With eBoost systems on both the truck and trailer and proper software to enable communication, the stopping distance of a truck and trailer improved by up to 20% from 60 mph to zero.
New trailer telematics systems are giving shippers, fleets and receivers real-time intelligence and actionable information on the cargo trucks carry – not only where it is, but also its condition.
ConMet says its new eHub can power electric or hybrid vehicles - starting out with an alternative, fuel-saving way to power trailer refrigeration systems.
To transport food compliantly, fleets must adopt certain best practices and consider adding advanced technology.
The heavy-duty segment is an important segment for General Motors. While designing the 2020 Silverado HD, GM made sure to take in fleet input and parlay that input into features that made it into the final product.
The commercial fleets that use Bestpass for their toll management services have added more than 500,000 active transponders that now register more than 238,000 transactions per day, according to the company.
Morgan Truck Body has opened a new 175,000 square-foot manufacturing facility, the company’s 13th facility in North America.
While developing the all-new Silverado, GM spoke with the major trailer manufacturers and 7,000 truck trailer owners to get input on how to improve the trailering process using driver assistance technology & towing safeguards.
Strick Trailers’ GardX rear impact guard received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s ToughGuard award, passing all three underride tests during certification.
Cummins Inc. is recalling approximately 921 2015-2018 Power Generation trailers for a remote emergency stop (E-stop) problem.