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ANTI-THEFT TECHNOLOGIES * Sweden - Volvo Invests in
To Reduce Number of Thefts from Trucks
Stockholm,Sweden -Business Wire -20 Feb 2008: -- Solely in the EU, goods are stolen from trucks each year amounting to about SEK 75 billion and the number of thefts are rising all the time. In addition to the costs to society and the shipping companies of the thefts they result in the driver environment becoming increasingly insecure and vulnerable... Now the Volvo Group, through Volvo Technology Transfer, has acquired an interest in the Jönköping-based company Datachassi, which has developed a patent pending theft protection system based on intelligent radio technology and sensors that can sharply reduce thefts... Most of the thefts from trucks are from the trailer and to date there has not been any satisfactory security system for protection. The key feature with the Datachassi invention is that it links the tractor with the trailer using sensors and intelligent radio technology and, consequently, reduces the risk of theft and slashing of cargo covers. The system is built into the trailer’s sidelights and can easily be refitted. Solely in Europe, there are three million trucks that theoretically could be equipped with the system and several leading truck manufacturers have expressed major interest in it...
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