I am always a proponent of having access to as much information as possible, particularly as that information concerns the cause of a truck accident. In recent years, we’ve seen the advent of high-tech tools such as truck-mounted video cameras and electronic on-board recorders that provide invaluable details on collisions involving tractor-trailers and other commercial vehicles. Many […]
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Con-way Truckload to Utilize Maptuit NaviGo Technology
Con-way Inc., one of the largest for-hire trucking carriers in North America, announced recently that it will install Maptuit NaviGo technology on all of its trucks and tractors equipped with Qualcomm Inc. computers. A recent report in Transport Topics states that nearly two dozen of Con-way’s trucks have already been upgraded and that its entire […]
Werner Adds Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS) Across Fleet
Advances in trucking technology continue to make the roads safer and the jobs easier. Werner Enterprises is adding the Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS) to all of its nearly 24,000 trailers. So far, just under 4,000 of Werner’s Wabash National vans have been equipped with this trucking technology from Pressure Systems International. The MTIS, which […]
UPDATE: New Trucking Bill Would Reward Purchasers of VORAD Systems
July 12, 2011 — A new piece of trucking legislation moving through both houses would drive higher spending on collision warning systems such as Bendix’s VORAD. Two and a half years ago, when we wrote the post below about Eaton selling VORAD to Bendix, we observed that “while the government isn’t ready to mandate […]
Tax Credits May Boost Trucking Safety Technology
Better trucking safety technology through tax credits. That’s the thinking behind Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)’s newly introduced trucking legislation, which rewards fleets with five-year tax credits for 50% of the costs of safety systems. The technologies cover collision warning/mitigation, brake-stroke monitoring, lane-departure warning, and vehicle stability systems. That list, developed with help from the Commercial […]
