For the rest of the towing population though ... that helps hitching as long as we get the ball close to the trailer. The Swivel-Loc hitch alignment system uses a movable plate and locking ...

Carrying between 10 and 15 percent of a trailer's weight on the hitch makes for more stable towing, and Smart Hitch makes figuring out if you are within that window a simple extension of hooking ...

Soon enough, possibly in the next 10 years, we’ll be able to send delivery trucks out on their own, towing a trailer and your Amazon order without any human assistance in the driver’s seat.

That’s the premise Australian technology startup OzXCorp is working on in the development of a new, smart and electrified trailer that will basically turn the very concept of towing on its head.

First reported by Ford Authority, the proposed technology would serve several purposes for those who tow trailers regularly. Drivers who often lug trailers behind their trucks or SUVs tend to ...