* Illinois - Trucking along with big data and the IoT
-- Millions of trucks hit American roads every day, delivering essential goods like food, medicine, and the new iPhone 6s. But trucks also break down, which delays deliveries and hurts the profits of truck operators. Now manufacturers like International Truck are tapping into the potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) and big data analytics to minimize disruption to this essential service... Two years ago, International Trucks–a subsidiary of Navistar– launched a program to take advantage of big data and IoT technologies. Called OnCommand Connection, the program is designed to help its customers and itself to make the best use possible of the reams of data flowing off today’s modern truck fleet... The end result is less downtime. This system enabled one International Truck customer to proactively brings one of its long-haul trucks in to have an engine component serviced before its regularly scheduled maintenance. Having a truck in the shop costs a fleet up to $1,000 per day in lost revenue, so the potential to maximize uptime is a big incentive for trucking outfits... At the end of the day, trucking play an essential role in our daily lives. But there’s room for improvement in the $225-billion industry, and those who figure out how to best leverage big data will gain an advantage...
Warrensville, ILL, USA - Datanami, by Alex Woodie - October 14, 2015
** DC - NHTSA eyes automatic braking requirement for trucks
-- The trucking industry has another acronym to get familiar with: FCAM, for forward collision avoidance and mitigation. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Friday will publish a notice stating the agency plans to evaluate FCAM technology with an eye toward a heavy-duty equipment mandate. A petition for such a rulemaking was submitted in February by the Truck Safety Coalition, the Center for Auto Safety, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, and Road Safe America... “In work zone areas and when traffic is significantly slowed or at a complete stop, cars are particularly vulnerable to being rear ended by large trucks,” John Lannen, executive director of the Truck Safety Coalition said at the time the petition was submitted. “Trucks are overrepresented in fatal highway crashes, and they are even more so in fatal work zone crashes. This is why it is imperative that FCAM technology is required safety equipment in large trucks” ... The petitioners claim that FCAM systems have the potential to provide significant safety, economic, and societal benefits, citing estimated safety benefits from a 2012 research study conducted by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)...
Washington, DC, USA - Fleet Owner, by Kevin Jones - Oct 15, 2015Labels: techno trucks, trucking industry news USA
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