Safety

truck driver competency for the future

Truck Driver Competency for the Future

Improvements in heavy vehicle driver training and licensing systems across Australia, plus nationally improved young truck driver competency for the future is in prospect after an announcement by Austroads this week. A consortium has been appointed to deliver the final stage of the National Heavy Vehicle Driver Competency Framework review and revision.
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becoming more connected

Becoming More Connected 

The trucking world is waking up to the powerful opportunities available to the industry in terms of becoming more connected, improving safety, productivity, planning and transparency. These are advantages which can be gained by the interconnectivity possible from systems communicating, in real time, across the truck, the operating base, the customer and with the surrounding infrastructure. Read More
analysing truck accident data

Analysing Truck Accident Data

The latest data about truck accidents around the country is going to be available yearly from now on aiding in the task of analysing truck accident data. Diesel talks to the report’s Author, Adam Gibson. 
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new navigation tools for truck drivers

New Navigation Tools for Truck Drivers

The announcement of an expanded partnership between HERE and EROAD, will lead to the launch new navigation tools for truck drivers. The partnership enables EROAD to bolster its focus on driver safety and productivity by partnering with HERE to enable truck-friendly routing and navigation in its solutions for trucking fleets. 
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truck related crash fatalities are down

Truck Related Crash Fatalities are Down

In this year of gloom and doom it’s good to see one optimistic set of figures appear, as the number of truck related crash fatalities are down for the year until June. The latest report from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) sees a significant fall in the number of deaths associated with accidents involving trucks.
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increasing convergence from Seeing Machines

Increasing Convergence from Seeing Machines

With the introduction of its new Embedded Product Strategy, there is now a strategy of increasing convergence from Seeing Machines. With artificial intelligence (AI) powered operator monitoring systems to improve transport safety, the new Driver Monitoring System (DMS) is taking the technology company to the next stage in its development.
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release of a next generation telematics solution

Release of a Next Generation Telematics Solution

Teletrac Navman has announced the release of a next generation telematics solution, TN360. Powered by artificial intelligence, TN360 delivers telematics functionalities in real-time, providing businesses with simplified, smart, predictive and actionable insights. According to Teletrac Navman, this solution uses artificial intelligence to change the way we think about the mobile asset and fleet management market.
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increasing convergence from Seeing Machines

Keeping an Eye on Eye Movements

For Hitrans the subject of fatigue monitoring has become a high priority and it is now keeping an eye on eye movements. As a large national fleet trucks criss-crossing the country in large numbers, the company has trialled and is now fitting Guardian by Seeing Machines systems in all of its trucks. Monitoring behaviour with face and eye tracking, algorithms measure the driver’s head position and eye closure and, when safety parameters are exceeded, audio alarms and powerful seat vibrations are immediately activated.
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simple safety solutions

Simple Safety Solutions

Despite our love of new technology, there are still simple safety solutions out there. Transport for NSW has released information about a simple innovation from the Pacific Complete team during its work building the final section of the Pacific Highway upgrade in New South Wales.
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over width safety systems

Over Width Safety Systems

A proposal from the National Transport Commission will mean over width safety systems will no longer be included in the vehicle width measurement for compliance purposes.
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