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Newsby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 24, 2025

NTSB Recommends Driver Monitoring, Collision Avoidance Tech

The National Transportation Safety Board is pushing for mandatory driver monitoring technology and greater use of advanced safety systems in commercial trucks as a result of its investigation into a fatal 2023 crash.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 16, 2025

Mack Trucks Unveils Proprietary Safety System

The new Mack Protect proprietary collision mitigation and driver assistance technology has been specifically engineered for Mack trucks, the OEM said.

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2020

Non-Profit, Fleet Partners Launch Truck of the Future Initiative

Non-profit Together for Safer Roads (TSR), along with a collective of fleets including Anheuser Busch InBev, PepsiCo, and Republic Services, recently announced the Truck of the Future project, a program to reduce large truck collisions.

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ProductsSeptember 9, 2020

TRP Introduces Grille Guards

TRP has released its new TRP Grille Guards, which fit all makes of trucks and are designed with oversized 3-inch stainless steel tubing to give trucks increased protection.

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Newsby Stephane BabcockAugust 5, 2020

FHWA, NHTSA Administrators Highlight Work on ADAS, Truck Parking

The leaders of the Federal Highway Administration and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration lauded trucking for its work during COVID-19 and addressed safety issues such as truck parking and advanced driver assistance systems during the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's 2020 Trucking Safety Summit.

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Newsby Jim ParkMay 20, 2020

Nauto Launches AI-Powered Predictive Collision Alerts

Predictive Collision Alerts fuse driver behavior, vehicle movement, traffic elements, and contextual data to help predict and prevent collisions

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Newsby Jack RobertsMarch 4, 2020

TMC, FMCSA Join Forces to Boost Safety Tech Adoption

The new Tech-Celerate program unveiled at the 2020 TMC Annual Meeting is a joint marketing effort by TMC and FMCSA to boost the adoption of advanced vehicle safety systems by fleets.

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Newsby Jim ParkFebruary 19, 2019

Daimler Trucks North America Sold Out for 2019

In a seeming repeat of last year's performance, Daimler Trucks North America said it is effectively sold out for the remainder of the 2019 model year. The company sold a record 175,950 units in 2018. It was the largest year ever for retail sales in the history of the company, said Richard Howard, DTNA’s senior vice president – sales and marketing.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 13, 2019

International Makes Bendix Wingman Fusion Standard on All On-Highway Tractors

International Truck is now offering the Bendix Wingman Fusion collision mitigation technology as standard equipment across its entire lineup of on-highway tractors, including the International LoneStar, LT Series, and RH Series trucks.

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NewsMarch 30, 2018

Schilli Corp. Adopts Video-Based Fleet Safety Program

Schilli has deployed the SmartDrive program across its entire fleet of more than 300 vehicles across all five of its operating companies.

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