How Versatile Flatbed Trailers Can Meet Your Varied Application Needs
Every day on the road presents different challenges, and your flatbed trailer must rise to meet all of them. Today’s demands may call for hauling a distributed load, like drywall…
Flatbed Trailer Maintenance Tips
Over endless highway miles, through every kind of weather, your flatbed trailer must be in top shape to stand up to daily wear and tear. You depend on your equipment…
What Does 2021 Have in Store for the Trailer Industry?
Flatbed Trailer, Maintenance, Refrigerated Trailer, Telematics
2020 was a tumultuous year, leaving many in the commercial transportation industry with questions about the future. How will the industry grow and change? How will the pandemic continue to…
FXP Boasts 3 Flatbed Trailer Musts
Precisely manufactured through an automated process, the Freedom XP (FXP) flatbed offers sturdy construction and broad spec variety—so whether your driver is on the road in Canada or California, you…
Introducing: The Barker
At Great Dane, we value the connection with our community above all else. As a company with roots across this great nation, and a history stretching back more than 120…
How Trailer Telematics Can Help Your Fleet Weather a Disaster
In the trucking industry, you have to be ready for anything. Trucks are a necessity to keep the economy moving—no matter the time, place, or conditions. That being said, even…
Benefits and Challenges of Regenerative Braking in Trailers
Regenerative braking isn’t new. It has been utilized in hybrid and all-electric passenger vehicles for over 20 years, but it has yet to gain significant traction in heavy-duty commercial vehicles….
What is Regenerative Braking?
Regenerative braking is an application in electric vehicles that captures the energy produced by the friction of braking and applies it back to the vehicle. This recovered power can increase…
Building Solutions Together: Collaboration for Live Haul Trailers
Creative solutions demand collaboration. It’s trite, but true and far easier said than done because what collaboration really means is revision—the painstaking task of developing a product until it fits…
7 Trailer Winterization Tips to Keep Your Fleet Moving
It’s never too early to start the trailer winterization process for your fleet. For those fleets in northern climates, winterizing your trailers is vital to your operation’s efficiency. Making trailer winterization a regular part of “business as usual”…
What Great Dane is Grateful for This Year
For most families, Thanksgiving is going to be a bit different this year. While traditions and travel plans might be changing, there is one holiday staple that is not going…
Understanding Predictive Maintenance: What Does a Mile Mean to You?
“All miles aren’t created equal,” says Justin Garver, FleetPulse sales manager at Great Dane. It’s a simple concept with complex implications for fleets. When it comes to maintenance, efficiency, and safety, no…