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Apr 11, 2016

TECHNO-TRUCKS USA: * Execs Remain Unsure - ** Automatic emergency braking (AEB)

* Florida - Trucking execs remain perplexed by fleet technology savings

-- Fleet Advantage, a leading innovator in truck fleet business analytics, equipment financing and lifecycle cost management, said results of its latest survey show that an alarming percentage of the trucking industry remains unaware of the savings achieved by incorporating new fleet technologies... The online survey — presented to more than 500 private and transportation fleet executives and managers — shows that 45 percent of respondents are unsure of operational savings resulting from the implementation of new technologies to heavy-duty trucks in their fleet... Among several vehicle features designed to enhance performance and improve fuel economy, the majority of respondents (68 percent) said they’ve implemented the utilization of aerodynamic roof fairings. However, lack of digestible data may also be a reason why roughly a third of respondents said they’ve never used or considered features such as low-rolling resistance tires (34 percent), aerodynamic mirrors (34 percent), and aerodynamic cab extenders (34 percent). Also, 52 percent of respondents said they’ve never used aerodynamic chassis skirts... Despite the current low cost of diesel, 81 percent said they spec their powertrain for fuel economy instead of performance, and 86 percent spec their axle/gear ratio for fuel economy as well... 
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA - Trucking News (CAN) - April 8, 2016 


* Michigan - Emergency braking an area where trucking can lead 4-wheeler technology

(Video: In-cab view of Meritor WABCO active braking system autonomously stopping vehicle before collision) 

 -- A study from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute claims automatic emergency braking (AEB) could decrease truck fatalities by between 44-47 percent, leading four key groups within the trucking industry to call for industry-wide AEB implementation... Just look at how prevalent automatic transmissions are on four-wheelers versus commercial trucking.. Effective with the 2016 model year, Ford – which sells more trucks than any other OEM – doesn’t even offer a manual transmission on any of its F-Series trucks... Making AEB technology standard on heavy trucks is years away and four-wheelers will most assuredly beat them to the punch, but the technology certainly exists. And it’s highly effective... Last summer I was in the passenger seat of a Peterbilt as WABCO’s OnGuard Active system ground the truck to a complete stop, preventing what otherwise would have been a rear-end collision... Decelerating a 16-plus tons without flipping it over poses a greater challenge than skidding a Kia Rio to a stop, but there are suites of electronic stability control (ESC) systems available to help manage that process, and ESC will be required on heavy trucks and buses next year. The addition of AEBs from that point would be an easy process... The adaptation of AEBs in trucking, which I think is a lot closer to the horizon than 2025 – when automakers have pledged to implement AEBs in light-duty trucks – will ensure many more on-highway collisions end in a tie, with more four wheelers and 18 wheelers walking away less worse for wear... 
Chicago, MICH, USA - CCJ Digital, by Jason Cannon - April 6, 2016

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