How to improve fleet safety by leveraging truck monitoring technology
Over the last decade, the trucking industry has contended with the driver shortage problem amongst a host of market complexities, and for good measure. Truck driving is physically taxing and is one of the most dangerous professions in the country, ranking seventh in the list of deadliest occupations by the University of Delaware. With a
Just how smart are trucking artificial intelligence solutions?
The headline question is where my conversation with Nauto’s Chief Product Officer Yoav Banin ends up. As an artificial intelligence (A.I.) and computer vision provider, Nauto uses its algorithms to identify things like potential pedestrian collision, speeding, driver fatigue and drowsiness and intersection violations, to name a few. And it’s not alone. As more and
Tips for troubleshooting advanced safety systems
A dashboard warning light can send a simple and clear message: Something on your truck needs to be checked. But on today’s complex vehicles – and particularly when it comes to their increasingly interconnected safety systems – knowing exactly how and what to check can mean the difference between hours and days of costly downtime.This
International Truck revamps MV Series design
International Truck pulled the sheet off of its new International MV Series. The OEM noted that the new MV Series was designed for increased maneuverability, visibility and safety. An aerodynamic hood and breakaway mirrors provide increased visibility for drivers and the restyled bumper and black, molded-in-color grille with optional chrome surround deliver attention grabbing looks.
HD Fleet to offer Lytx’s Surfsight portable video event data recorder
Lytx Inc. and HD Fleet unveiled a portable video event data recorder (VEDR) for use in rental trucks deployed by parcel delivery service providers. The Surfsight AI-12 portable VEDR features Lytx technology and is sold by HD Fleet, a GPS fleet tracking technology provider. It is aimed at helping to avert accidents and alerting drivers
Fleets across the industry answer FE’s electric truck questions
The year 2020 was the first time that fleets began to take delivery of electric trucks as part of pilot programs. Since we have (somehow) already raced past the midpoint of 2021, FE checked in with fleets to see what their experiences have been like with these trucks; how the trucks have held up compared to their
Solving for the chip shortage with fleet management solutions
The ongoing chip shortage is a global concern that is creating headaches for managers as they look to maintain their fleet. With these ongoing issues and the delay of new vehicle deliveries, maintaining a fleet is more critical than ever. To ease concerns, fleet managers should consider the myriad of benefits fleet management technology can
Stoughton, Drōv Technologies partner to offer smart trailer technology
Stoughton Trailers and Drōv Technologies announced a partnership to offer AirBoxOne smart trailer technology on Stoughton’s trailers. The solution will be available with new trailer production or through retrofitting. This partnership was announced at TMC 2021. According to the company, Drōv AirBoxOne can read any sensor on the trailer, change and control tire pressure, enable
Phillips Connect launches wireless, on-demand cargo camera
Phillips Connect has introduced CargoVision, an interior cargo camera that captures the status of the load in real time. The 100% solar-powered Phillips Connect CargoVision camera monitors and can report the quality of the load (green = safe, red = unsafe) before the doors are open for unloading, Phillips says. The Phillips Connect CargoVision solution
What’s now, and what’s next, for truck ADAS
Over the decade that was the 2010s, one of the most exciting and fastest-growing areas of the trucking industry was the rise of advanced driver assistance systems, which may have started out as the stuff of science fiction but soon became a reality: a truck that, if the circumstances are right, can stop itself to
