Tires are one of the largest controllable costs on a trailer, and one of the last to get real data behind them. A slow leak, a mismatched pair, an underinflated position running hot: most of it announces itself long before it becomes a road call, if something is listening.

That is the smart trailer case in one line. Continuous tire data turns a reactive expense into a preventative program, with alerts your team can act on this week rather than a report you read after the failure. Few investments on a trailer change fleet economics this quickly.

And it matters more the further out you look. As fleets move toward autonomous-ready operations, no driver is walking the trailer at every stop. The equipment has to report its own condition. Fleets building that visibility into their trailers now are the ones that will be ready when the rest of the operation catches up.

Host Lawrence Bader, retired director of Global Fleet Systems at UPS, is joined by Brett Suma of Bot Auto, Rence Oliphant of Hendrickson, and Derek LaFitte of Phillips Connect for a direct look at what a trailer TPMS solution does for cost, safety, and efficiency once fleets stop guessing and start knowing.

You’ll walk away with:

✅ Where the ROI actually comes from: which tire events cost a fleet the most, and which ones smart trailer data catches early enough to prevent.

✅ How to turn continuous tire data into preventative actions your team can take this week, instead of a report you read after the failure.

✅ What separates a fleet that manages tires reactively from one running a real program built around cost, safety, and efficiency.

✅ Why trailer-level visibility becomes non-negotiable as fleets move toward autonomous-ready operations and no one is walking the trailer at every stop.

✅ Direct perspective from Hendrickson and Phillips Connect on how equipment and technology fit into a comprehensive tire strategy.



Speakers

- Host: Lawrence Bader, Retired UPS Global Fleet Systems Director and Principal at Advanced Transportation Technology, LLC
- Brett Suma, President and COO, Bot Auto
- Rence Oliphant, VP of Global Sales, Hendrickson
- Derek LaFitte, Head of Business Development and Partnerships, Phillips Connect