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Watch: Freightliner Trucks Detroit Assurance 5.0 safety system demo: Active Brake Assist

Freightliner Trucks demoed its new Detroit Assurance 5.0 Active Braking Assist 5.0 during an event held in Las Vegas during CES. The always-on system fuses camera and radar technology detects moving pedestrians and cyclists in front of the truck and can deploy full braking—an industry first. It can also detect and mitigate a collision with

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Watch: Daimler Trucks’ Martin Daum, Roger Nielsen keynote speeches at CES event

Daimler Trucks held an event in Las Vegas before CES and made several big announcements including the availability of SAE Level 2 automated systems in the Freightliner new Cascadia, updates on electric truck development, efficiency enhancements coming to the model year 2020 Freightliner new Cascadia and more. Watch the keynote address from Martin Daum, Member

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Daimler Trucks on platooning technology: No business case for long-haul applications

Moving forward with its innovation roadmap, Daimler Trucks is reassessing its view on platooning. Daimler Trucks defines platooning as the electronic coupling of two or more trucks with significantly reduced distance between them to, in theory, improve aerodynamics and therefore save fuel. Daimler Trucks has tested platooning for several years, especially in the U.S., where

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Freightliner announces efficiency, powertrain enhancements for new Cascadia MY 2020 trucks

Aerodynamic enhancements to the new Cascadia announced by Freightliner include Aerodynamic Height Control. Aerodynamic Height Control electronically lowers the suspension height at 55 MPH to optimize airflow over and under the front of the truck and reduce drag. Other enhancements include Michelin X Line D+ Energy tires developed in collaboration with Michelin, which reduce rolling

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Daimler Trucks North America introduces SAE Level 2 automated Freightligher new Cascadia with Detroit Assurance 5.0

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) introduced the first SAE Level 2 automated truck in series production in North America with the latest enhancements to the Freightliner new Cascadia. Level 2 automation means the truck is capable of both lateral (steering) and longitudinal (acceleration/deceleration) control, and is part of the revolutionary truck technologies featured by DTNA

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Watch: Discussing Freightliner electric truck eCascadia details

At a press event before CES, Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) Dr. Andreas Juretzka, Electric Mobility Trucks, discussed electric truck technology and strategy. DTNA announced the fully electric heavy-duty Class 8 Freightliner eCascadia and the medium-duty EM2 in June of 2018. Since then, DTNA delivered the first Innovation Fleet vehicle–an EM2–to Penske and put Fleet

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Watch: Electric truck test drive—Freightliner eCascadia

At a press event prior to CES, Daimler Trucks North America put editors behind the wheels of its electric vehicle lineup, including the Class 8 eCascadia truck, EM2 medium-duty truck, Fuso eCanter Class 4 truck and Thomas Built Bus electric school bus. Check out this test drive of the Class 8 Freightliner eCascadia electric truck.

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Chevin encourages ‘spreadsheet fleets’ to reduce risk through fleet management software

There are a number of businesses that still rely heavily on spreadsheets or paper-based reporting structures to manage their fleets according to fleet management software provider Chevin Fleet Solutions. Chevin states that it often encounters quite large fleets that still use dated processes and systems such as spreadsheets as the primary management tool. The limitations

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Why you should consider partnering with an independent heavy-duty service provider

Your fleet’s truck service bottom line depends on you. You’re on the shop floor with your techs, in the back office watching the P&Ls and ensuring that trucks are getting in and out of your facility as efficiently as possible. Yet in today’s world of high freight demand, there’s always more to do and that

Penske is turning its service centers into heavy-duty shops of the future

A bright yellow Volvo VNL sporting the signature two-tone blue lines running down its doors pulled into an open bay at Penske Truck Leasing in Brook Park, Ohio. A technician grabbed a headset attached to a device that clipped to his belt and started up Penske’s preventative maintenance protocol. “To start work, say, ‘Ready.’” The

The impact of service technology on the technician

Like all things in the trucking world, technology is rapidly advancing new solutions. Change is constant, and who doesn’t love change? I can see you grimacing at the word, but there are big gains to be had if you embrace change and work through the transition pain points of a new process. This can be

Capturing truck tire data during service: Why it matters and how you do it

Controlling tire cost is likely one of the biggest bullet points on your service to-do list. Despite daily checks and PM practices, unplanned tire service events still happen. Sometimes they can’t be avoided, but oftentimes they can be if you’re looking at the right data. It’s imperative that you are capturing the right tire during