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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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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?

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.

You’d think an experienced carrier like Swift Transportation might know what they’re talking about when it comes to tracking trailers. You’d be right.

Cargo theft is an unfortunate reality of doing business in the commercial trucking industry. And, while cargo theft isn’t a new trend, today’s thieves are sophisticated enough to keep pace with changing trends and technologies in transportation.

Even under the watch of the most experienced fleet managers, trailers go missing from time to time. When a trailer’s unhooked and has no telematics of its own, it’s vulnerable to “unauthorized interchange.” And when that happens, it costs you.

Are any of your rental trailers just sitting around idle? That’s dormancy. And when rental trailers are dormant, you’re not only losing revenue, but paying to do it! So how can you make sure your rentals are working for you?