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CARB requests comments
on ‘SmartWay’ proposal

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has issued revised language to its regulation for reducing greenhouse gases from heavy-duty vehicles....

Commercial trailer orders remain soft but improved

Net orders for commercial trailers in July 2009 increased 4% from June 2009 and 16% from July 2008...

Utility Trailer dealership
reopens in Mississippi

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company announces the reopening of Southern States Utility Trailer in Richland MS....

Great Dane unveils
Classic Truckload reefer

Great Dane Trailers debuted the Classic Truckload reefer, its newest refrigerated trailer, August 20 at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas TX....

Medium-duty forecast
continues weakening

The forecast for heavy-duty trucks and trailers remains steady, but the medium-duty forecast continues to slide, according ACT Research Company...

Reliant Leasing, Icebox
establish joint venture

Reliant Leasing Systems of Houston TX and Icebox Solutions of Washingtonville NY have announced a joint venture within the cold supply chain....

C R England tests aerodynamic
efficiency of trailer side skirts

C R England is testing 100 side skirts for increased trailer aerodynamics. As a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay Transport Carrier Partner, the Salt Lake City UT-based transportation company performs continuous testing on new technologies....

Wabash National Corp
secures forebearance
, By Rick Weber, associate editor, Trailer-Body Builders

Trailer maker Wabash National Corporation and its bank group have entered into a forbearance agreement on a revolving line of credit...

New trailers for changing markets

Regulations have always been major considerations when designing trailers, and recessions always seem to lead established trailer manufacturers to venture...

Phillips provides Q-Box
to organize trailer wires

Supplemental electrical trailer systems leave little room for proper wire storage and manipulation in standard junction boxes. Phillips Industries has solved the problem with the new Q-Box....