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 ...

What is a smart trailer? Historically, trailers are “unintelligent” devices, meaning that they respond only to external inputs. This one-way dialog leaves untapped potential in the form of information ...

The smart trailer concept is still in its infancy, and already the potential seems almost limitless. Over the past five years, trailers have gone from boxes on wheels to sources of business ...

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, ...

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 ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] A new report from the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations said technology can help improve trailer ...

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 ...

Smart trailer technology can dramatically improve all aspects of a trucking fleet's operations. Data gleaned from brakes and tires can provide crucial data that helps fleets avoid inspection ...

The family tree for Internet of Things was planted in the trucking industry long before the term was invented. For more than 20 years, fleets have been using telematics, the granddaddy of IoT, to stay ...

Thermo King, a leader in sustainable transport temperature control solutions and a strategic brand of global climate innovator Trane Technologies announced today the expansion of its telematics ...