Phillips integrates real-time insights from Hendrickson
Phillips Connect recently expanded its smart trailer platform to include wheel-end and tire management system data from Hendrickson, enabling Phillips to alert drivers to tire and wheel-end issues, empower dispatchers to quickly identify which trailers are fit for service, and provide maintenance teams with the visibility they need to plan service more effectively.
“Integrating Hendrickson’s TireMaax TPMS into the Phillips Connect platform brings fleets one step closer to a future where every trailer sensor—tires, brakes, cargo, doors, and more—is connected and delivering actionable insights through one unified platform,” Mark Wallin, general manager and senior vice president of product at Phillips Connect, said in a news release.
“This collaboration extends the value of Hendrickson’s innovation, transforming tire and wheel-end data into predictive intelligence that helps fleets prevent downtime, protect their assets, and make smarter operational decisions in real time.”
Tires represent one of the most significant costs for fleets, ranking alongside people and fuel as top budget items. In fact, tire expenses per mile climbed in 2024 even as overall repair and maintenance costs declined, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s 2025 Operational Costs of Trucking report. When tire problems go undetected, fleets risk more than higher maintenance bills: trailers are taken out of service, loads are delayed, and overall reliability suffers—all of which can affect a fleet’s bottom line.
By pulling Hendrickson data into Phillips’ smart trailer platform, fleets also will benefit from longer tire life, fewer emergency service events, and stronger trailer performance and utilization, the companies maintained.
“Hendrickson’s TireMaax Pro and Pro LB systems have long delivered automatic tire inflation system benefits to fleets, including the ability to inflate, relieve, and equalize tire pressure,” said Matt Wilson, VP and GM of Hendrickson’s vehicle technology group. “With the recent launch of our TireMaax TPMS enhancement, it is now a truly connected solution, providing both inflation and tire pressure data through our technology partner Phillips Connect.
“This integration gives fleets and drivers, actionable insights into tire health. The upgrade is simple, requiring only a hub cap exchange to retrofit existing TireMaax Pro systems.”