A growing number of carriers are outfitting their trucks with dual-lens cameras that simultaneously capture video of the road ahead and the driver at the wheel.
August 19, 2016Business, Technology
Trucking Firms Find Success, Challenges With Driver Cameras
Business, Technology
Omnitracs Launches Onboard Video System
Omnitracs has jumped into the burgeoning in-cab camera market with its own onboard video system called Critical Event Video.
August 17, 2016Business, Technology
ATA's Spear on Fox Business News: Autonomous Trucks Can Improve Job Growth in Sector
American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear appeared on Fox Business News on Aug. 16, and for the third time in less than a week, addressed the topic of autonomous trucks. See video.
August 16, 2016Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Video: Bendix, Kenworth Demonstrate Wingman Fusion
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems provided an in-cab demonstration of the Bendix Wingman Fusion safety system here during a Kenworth media event.
August 15, 2016Equipment, Business, Technology
Cab Seat Technology Addresses Driver Health Concerns
Driving a truck for hours on end day after day takes its toll on the body, but the engineers of today’s cab seats are doing more than ever to address driver health and comfort concerns. These seats offer an array of features that soothe body aches and pains, reduce vibration and accommodate the range of body sizes.
August 12, 2016Business, Technology
Milan Supply Chain Solutions Adds Spireon’s FleetLocate to Trailers
Milan Supply Chain Solutions has chosen Spireon Inc.'s FleetLocate telematics application to track 1,100 trailers to improve utilization and deliver operational savings.
August 12, 2016Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics
Another 9,000 Trailers Recalled Due to Bendix Defect
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a recall of more than 9,000 additional trailers because of a defect with the Bendix SR-5 spring brakes that the manufacturer believes could affect up to 194,410 trailers in total.
August 11, 2016Business, Technology
Tech Startup Enjoy Delivers Your Product, Teaches You How to Use It
Enjoy, a tech device set-up and delivery service, aims to make reading indecipherable instruction manuals a thing of the past. An Enjoy "expert" delivers the purchase, unpacks and sets up the device, then helps the client learn about it, in up to an hourlong visit.
August 9, 2016Letters to the Editor, Business, Safety, Technology, Equipment
Letters: Mandate Technology, A Modest Proposal
Mandate Technology That Boosts Collision Avoidance
August 8, 2016Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Commercial Vehicle Group to Close Three Midwest Facilities
Cab-related products and systems supplier Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. announced that it would close three U.S. facilities in the Midwest beginning in the third quarter of the year in connection with a cost-reduction and restructuring plan it announced in 2015.
August 4, 2016