Kinedyne releases new Kold-Front refrigerated curtain system
Kinedyne has introduced the new Kold-Front Refrigerated Curtain System, which the company says is a driver-friendly alternative to PVC strip curtains and provides improved thermal resistance and greater durability. Kold-Front provides improved insulation to maintain required low interior temperatures while loading and unloading cargo. Instead of plastic rollers, Kold-Front curtains are equipped with the company’s
Heavy haul trailer maintenance advice
Trailer safety is paramount, and that’s doubly so for heavy hauls that come with their own safety operation requirements. Staying on top of heavy haul trailer maintenance is foundational. For heavy haul trailer maintenance advice, Fleet Equipment caught up with Troy Geisler, vice president of sales and marketing, Talbert Manufacturing, manufacturer of specialty and heavy
Final trailer orders weak in May at 9,500 units
FTR reports that final net trailer orders sank in May to 9,500 units, 42% below April. Y/Y comparisons were still up 112% versus COVID-impacted 2020 order activity. Van orders were very soft in May but vocational trailers remain sturdy as the industrial sector of the economy picks up steam. Trailer orders for the past twelve
TMC releases report examining use of intelligence trailer products
The American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council released its first report on the use and adoption of intelligence products and services across the trucking industry with an examination of adoption of the trailer and lease fleet sector. In looking at trailer rental and lease companies, TMC and eSMARTT gauged 12 of the top 15
Podcast: Thermo King on the challenges and potential benefits of electrification
Electrification: it’s all the rage right now. OEMs are talking about it, component suppliers are talking about it, fleets are talking about it, and we’re certainly talking about it here on Fleet Equipment. There is a lot of excitement in the air, but also a lot of questions. And this was the subject of a
Five tips for towing safely
As a part of the National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) fourth annual National Trailer Safety Week (TSW) running this week, June 6-12, Kenda Americana Tire and Wheel provided its top five driving tips for towing safely. 1. Inspect before you go with the pre-departure safety checklist. • Check and correct tire pressure on the
EROAD adds Phillips Connect trailer, asset monitoring
EROAD and Phillips Connect announced their partnership to bring Phillips Connect devices, sensors, dashboards and reporting to EROAD’s customers. Through the partnership, EROAD says it will offer the full line of Phillips Connect devices for powered and non-powered assets, along with sensors, harnesses and accessories for monitoring of cargo status and trailer health. The partnership
Michelin rolls out two new trailer retreads
Michelin North America Inc. is launching two new pre-mold retreads to broaden its lineup of tire retread technologies. The Michelin X Multi T-SA pre-mold retread is designed to address the scrub and stresses in spread axle and tag axle applications while also providing superior mileage performance in regional and super-regional operations. The Michelin X One
Watch: What makes smart trailers so smart?
A smart trailer is a system of sensors that communicate information about that trailer back to the fleet, and they’re becoming increasingly useful every day. Click here to watch more of FE’s On the Road video series. Here is a transcript of the video: Smart trailers are making fleets, well, smarter. But the term is
Production constraints challenging trailer OEMs
According to this quarter’s issue of ACT Research’s Trailer Components Report, trailer orders were preliminarily lower for April, and meaningfully so. “Lower orders will be the result of dry van and reefer orderboards that commit most OEMs through the remainder of this year and well into the next,” said Frank Maly, director–commercial vehicle transportation analysis
April trailer orders less than half of March; volume up more than 160% YTD
Preliminary reports from trailer OEMs indicate that 14,400 new trailer orders were booked in April, which was 52% lower than March, but a staggering 3600% above the dramatically COVID-impacted volume for the same month last year, according to ACT Research. “Given the dramatic market impact of COVID shutdowns that occurred at this point last year,
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
