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TECHNO TRUCKS * USA - Con-way trucks roll out with new safety features
New trucks with advanced control systems designed to help avoid front-end crashes, lane changes and rollovers
Cincinnati,KY,USA -The Cincinnati Enquirer, by Jeff McKinney -July 10, 2010: ... Con-way just added 18 new trucks in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky with advanced control systems. Based on federal studies, front-end collisions, lane changes and rollovers are the most common incidents of motor vehicle crashes... Here are the new systems to address those hazards:* Forward Collision Warning: A sensor-type device on the front of the truck manages the cruise control. The system will automatically slow the truck down if it gets too close to a vehicle in front.
* Lane Departure Warning: Technology inside both cab door panels sound an alert if the driver is unintentionally leaving a lane.
* Roll Stability Control: Technology that sounds a warning and reduces the engine's speed if there's any chance of a rollover of the tractor trailer.
* In-Dash Radios: Factory-installed in-dash AM/FM/Satellite are included to replace portables often brought along by drivers to the cabs. Gallam says the units help keep drivers looking forward instead of looking around the cab for their radios.
* USA - Truckers' thoughts on credit, new engines and rules: TCP
Nashville,TENN,USA -Today's Trucking (CAN) -9 July 2010: -- Credit availability is pressing on carriers' minds, along with new engines and technical regulations like Electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs)... According to Transport Capital Partners' second quarter Business Expectation Survey, a recent bump in freight and rates in the U.S. has carriers considering financing and adding capacity, says Richard Mikes, TCP partner... Meanwhile, EOBRs are being tested by about one quarter of the carriers surveyed... Slightly more than half of carriers are also considering 2010 truck engines as many report increase maintenance costs with EPA 2007 engines... TCP specializes in transportation mergers and acquisitions, capital sourcing and advisory services... (Photo by Kristin Ries/Trucinginfo: Dart contractor Perry Famularo was skeptical, but fell in love with electronic logs during the company's pilot program)
* Arizona - Technology helps Valley logistics company thrive
Phoenix,AZ,USA -The Arizona Republic, by Georgann Yara -Jul. 13, 2010: -- GlobalTranz CEO Andrew Leto, heads the Phoenix-based logistics-management firm that specializes in trucking transportation, supply-chain and warehouse management... Leto developed software that optimizes the flow and storage of merchandise and products within the ground-freight industry. It allows companies to easily select transportation options that best fit their various needs such as scheduling, prices and other requirements. What the program does is similar to Internet search engines that facilitate travel planning... But when Leto started the company in 2003, he discovered an industry that was decades behind the times. "The transportation industry was very barbaric in some ways. They were still using typewriters," he said... Research showed Leto that shippers didn't have a clue as to what trucking option would best route their freight and give competitive pricing. Often, they would contact 10 different companies before picking one that may not have been the best choice... GlobalTranz is projected to generate $80 million in revenue this year, and an upcoming expansion will add more than 100 jobs in Arizona, plus regional offices in Dallas, Los Angeles and Chicago. In addition to its Phoenix headquarters, there is a second location in Prescott.Labels: techno trucks, technonews
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