XTRA Lease News

See how harmful driver misses are to a carrier's bottom line and how to eliminate them with trailer tracking.

Real-time trailer tracking can tell you when something happens that you need to know about. So when it comes to trailer tracking, don’t just set it and forget it.

An idle or misplaced trailer isn't earning you money. Know where your trailers are by using trailer tracking that shows you trailers on the move, when a trailer arrives at or leaves a destination, and where a trailer is at any time.

When the rush is over and you no longer need the extra capacity of the trailers you rented, here's how to return rental trailers fast.

Are you still chasing down trailers? Save those steps for the gym and let modern trailer tracking technology do the work for you.

There are advantages to using newer refrigerated trailers and leasing is a great way to add youth to your fleet without a major capital investment.

Yep, we said it. Rent fewer trailers. We’re big fans of effective spending. It drives cost out of the supply chain, which makes everybody, from manufacturer to consumer, happy. While it’s clear that renting fewer trailers means you’ll spend less on rentals, how can renting fewer trailers make you more efficient?

They can cost less, be more efficient, help you retain drivers, and more, no matter your length of haul. Here's how.

Sure, trailer technology—in the forms of trailer telematics and equipment specs—may cost a bit more, but they also can help you do more with less. When you account for fuel savings and a harder-working trailer that’s designed to stay on the road and out of the shop, you have a clear path to higher efficiency and profit.