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ConMet to Showcase Innovative, Lightweight Commercial Vehicle Components at IAA Transportation 2022
Hannover, Germany - September 19, 2022 – ConMet, a leading global manufacturer of wheel end systems, chassis components, structural plastics, telematics, and alternative energy solutions for commercial vehicles, is set to exhibit at IAA Transportation, September 20-25, 2022, in Hannover, Germany. The company will feature its high-performance, lightweight wheel end…
Overcoming Today’s Challenges in Telematics
Isaac Otto, ConMet's digital product manager, talks about shifting the focus of onboard telematics from raw data points to integrated systems that deliver actionable intelligence and improve fleet profitability. In recent years, onboard telematics has helped the commercial vehicle industry tackle a lot of today’s most pressing issues, including safety…
Utility Makes ConMet Preset Plus® Standard on All Trailers
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA | Apr. 9, 2021 – Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co., the industry’s largest manufacturer of refrigerated trailers and a leading manufacturer of dry freight vans, flatbeds, and Tautliner® curtainsided trailers is pleased to announce ConMet Preset Plus® wheel end hubs as the standard base specification on all…
ConMet Wins PACCAR’s SPM Awards Across All Business Units
VANCOUVER, WA | Apr. 7, 2021 – ConMet has been recognized by PACCAR as a recipient of three Supplier Performance Management awards for 2020. ConMet’s Wheel Ends and Castings divisions received the SPM Leader award, while Plastics received the SPM Achiever award. PACCAR suppliers are evaluated cross-functionally in the areas…
Optimal Vehicle Management through Telematics: Fleet Complete and ConMet Team Up
Toronto, Canada | Apr. 1, 2021 – Fleet Complete, a leading global provider of connected mobility solutions, is excited to announce a new partnership with ConMet, an industry leader in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of commercial vehicle parts for more than 50 years. ConMet develops innovative solutions that drive…
Road Ready Partners with ConMet on PreSet Plus® SmartHub™ System
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. | Mar. 22, 2021 – Road Ready from Clarience Technologies, LLC, a leading provider of fleet and supply chain visibility, has partnered with ConMet to advance its trailer telematics capabilities. Road Ready is the industry’s first telematics solution that incorporates “smart” OE trailer systems into a single fleet…
Goodyear and Conmet to Offer Fleets the Commercial Tire Industry’s First Combined Tire and Wheel Hub Analytics Solution
AKRON, Ohio | Jan. 27, 2021 – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and ConMet announced today their strategic collaboration to create combined digital solutions that will better connect commercial truck fleets to the health of their tires and wheel ends. For the first time in the industry, two companies…
Hirschbach Selects Phillips Connect and ConMet Smart Technologies for New Refrigerated Trailers
Newport Beach, CA | January 26, 2021 – Hirschbach, one of the nation’s most innovative fleets, will add Phillips Connect and ConMet smart trailer technologies to 1200 new refrigerator trailers they will purchase in 2021. The sensor technologies chosen by Hirschbach will give them increased visibility to the health of their…
ConMet Facility Becomes First to Receive DTNA Supplier Award for 30 Consecutive Years
VANCOUVER, WA | December 16, 2020 – Once again, ConMet’s dedication to quality has earned its Monroe, NC facility the prestigious Masters of Quality Supplier award from Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA). The Masters of Quality Supplier award is given to component and service vendors of Freightliner Trucks and…
Custom Commodities Selects ConMet’s PreSet Plus® SmartHub™ Health Monitoring Technology to Improve Safety and Productivity
VANCOUVER, WA | December 7, 2020 — ConMet is excited to announce that Custom Commodities, a tanker fleet based out of Gilmer, TX, has begun to upfit their vehicles with the PreSet Plus SmartHub. After a brief trial-use of ConMet’s newest technology, Custom Commodities is expanding the use of the…
