Great Dane announces partnership with Slipnot
SLIPNOT products convert metal surfaces into high-friction areas that help eliminate slips and falls.
Cox Automotive expands Great Dane presence in eastern Michigan
Trudell Trailer Sales, a Cox Automotive company, will expand into a new region.
Great Dane highlights trailer electrification, telematics at TMC
Take a closer look at Great Dane’s FleetPulse smart trailer system and a glimpse at the future of electric axles from SAF-Holland.
Great Dane recognizes 2022 Supplier Award Winners
Great Dane recently recognized its top supplier partners during the 8th Annual Supplier Summit and Awards in Savannah, Ga. The 2022 Supplier Awards recognize a range of suppliers across the country, who provide key components to produce Great Dane’s dry, flat, and refrigerated trailers and truck bodies. The Supplier Awards recognize excellence in a range
Crawl under a Great Dane trailer to take a look at an eHub with ConMet’s VP, GM Marc Trahand
There’s only one way to get a good look at a trailer suspension eHub that generates electric power and sends it to an electric trailer refrigeration unit (TRU): You have to crawl under it. That’s where I knew we’d end up when I caught up with Marc Trahand, vice president and general manager of ConMet
The smart trailers cometh (and three other takeaways from TMC’s Fall Meeting)
It was the “technology” portion of ATA’s Technology and Maintenance Council’s namesake that took center stage at its 2021 Fall Meeting recently held in Cleveland. While that should come as no surprise, the focus of the technology might: trailers. From electrification to service to telematics, trailers saw a huge focus in boosting fleet productivity. Several
Great Dane plants receive TTMA safety awards
The Great Dane Jonesboro and Huntsville plants have won awards in the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association’s (TTMA) 2020 Plant Safety Contest. Great Dane Jonesboro is the winning trailer manufacturing plant in the large plant category, while Great Dane Huntsville has won in the small plant category. Great Dane Jonesboro employs more than 400 people and
Winter-proof: How to keep your trailers in the best possible shape during the harshest season
There’s plenty to like about the winter, but it’s not all skiing and hot chocolate, especially if you’re a fleet manager who has to worry about the damage the harsh season will cause your equipment. Let’s zero in on trailers, which are susceptible to a variety of potential issues when running during the winter. Luckily,
Great Dane announces FleetPulse smart trailer system
Great Dane announced the launch of its FleetPulse smart trailer telematics system. The OEM-built telematics solution offers built-in sensors that collect precise measurements directly from the trailer’s components, keeping watch over key indicators like tire inflation systems, open doors, cargo weight, burned-out lights, ABS fault codes, and actual mileage. The data is collected and reported
Great Dane, Coretex announce technology partnership
Great Dane, a manufacturer of commercial transportation equipment, and Coretex, a global provider of supply chain compliance and fleet management solutions, announced a technology partnership surrounding the FleetPulse smart trailer solution at The International Foodservice Distributors Associations’ (IFDA) Distribution Solutions Conference. The two companies, which jointly bring scale and complementary expertise, will offer customers a
