Great Dane recognizes top suppliers
The Supplier Awards recognize excellence in categories including flatbed, refrigerated, large and small suppliers.
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.
Performance Food Group pilots electric refrigerated truck with Navistar, Great Dane, Carrier Transicold
The truck will serve PFG operations in California and was presented at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo.
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
Trailer telematics: How data can impact the service process
With on-board trailer telematics becoming increasingly common, fleet trailer service operations are continually finding new ways to benefit from these advanced technologies. “Telematics solutions can use data from critical trailer components to enhance service processes, support uptime and improve highway safety,” said Ross Froat, executive director of FleetPulse, a smart trailer telematics system by Great Dane.
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
Five truck trend takeaways from March
The end of March can be a trying time for basketball enthusiasts to say the least. As the brackets narrow in and the final four prepare to face off, fans of March Madness are eager to see which team will take home the title of championship winner. Here at FE, we don’t believe in picking
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
ConMet eMobility announces partnerships to expand eHub availability
ConMet eMobility has announced commercial partnerships and supply agreements to increase sales of the PreSet Plus eHub. The eHub system pairs an in-wheel electric motor with a ConMet PreSet Plus hub assembly, engineered to capture kinetic energy and convert it to electricity. The electricity is stored in a high-capacity, lightweight battery that sits beneath a
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
