Trailer stability systems maintenance to keep tractor-trailers safe
Whether your fleet is large, small, or a single tractor-trailer, nobody wants to deal with a rollover: They’re dangerous, expensive, and can be damaging to your reputation. So let’s look at the operation and maintenance of trailer roll stability systems that are designed to help prevent rollovers. The Basics of Trailer Stability A trailer roll
Meritor announces collaboration with ConMet eMobility to enable zero-emission trailers
Meritor announced it has entered into a collaboration agreement with ConMet in which Meritor will develop purpose-built trailer suspensions and brakes, as well as tire inflation systems to work with ConMet’s PreSet Plus eHub. This system will enable production of zero-emissions refrigerated trailers. To deliver this electrified trailer solution, Meritor is redesigning its trailer suspension
The 3G sunsets on trailers, assets too
For some of you, it’s already too late. AT&T shutdown its 3G network late last month and for those fleets who use that network and hadn’t updated your telematics devices, when you rolled into the office and opened up your dashboards you likely saw … nothing. It likely even impacted your ELD reporting. Frankly, it’s
Double A Trailers joins Utility’s dealer network
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. has announced that Double A Utility Trailers, a dealership located in northwestern Ohio is now part of Utility’s dealer network. The Double A Utility Trailer dealership comprises 12,936 square feet of space for sales, support, and a 7-bay service department. In addition, the dealership offers customers a fully stocked 12,000 square
The role trailers could play in electrification
Range is a constant conversation in our increasingly electrified trucking world. The juxtaposition of getting more range is adding more batteries, but that adds weight to trucks that have spent the past decade, really, lightweighting components. But what about the trailer? Sure, batteries could add weight, and trailers tend to sit a lot, which is
Stop winter from damaging your trailers
Trailers are susceptible to a variety of potential issues when running during the winter. Luckily, with the right maintenance program, much of this damage can be avoided altogether. Click here to watch more of FE’s On the Road video series. Here is a transcript of the video: There are two main areas of concern for
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
ConMet kicks off TMC with eMobility focus on refrigerated trailers
As the race to decrease emissions on transport refrigeration units (TRUs) is posing a major hurdle to commercial fleets, a zero-emission electric trailer is now available from ConMet eMobility that eliminates emissions, decreases noise, and reduces brake wear, the company noted at the TMC Fall Meeting held in Cleveland. The power behind the zero-emission trailer
Fontaine Heavy-Haul releases 53-ft. Xcalibur extendable platform trailers
Fontaine Heavy-Haul is introducing a line of 53-ft. Xcalibur extendable trailers that are California legal. The four new models are 53 ft. in the closed position and 90 ft. fully opened. When the trailers are closed and the sliding axles are in their most forward position, the distance between the kingpin and the rear axle
FleetPulse telematics solution now standard on Great Dane trailers
Great Dane‘s FleetPulse smart trailer system will now come as a standard feature on new Great Dane trailers with an integrated CAN harness to prepare equipment for future smart technology adoption, the company announced. All dry and refrigerated Great Dane trailers will now come standard with FleetPulse. The company says this will deliver real-time data
