ATA’s Technology & Maintenance Council to Sponsor eSMARTT Research Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Sean McNally
December 18, 2020
ATA’s Technology & Maintenance Council to Sponsor eSMARTT Research Project
Study to Evaluate Trailer Owners’ Adoption of Intelligence Products and Services
Arlington, Virginia – Today, the American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council announced its decision to underwrite a new research effort aimed at evaluating trailer owners’ adoption of intelligence products and services that are becoming increasingly available throughout the industry.
- The eSMARTT Trailer Survey is an in-depth study of the trailer rental and leasing market, focusing on:
- currently deployed intelligent trailer products and brand preferences,
- future plans for additional product offerings,
- rental/lease customer feedback and guidance, and
- rental/leasing company views on
- retrofitting existing trailers,
- powering intelligence systems in an untethered status,
- tractor/trailer connectivity issues,
- matching rapidly changing technology with 20-plus year assets, and
- calculating return on investment on their technology purchases.
“By examining data and opinions across the major trucking and trailer-owning segments, eSMARTT will help the industry chart a faster, more efficient transition to the fully integrated intelligent trailer of the future, enhancing safety, maintainability and readiness for the North American trucking industry,” said TMC Executive Director Robert Braswell.
The eSMARTT Trailer Survey of rental/lease companies will be launched in January 2021 and conclude with a summary report to be presented at TMC’s 2021 Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition, scheduled for April 12-15 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. Further detailed and customized reports will be made available to interested parties through TMC.
TMC is planning on similar surveys examining other segments of the industry including truckload and specialized carriers, LTL companies, private fleets and full-service truck lessors in the future.
For more information, contact:
- Paul Menig, CEO, Business Accelerants; Paul@businessaccelerants.com, (971) 222-5683 or
- Charlie Willmott, CEO, WillGo Trans. Consulting, LLC; cdwillmott52@gmail.com, (703) 341-7817
- Robert Braswell, executive director, TMC; tmc@trucking.org, (703) 838-1763.
eSMARTT™ is a newly formed collaboration between Business Accelerants™ of Sherwood, Ore., and WillGo Transportation Consulting LLC of Petoskey, Michigan, dedicated to researching and understanding new technology tools for the transportation industry and the many complex issues around future technological standardization and equipment interchangeability.
By providing leadership support and opportunities to collaborate, TMC helps members develop the industry’s best practices that address the critical truck technology and maintenance issues that have the greatest impact on truck fleets. For more than 60 years, TMC’s member-driven Recommended Maintenance and Engineering Practices have been setting the standards that help trucking companies specify and maintain their fleets more effectively. Follow TMC on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry America depends on most to move our nation’s freight. Follow ATA on Twitter or on Facebook. Trucking Moves America Forward
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