The economy remains a top concern for the trucking industry, ranking as the number one issue in the American Transportation Research Institute’s annual report for the second year in a row. For fleets, ...

Phillips Connect has assembled four kits, which it calls Internet of Trailers kits, that allow fleets to convert to smart trailers. Smart-trailer technology uses telematics to enable real-time ...

Trailers’ jobs are pretty straightforward: Stay attached to the tractor, keep the cargo safe from point A to B, and don’t cause any downtime. Refrigerated units are also asked to keep their internal ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Fleet telematics vendor Samsara has expanded its smart trailer offerings with several new features aimed at improving maintenance and operational efficiency. The new capabilities, ...

Samsara's Smart Trailer features offer data on trailer health, improving utilization and compliance for fleets. Fleets like Daylight Transport say they have achieved a 48% increase in trailer ...

Samsara has bolstered its Smart Trailers solution to optimize customer solutions, the company announced Sunday during a press conference at ATA's Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) Annual Meeting ...

Every blind spot in a fleet costs time, money and customer trust. For decades, trailers have been treated as boxes on wheels, essential but invisible to the in-cab and back-office software platforms ...

ArcBest's less-than-truckload carrier, ABF Freight, is working with Drov Technologies to install new smart trailer technology in its rigs. The partnership focuses on Drov's AirBoxOne, sensors that ...

In his 47 years as a technician, Tony Morthland remembers a time when preventive maintenance on trailers was only performed at three-month intervals. Later, it extended to four months, and nowadays, ...