{"id":2988,"date":"2019-03-26T23:42:53","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T06:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=2988"},"modified":"2023-06-26T07:42:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T14:42:53","slug":"platooning-technology","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/freight-terms-glossary\/platooning-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Platooning Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Platooning-technology-.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2967 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Platooning-technology-.png\" alt=\"Platooning technology in freight shipping definition and illustration\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Platooning-technology-.png 620w, https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Platooning-technology--300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Platooning Technology:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Platooning technology is a special technology that\u2019s used for the management of synchronous movement of groups of automobiles or trucks (platoons). This includes following the lead vehicle, keeping the right distance between the vehicles, breaking at the same time, as well as splitting and merging.<\/p>\n<p>Platooning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/green-freight\">lowers fuel consumption and CO2 emissions<\/a> of the platoon by lowering air-drag friction. You can think of a platoon in freight terms as similar to a freight train, only on a road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Platooning Technology: Platooning technology is a special technology that\u2019s used for the management of synchronous movement of groups of automobiles or trucks (platoons). This includes following the lead vehicle, keeping the right distance between the vehicles, breaking at the same time, as well as splitting and merging. Platooning lowers fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-green\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/freight-terms-glossary\/platooning-technology\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":342,"featured_media":2967,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"glossary-categories":[],"glossary-tags":[],"glossary-languages":[],"class_list":["post-2988","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"post_title":"Platooning Technology","post_content":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Platooning-technology-.png\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2967 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Platooning-technology-.png\" alt=\"Platooning technology in freight shipping definition and illustration\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Platooning Technology:<\/strong>\r\n\r\nPlatooning technology is a special technology that\u2019s used for the management of synchronous movement of groups of automobiles or trucks (platoons). This includes following the lead vehicle, keeping the right distance between the vehicles, breaking at the same time, as well as splitting and merging.\r\n\r\nPlatooning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/green-freight\">lowers fuel consumption and CO2 emissions<\/a> of the platoon by lowering air-drag friction. You can think of a platoon in freight terms as similar to a freight train, only on a road.","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Platooning Technology | Freightera Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is platooning technology in logistics? 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