Global Trailer

Builder Design

Taking charge

Posted on Wednesday 9th, May 2018.

Dutch manufacturing specialist, VALX, is changing the way trailer builders think about axles, specifically how they can be designed to be multifunctional to electrically charge integrated components such as refrigeration units. Read More...
Picking up speed

Posted on Wednesday 2nd, May 2018.

There has been a distinct shift in sentiment surrounding Australia’s high-productivity Performance-Based Standards scheme since its introduction a decade ago. Is innovative design now becoming the norm down under? Read More...
Facing the future

Posted on Wednesday 11th, October 2017.

The digitisation of modern transport equipment has progressed rapidly since Freightliner unleashed the Inspiration Truck on the industry two-and-a-half years ago. Now, even Hollywood is getting involved. Read More...
French evolution

Posted on Wednesday 13th, September 2017.

Under new ownership and fuelled by a booming European refrigerated transport market, French OEM Chereau has reinvented itself as a high-tech brand with a strong data focus. Read More...
Change catalyst

Posted on Wednesday 6th, September 2017.

Automated driving is the latest buzz in commercial road transport. But what could the advent of autonomous vehicles mean for the container transport industry? Read More...
Growth by downsizing

Posted on Wednesday 23rd, August 2017.

In a timely response to the global urbanisation trend – and to still be able to operate in Europe’s increasingly locked-off cities – Schmitz Cargobull has entered the highly competitive truck body market. Read More...
The Winning Formula

Posted on Monday 19th, June 2017.

Sydney company Omni Tanker has taken the next step to disrupting the global tanker manufacturing market by expanding into New Zealand, supporting a local chemicals business during a critical growth phase. Read More...
Stepping into Twin 33 Trailers

Posted on Sunday 4th, June 2017.

A new study found that increasing the standard length of a US twin trailer by only 1.5m could save the industry some €2.4 billion. Read More...
The Trial of the Trailer

Posted on Tuesday 28th, February 2017.

Nearing its halfway point, the UK’s Longer Semi-Trailer Trial is revealing some encouraging data. But will the nation’s foray into high productivity freight vehicles prompt a permanent change to its trailer landscape? Read More...
PBS: The road to productivity

Posted on Friday 22nd, July 2016.

Australia’s openness to the idea of high productivity vehicle design has gained it international attention, but a complex approval process and on-going political quarrel have long held it back. Where is it standing now? Read More...