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Access comprehensive trailer industry news today with reporting focused on the equipment, manufacturing and technology trends shaping freight transportation. This category covers trailer production updates, new designs, safety features, regulatory developments and market conditions affecting fleets and suppliers. Articles provide insight into how trailer innovations and business strategies influence efficiency, compliance and capacity across the trucking and logistics industry.

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Hendrickson Unveils Watchman for Real-Time Wheel-End Insight

Hendrickson launched its new Watchman advanced wheel-end sensor system, which the company says will assist fleets in predictive maintenance.

March 18, 2026
BusinessSafetyLogistics

Stolen Target Trailer Leads Police to Huge Retail Crime Cache

Investigators tracking a stolen cargo trailer with Target merchandise in Illinois discovered a Chicago-area warehouse with $3 million in looted goods.

March 18, 2026
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Hyundai Translead Announces Illinois Expansion at TMC 2026

Hyundai Translead CEO Sean Kenney noted that more than 500 customer locations are within a 100鈥憁ile radius of the planned facilities in Will County.

March 17, 2026
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Phillips Connect Expands Trailer Intelligence Platform

Phillips Connect unveiled six platform enhancements to expand how fleets capture and use trailer intelligence in advance of the Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting.

March 15, 2026
BusinessEquipment

Wabash Expands Parts Network, Idles 2 Plants

Trailer manufacturer Wabash is continuing to expand its parts and service center operations while trimming manufacturing capacity as part of a strategic pivot.

March 2, 2026
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Slip Robotics Debuts SlipLift for Trailer Automation

Slip Robotics launched a new loading and unloading platform called SlipLift, expanding its autonomous tech into heavier freight, regional distribution and last鈥憁ile delivery operations.

February 4, 2026
BusinessEquipment

Trailer Orders End Year With Sequential Jump

U.S. trailer orders in December improved substantially from the previous month, and also improved over the prior-year level, according to ACT Research.

January 30, 2026
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentLogistics

US Trailer Makers Seek Steep Duties Against Import Rivals

The group of trailer OEMs, which calls itself the American Trailer Manufacturers Coalition, comprises Great Dane, Stoughton Trailers and Wabash.

December 3, 2025
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

Trailer Leasing Shows Incremental Growth

Industry growth has slowed to 8.3% this year compared with 17.7% year-over-year growth in 2024, according to the CEO of the Truck Renting and Leasing Association.

December 1, 2025
BusinessEquipment

October Trailer Orders Edge Higher Than 2024 Level

Preliminary net orders in October increased 3% year over year to 17,100 units. September had marked the first time orders trended below the prior-year results since April.

November 24, 2025

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