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.
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.
Developed with Electrans Technologies, the new Auto Connect system automatically connects truck and trailer air, seven-way electrical and communication lines in seven seconds.
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.
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.
Phillips Industries says it has a solution for the challenge of smart-trailer connectivity with the tractor.
Samsara launched four new product offerings to assist fleets in improving efficiency.
Phillips Connect is offering what it calls Internet of Trailers kits, which allow fleets of all sizes to convert to smart-trailers.
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.
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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