. But they tell me horse trailer sales were off last year, even before all of this. So who knows? The tariffs smacked prices which hurt sales last year. Now this. I see several show rigs parked, so I assume the shows are cancelled.
Posted 2020-04-16 1:39 PM (#173047 - in reply to #173033) Subject: RE: Coronavirus - How is it affecting the trailer business
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Posts: 785 Location: Tenn/Ala.
Well, the rodeos are cancelled, the horse shows are cancelled, and the trail ride campgrounds are closed. So the trailer wheels aren't turning much right now. So interest in new trailers might be a bit lighter than we'd all like.
Posted 2020-04-17 7:47 AM (#173051 - in reply to #173033) Subject: RE: Coronavirus - How is it affecting the trailer business
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Location: TX
No one I’ve talked to said anything good about the business so far: Briefly, the economy is collapsing and the world is coming to an end… On the other hand, my friends who are dealing with the exportation business are doing well since now the labor expenses are low and the inflation is high. I started to think about selling my mother’s old property in Greece and become a dealer myself. It seems worth trying.
Coronavirus - How is it affecting the trailer business
