On the road: Fleet Equipment’s ongoing web series
It’s cliché to talk about how quickly the world moves today, but it’s none-the-less true; especially in the heavy-duty trucking and media industries. Whether you’re a fleet manager or a magazine editor, we can all agree that our professional lives are experiencing communication overload. Phone calls, emails, texts, tweets, likes—the messages are never-ending, and it can
Let’s talk progress!
Some of you may recall the iconic drawings of detective Dick Tracy, of comic book fame, talking into his wristwatch—most likely relaying valuable information back to headquarters. I doubt that when those drawings were penned anyone looking at them thought that some day we’d have the capability to talk into wristwatch type-devices. Yet here we
Mitigating collisions with the latest in safety systems
At the 2015 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Jack Van Steenburg, assistant administrator and chief safety officer at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), reported on trends in commercial motor vehicle safety. Citing 2013 data on crashes involving large trucks, Van Steenburg indicated that the increase from 2012 was less than half that in
‘We don’t need a revolution’
“Sometimes customers ask me, ‘Should we wait [to buy trucks]? When is your best truck coming?’ I tell them: If you wait, you’ll wait forever because the best truck is the one you’re getting today from us,” Martin Daum, president and chief executive officer of Daimler Trucks of North America, said to a room of
Building the perfect work truck
Building the best truck for the job begins with knowing all the options. We asked the experts to tell us what fleets need to know to get the most of their buying decisions.
Detroit Assurance introduction focuses on safety
“If you look at some of the things that have been happening in our industry, safety is becoming more and more of an issue to make sure that drivers are safe, the public is safe and equipment is safe,” Brad Williamson, manager, engine and component marketing for Daimler Trucks North America, said to a room
SmartDrive adds new Assurance product line
SmartDrive Systems announced the release of its new SmartDrive Assurance product line at the 2014 ATA Management Conference Exhibition. The SmartDrive Assurance product line is a video-based safety program that can be tuned to the risk priorities and specific fleet operating environments through a range of camera, integration and program configuration options, said the company. “Carriers
Peterbilt showcases autonomous assist driving technology
Peterbilt showcased advanced technologies capable of autonomous driving to complement vehicle operators during the ITS World Congress in Detroit. The system was demonstrated on a Peterbilt Model 579 concept truck. “The autonomous truck of the future is an extension of existing, individual systems already available for today’s commercial vehicles,” said Bill Kahn, Peterbilt principal engineer
Trucking trends that drive innovation: ZF unveils the Innovation Truck, new truck equipment prototypes
With the rapid evolution of heavy-duty truck equipment, we here at Fleet Equipment often wish we had a crystal ball or the ability to generate the 1.21 gigawatts that makes time travel possible to foresee the trucking industry future. While we’re still working on that, we have the next best thing: The opportunity to take
Fontaine Fifth Wheel dual camera system in development
Fontaine Fifth Wheel is developing a new patent-pending camera system that they claim will make it easier for truck drivers to couple and uncouple trailers. The Dual Assist Camera System features two video cameras that work together to give the driver a clear picture of both the fifth wheel and approaching trailer. “Many truck elements,
