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Videosby Deborah LockridgeAugust 31, 2023

Trucking Fleet Doubles Down on Safety With Advanced Safety Technology [Video]

Trucking fleet owner John Vaccaro became a big believer in automatic emergency braking, dashcams, and other advanced safety systems after he nearly lost his business due to what could have been a so-called nuclear verdict. Learn why in this episode of HDT Talks Trucking

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Newsby StaffJanuary 27, 2021

Bendix Expands Safety Technology Retrofit Program

Bendix is expanding its upgrade program that helps fleets retrofit and upgrade their trucks with Bendix advanced safety technologies.

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Newsby StaffMarch 10, 2020

Mack Introduces Command Steer for Select Granite Models

Mack Trucks has added its proprietary Command Steer steering assistance system to its Granite line of axle-back vocational trucks.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2020

Fleet Customers Receive Insurance Discount for Installing Dash Cameras

Insurance provider RLI has partnered with video safety system supplier Samsara to offer a 5% insurance discount for its fleet customers that install dash camera systems in their commercial vehicles.

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Guest Voices December 10, 2019

The Safety Spectrum: Human Lives Must Come Before Faster WiFi

An FCC proposal to prioritize connected TVs, toys and toilets over automotive safety will have deadly consequences, says the American Trucking Associations in this commentary.

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Newsby StaffNovember 20, 2019

NTSB Wants Tighter Rules for Autonomous Vehicle Tests

The National Transportation Safety Board is urging Congress and the state of Arizona to create a review process to make it safer when autonomous vehicles are tested on public roadways.

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Newsby Jack RobertsNovember 1, 2019

ZF Talks Up Electric Truck Tech

ZF announced that it will be bringing higher levels of safety system integration along with next-generation camera and radar systems to market next year at the NACV Show in Atlanta.

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Photo Galleriesby Jack RobertsJuly 12, 2019

A Day at the Races with Mack Trucks [Photos]

Mack Trucks is looking to raise its West Coast profile a bit. A partnership with Portland, Oregon-based Velocity Speed Ferrari Racing Team certainly helps.

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Articlesby Jim ParkJune 12, 2019

Test Drive: With Early Autonomous Tech, Drivers Are Still Required

Daimler’s optional Level 2 technologies, Lane Keep Assist and ACC to Zero, will make drivers’ jobs easier and likely a little safer — if they don’t abuse them. Jim Park reports on his experience with the latest Detroit technology on a Freightliner Cascadia.

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Videosby Jim ParkMay 23, 2019

Focus On: Daimler's Lane Keep Assist [Video]

Daimler’s Detroit Assurance 5.0 includes an optional lane keep assist feature that helps drivers keep from drifting out of the lane or off the road. Using a camera-based setup, the system will self-steer the truck keeping it between the lines and can make minor corrections for crosswinds and vehicle alignment.

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