Reefer roundup
A look at new products and technologies introduced at the Mid-America Trucking Show
Fuel saving trailers
When a fleet joins the SmartWay Transport Partnership, it makes a commitment to work toward improved environmental and fuel efficient operations. The results generally include a decrease in exhaust emissions, an improvement in shipping opportunities from SmartWay Shipper Partners and a substantial operational cost savings due to a decrease in fuel consumption. The first steps
Order a SmartWay Trailer
Buying the best, most fuel efficient trailers helps fleets get a better ROI
Lawrence Transportation has pro-active management
A highly diversified fleet uses a wide range of technologies that provide customer satisfaction
Corrosion protection
aluminum flatbed, dump and transfer trailers. It’s a return ground system (versus the traditional chassis-ground system) eliminating the poor connections that can occur between body, chassis and tractor fifth wheel. Great Dane Trailers—CorroGuard, introduced in 2007, is designed to fully protect the underbody components of trailers. This is a thermoplastic coating that’s sprayed on suspensions
Right stuff
At Food City, a combination of specifications, proactive maintenance and driver programs are adding up to an industry-leading safety record.
Less trailer weight, more profit
Trucking is a business with razor thin profit margins, where any gains in efficiency can mean the difference between profit and loss. In this type of environment, equipment manufacturers continually strive to develop products that offer both greater capacity and less weight. This is always a tricky balancing act – but especially so for companies
Smart Choices – Braun’s Express
From tractors and trailers to onboard monitoring/evaluation systems,
Braun’s Express adopts technologies that enhance its operating efficiency
New reefer cooling units and CARB, SmartWay updates
There are self-contained refrigerated, freezer, cryogenic and combination refrigerator-freezer shipping and storage systems specifically designed to add another temperature section to an existing refrigerated vehicl
Solid Link
Marten Transport’s equipment and maintenance programs are helping the carrier improve its supply chain services for customers