Cox Automotive acquires Trudell, parent company of Trudell Trailers and Northeast Great Dane
Cox Automotive announced the acquisition of Trudell, expanding its offering within the medium and heavy-duty fleet parts and service, as well as adding direct parts sales and semi-trailer sales to the Cox Automotive Mobility Fleet Services portfolio. The acquisition represents an entry into a new adjacency for Cox Automotive Mobility Fleet Services that complements its
Great Dane facilities receive TTMA 2021 Plant Safety Awards
Great Dane announced that its Jonesboro, AR, and Huntsville, TN, manufacturing facilities have won 2021 Plant Safety Awards from the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association (TTMA). Great Dane Jonesboro is the winning trailer manufacturing plant in Category A, over 750,000-manhours; Great Dane Huntsville won in Category B, 350,000-750,000-man hours. Great Dane Jonesboro employs more than 400
Great Dane drops the curtain on its brand evolution
Great Dane shared a new brand evolution at the 2022 Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition. The new brand strategy focuses on end-to-end solutions for the transportation industry, and a horizon defined by digital connectivity, the company noted during a press conference. “Great Connects Us” is the key theme of
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
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
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
Great Dane releases FleetPulseGO for used trailers
Great Dane recently launched FleetPulseGO, a GPS-only solution for pre-owned trailers that uses the FleetPulse trailer telematics platform and complements its FleetPulsePRO integrated smart trailer. The FleetPulseGO 4G LTE device offers fleets the ability to receive tracking and utilization data for their entire trailer fleet in one data stream and access it via a single
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
Women in Trucking Association continues partnership with Great Dane
Great Dane has renewed its gold-level partnership to continue supporting the Women In Trucking Association (WIT) and its efforts to encourage women around the world to see transportation as a viable career opportunity.
