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NewsJanuary 12, 2021

Hyundai Translead: Composite Trailer Panels Offer Significant Improvements

Hyundai Translead said it has developed a new, composite material panel technology for trailers that offers significant weight savings and enhanced durability.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2020

DAT: October Spot Market’s Record-Breaking Rates

Spot truckload rates for dry van and refrigerated freight hit another high in October, according to DAT Freight & Analytics, while average flatbed rates also increased compared to September, they did not surpass 2018’s highs.

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Newsby StaffOctober 7, 2020

Spot Van Rates Hit High for All Segments

According to DAT Solutions, the average spot van rates set a record high in September, up 6 cents from the previous record set in June 2018.

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Newsby StaffAugust 18, 2020

Stoughton Celebrates Milestone with UPS

Stoughton Trailers built its 50,000th dry van trailer for UPS in mid-August at its Stoughton, Wisconsin, facility.

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Newsby StaffJune 4, 2020

Strick Trailers Adds DymondPly Panels to VT100 Line

Strick Trailers will now vertically install Ridge Corporation DymondPly lining composite panels in its VT100 plywood panel vans.

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Trailer Talkby Tom BergNovember 30, 2016

European Cargo Securement Devices are Diverse

Like here, tying down the goods is a concern in Europe, because a dominant German trailer builder recently displayed a van with numerous securement options aboard. Tom Berg has more in his Trailer Talk blog.

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ProductsJune 3, 2015

SAF-Holland's ULX40 Trailer Suspension Uses Composite Springs

Citing a trend away from air-ride and toward mechanical trailer suspensions, SAF-Holland has introduced an integrated suspension-axle-brake product it says is the first of its kind.

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NewsApril 2, 2015

Vans Surge as Spot Freight Availability Increases

Flatbed markets remained strong and van markets surged as overall spot freight availability rose 12% and capacity stayed flat, according to the latest numbers from DAT Solutions.

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Articlesby Tom BergDecember 24, 2014

ZCube Trailers Are Back To the Future

Zenith Global Logistics, which hauls and delivers home and hotel furnishings across much of the nation, needed more capacity. So its managers looked around and rediscovered low-floor, high-cube van trailers that the fleet used 20 years ago.

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NewsOctober 8, 2014

Schneider Raises Van Truckload Driver Pay

Schneider increased compensation for van truckload company drivers, the company announced. The new pay rates are 8% - 13% higher per mile and drivers have the opportunity to earn bonus pay.

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