Greater safety and improved efficiency through automated driving are mobility “megatrends” that are in the view of one global OEM “increasingly relevant” to the commercial vehicle industry.
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...Read the rest of this storyThe Asset Intelligence subsidiary of I.D. Systems released its next generation FleetView transportation fleet management interface for fleets of dry van trailers, intermodal containers, chassis, and flatbed trailers.
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...Read the rest of this storyproject44 and McLeod Software announced they are actively working to complete an integration solution that gives McLeod PowerBroker users access to project44's Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) API capabilities.
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...Read the rest of this storyHANNOVER, GERMANY. As soon as Volkswagen Truck and Bus' investment deal in Navistar closes, teams from both companies “will sit down to go through the product portfolios of both from A to Z,” according to Troy Clark, Navistar president and CEO. Speaking at a joint press conference with VW Truck & Bus head Andreas Renschler, Clarke said: “It's in our best interests to see how quickly we can align ourselves to take things to the next level.&r
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...Read the rest of this storyPeterbilt Motors Co. is expanding the availability of factory installation for its no-idle fuel-fired heater to Model 579 and 56 tractors equipped with 44-in. sleepers.
With this addition, the system can be spec'd with the full range of Peterbilt sleepers, which includes 44, 58, 72 and 80-in. models, the OEM said.
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...Read the rest of this storyFord Motor Co. officially took the wraps off its electrically-powered adaptive steering system for its 2017 model Super Duty pickup trucks – a technology the OEM introduced on the 2016 Ford Edge Sport SUV.
Ford said it's been awarded eight patents, with 11 more filed, for its adaptive steering package; a system that electronically increases or decreases steering gear ratios by 30% to boost highway steering “comfort” as well as improve low-speed maneuverability.
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