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ProductsOctober 17, 2018

Island Tech Services Teams with Orbcomm on Fleet Safety

Island Tech Services has teamed with Orbcomm to add a fleet safety system to its product portfolio.

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Newsby StaffOctober 16, 2018

ZF Details Research on Passenger Monitoring System

ZF says its new Interior Observation System can monitor drivers and passengers in a vehicle to help save lives and reduce injuries during an accident.

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Articlesby Jim BeachSeptember 12, 2018

Edge Computing – A Quicker Way to Solve Problems

Among the technologies that are making their way into trucking that were highlighted at Trimble’s in.sight 2018 user conference and expo was the concept of edge computing or analytics.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsSeptember 6, 2018

Easy Money: Driver Bonuses, Safety Go Hand-in-Hand for Vascor Transport

A Kentucky fleet is using modern technology to boost safety and driver pay at the same time.

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Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 5, 2018

Bendix Introduces New Driver Assistance Technologies and Systems

Bendix says its new electronic parking brake system for commercial vehicles will serve as a foundational technology for more advanced autonomous control systems yet to come.

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All That's Truckingby Deborah LockridgeAugust 17, 2018

Consumer Reports Takes on Truck Safety

When HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge sees a headline like “Reducing the Risks of Big Rigs” in a mainstream publication, she often opens the article with trepidation. Read about Consumer Reports' August story in her All That's Trucking blog.

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Newsby Jack RobertsJuly 6, 2018

Continental Shows Off Advanced Transportation Technology

If you only think "tires" when you think of Continental, think again. HDT's Jack Roberts shares a preview of some of the high-tech solutions the company will showcase at the IAA Commercial Vehicles Show in September in Germany.

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How Truck Platooning Could Help Reduce Crashes

Following too closely is a factor in 5% of truck crashes. Deborah Lockridge says reaction to her coverage of Volvo's platooning test illustrates why this is a problem. Can platooning technology help? More in the All That's Trucking blog.

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Do Backup Drivers for Autonomous Vehicles Really Work?

Uber's self-driving vehicle killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona, in March. The latest news on the investigation indicates the safety driver was probably watching TV in her phone. What does that mean for autonomous vehicle development? (Blog)

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Newsby Jack RobertsJune 15, 2018

ZF Teases Automatic Transmission, Lanekeeping System

ZF has adapted its highly successful Powerline automatic transmission for vocational fleet applications up to 57,000 lbs., and is showing off a more advanced lanekeeping system it's working to get on commercial trucks.

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