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Bobtail Delivery Trucks

Specialized pressurized propane delivery trucks for last-mile residential fills; regulated by DOT; driver shortage contributed to the 2013-14 polar vortex supply crisis

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What depends on it

Goods that need this input

1 essential American goods rely on bobtail delivery trucks somewhere upstream in their supply chain.

Where it comes from

Source countries

Share of global supply, by country.

Who makes it

Supplier companies

3 companies produce bobtail delivery trucks.

PACCAR Inc(PCAR)

HQ US28% share

Heavy-truck maker (Kenworth, Peterbilt, DAF); chassis for propane bobtails and tankers.

Westmor Industries

HQ US15% share

Builds propane/NH3 bobtail trucks, transports, and fuel/propane dispensing equipment.

Arrow Tank & Engineering Co.

HQ US8% share

Fabricator of propane/NH3 bobtail truck bodies, transport trailers and pressure vessels.