Trailers’ jobs are pretty straightforward: Stay attached to the tractor, keep the cargo safe from point A to B, and don’t cause any downtime. Refrigerated units are also asked to keep their internal ...

Every blind spot in a fleet costs time, money and customer trust. For decades, trailers have been treated as boxes on wheels, essential but invisible to the in-cab and back-office software platforms ...

Grote Industries unveiled the 4SEE smart trailer system, a combination of hardware and software that aims to give truck fleets more access to data related to their operations. Grote’s 4SEE technology ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Fleet telematics vendor Samsara has expanded its smart trailer offerings with several new features aimed at improving maintenance and operational efficiency. The new capabilities, ...

Phillips Connect has announced the general availability of its TechAssist Apple iOS and Android app. The new system is designed to streamline installations for trailer manufacturers (OEMs) and fleet ...

ArcBest's less-than-truckload carrier, ABF Freight, is working with Drov Technologies to install new smart trailer technology in its rigs. The partnership focuses on Drov's AirBoxOne, sensors that ...

In Part 1 of this series on The Rise of Powered Trailers, HDT looked at the general trends driving more technology into trailers today and how they are leading to more powerful, efficient and ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Advances in telematics and data analytics are redefining the technology-enabled freight trailer. The proliferation of inexpensive sensor ...

Pebble, a Silicon Valley startup, is revolutionizing the trailer market with the Pebble Flow, the world’s first autonomous and smart model. Controlled by an app, the trailer allows everything from ...

As trucking companies become more data-driven, the trailer is an underexploited area from which to derive insights. But that’s changing with the evolution of the smart trailer, which is becoming ...