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Phillips Connect Technologies Smart Trailer Hardware Unveiled
Phillips Connect unveils smart trailer hardware including Smart7, Pre-Check Smart System, IntelliSense Harness System, SmartLock Gladhand, and SmartPair.

Great Dane FleetPulse Smart Trailer System
Great Dane FleetPulse is a trailer monitoring system that integrates with trailer components and delivers operational data to the cloud through 4G LTE.

ConMet PreSet Plus SmartHub Named Top 20 Products of 2020
ConMet is pleased to announce that the PreSet Plus SmartHub has been chosen as one of Heavy Duty Trucking’s (HDT) Top 20 Products of 2020.

BrakeAudit Brake Inspection Systems at TMC 20
BrakeAudit will be at TMC 20 with their drive-through automatic brake inspection system. Visit them at booth #2450.

US Liner Silverback Thermal Reflecting Trailer Subpan
US Liner Company, a manufacturer of glass-reinforced composite solutions for the trucking industry, introduces Silverback thermal reflecting trailer subpan.

Bendix Training Schedule 2020
The Bendix Training Schedule for 2020 consists of air brake and advanced technology courses that will visit 25 locations in 19 states.

Wabash MSC Reefer (Zero-Emissions Composite Refrigerated Trailer)
The Wabash MSC reefer, a Zero-Emissions Composite refrigerated trailer, will be on display at the 2020 TMC Annual Meeting.

ACT Research Reports US Trailer Orders Down in January
New US trailer orders of 16.8k were down 9% month-over-month in January, and after accounting for cancellations, net orders of 15.0k dropped 15%.

Phillips Connect Technologies Enters into Preferred Partner Agreement with CIE Manufacturing
Phillips Connect Technologies and CIE Manufacturing will partner to deliver the highest quality OEM chassis with the best-in-class telematics solutions.

Wabash National Breaks Yearly Revenue Record
Trailer manufacturer Wabash National has announced their results for 2019 which includes a yearly revenue of $2.3 billion, the highest in company history.

Utility Trailer Announces Record Trailer Production
Utility Trailer Manufacturing is proud to announce that in 2019 the company broke their all-time record for total trailer production.

ACT Research Seminar 62 Current Truck and Trailer Markets
ACT Research Seminar 62 will focus on the U.S. economy, new and emerging technologies, gaining overviews of the current truck and trailer markets, and more.