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Experimental ZF powered truck trailer.
Articlesby Jack RobertsSeptember 11, 2024

The Promise of Powered Trailers Part 2

The potential for smart, connected, power-generating trailers encompasses everything from power for TRUs, air systems and even electric drive axles that can extend range on battery-electric tractor-trailers or reduce fuel consumption and exhaust emissions on diesel-powered units.

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ConMet powered trailer crossing a bridge.
Articlesby Jack RobertsAugust 29, 2024

The Promise of Powered Trailers

New powered trailers can make diesel-powered tractor trailers cleaner and more efficient than ever before, as well as help with adoption of zero-emission trucks.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 16, 2024

Stoughton Trailers Unveils Automatic Trailer Air and Connection Line System

Developed with Electrans Technologies, the new Auto Connect system automatically connects truck and trailer air, seven-way electrical and communication lines in seven seconds.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 21, 2024

Uber Freight Takes Power-Only Solution National

Uber Freight has gone national with its Powerloop power-only service, as it says there’s growing demand for the drop-and-hook capacity solution. It's also added smart trailers and other enhancements.

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Newsby Jack RobertsMarch 15, 2024

Phillips Industries Unveils T/T Pair Smart 7-Way Socket

The T/T Pair 7-way smart socket establishes uses a PLC transceiver to immediately identify and communicate tractor-trailer pairings to any BLE integrated ELD or trailer telematics device.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 23, 2023

Phillips Announces Tractor-Trailer Connectivity Solution

Phillips Industries says it has a solution for the challenge of smart-trailer connectivity with the tractor.

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Newsby Hillary WeissJune 26, 2023

New Tech Offerings to Improve Fleet Operations

Samsara launched four new product offerings to assist fleets in improving efficiency.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 16, 2023

New Smart-Trailer Kits Can Retrofit Telematics

Phillips Connect is offering what it calls Internet of Trailers kits, which allow fleets of all sizes to convert to smart-trailers.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeMay 19, 2023

Brent Hickman Brings Motorsports Skills to Trucking Tech

How HDT Truck Fleet Innovator Brent Hickman uses what he learned in years working in racing to make the Pilot Company trucking fleet as efficient as possible.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsMay 8, 2023

How Fleets Are Using Trailer Telematics

There’s a lot of discussion about smart trailers and future tech, but many fleets are already getting impressive results with trailer telematics systems.

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