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Newsby Jim ParkFebruary 22, 2019

Transtex in Talks to Buy SmartTruck Trailer Aero Assets

SmartTruck apparently is shutting down its operations and selling the assets related to its TopKit Class 8 trailer aero systems to another trailer aero device provider, Transtex.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 21, 2019

Great Dane Plant Hits Production Milestone

Great Dane’s Wayne, Nebraska, manufacturing facility hit a new milestone when it produced its 125,000th refrigerated trailer.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 20, 2019

Huge Backlog Slows Trailer Orders to Start 2019

January trailer order numbers were down to start the year as fleets and trailer makers are still dealing with the large amount of orders made in 2018.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 20, 2019

Fontaine Heavy-Haul Names New President

Fontaine Heavy-Haul, a Marmon Highway Technologies company, has named Bryan Metz as its president, promoting him from the position of sector chief financial officer of Marmon.

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Trailer Talkby Tom BergFebruary 19, 2019

Suicide by Flatbed on TV’s ‘Blue Bloods’ is Guilty of Technical Errors

Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg thinks he could've made this crash scene's technical details — an under-ride crash — more realistic.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsFebruary 15, 2019

Trailers: Trucking’s Final Technology Frontier

In this exclusive HDT interview, Charles Willmott, a 30-year veteran of the trailer industry, explains why this market segment is ripe for massive, disruptive change.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 8, 2019

Phillips Connect Boosts TrailerNet Platform with Strategic Acquisition

Phillips Connect Technologies has acquired Connected Holdings, a company that has been developing PCT's upcoming TrailerNet trailer telematics platform.

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Articlesby Denise RondiniJanuary 31, 2019

Vehicle Sales, Operating Population and Utilization Lead to Aftermarket Demand Growth

Aftermarket demand for Class 6-8, trailers, and container chassis in 2018 is expected to total $30.1 billion, according to John Blodgett, vice president, sales and marketing, of MacKay & Co.

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Trailer Talkby Tom BergJanuary 30, 2019

How to Make a Long Blade Trailer Longer

As wind turbine grow in size, so must the trailers that haul their components. XL Specialized's product is one way, writes Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg.

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ProductsJanuary 29, 2019

Rocketail Aerodynamic Solution Reduces Drag

Rocketail has launched the Rocketail Wing, a rear drag reduction technology for trailers that improves fuel efficiency and is SmartWay verified.

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