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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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Can manufacturers be held liable in a crash even though the equipment involved met federal safety standards at the time it was made? A $462 million verdict against Wabash National raises questions about rear underride guard standards.
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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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Carrier Transicold’s Lynx fleet maintenance dashboard now offers improved RU monitoring and preventive maintenance.
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NHTSA is mulling a side-underride guard mandate for semi-trailers, but more than a dozen cities now demand companies bidding on contracts use them.
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Hendrickson’s acquisition of Reyco Granning will give the company an opportunity to expand both its product reach and manufacturing footprint.
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The government doesn't seem to mind asking trucking to invest a trillion dollars toward a greener future. But they won't let us pull turnpike doubles making 30% less CO2. Which is insanity, says HDT's Jim Park in his On the Road blog.
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The new brand of 3-in-1s power cord/air assemblies from Grote is engineered to deliver a cost-effective truck and trailer connection without compromising on quality, safety, and adherence to legal standards.
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Phillips Industries said its new Rear-Vu Backup Camera for the commercial trucking industry “promises to transform trailer maneuverability and safety.”
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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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