One of the options which has gained currency in the reform of the Heavy Vehicle National Law is including fatigue monitoring tech as part of a fatigue management program to ensure better safety outcomes in terms of fatigue. Operators using some of the technologies should be able to use it to gain concessions on driving schedules.
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Opening Up New Productivity Opportunities
New specifications for the kind of systems which could begin opening up new productivity opportunities have now been released. A key feature of this new data is that it separates core monitoring requirements from additional requirements reserved for applications for which the authorities still demand high levels of assurance.
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Moving Towards a Touch Screen Dashboard
The world’s truck manufacturers have been moving towards a touch screen dashboard for some time and this process has taken a major step forward with the introduction of the new Actros from Mercedes Benz.
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Getting Smart About Mass
New alternative solutions are now emerging, as the trucking industry and regulators start getting smart about mass. The issue around access and how trucking operators can confirm compliance with mass restrictions has always been a contentious one.
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Increasing Productivity with SPECTS
Bedrock Quarry Products and Bulk Transport are increasing productivity with SPECTS, pioneering using Transport for NSW’s Safety, Productivity and Environment Construction Transport Scheme, known as SPECTS. The system has been devised to enable operators to be able to run new combinations without having to add the Intelligent Access Program to their trucks.
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Focus on Innovation and New Product Development
Ctrack, a leading provider of telematics and fleet management solutions, continues their focus on innovation and new product development. See what’s new at Ctrack.
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New Cascadia Bang Up To Date
By bringing the electronics on the new Cascadia bang up to date, Freightliner can then include all of the latest safety and efficiency features sophisticated onboard computing power can offer. The systems available allow for a high level of communication around the vehicle but also to the outside world.
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Artificial Intelligence or Driver Intelligence?
The trucking industry’s headlong dive into the latest technological solutions for just about everything begs the question as to whether we need more artificial intelligence or driver intelligence? We keep on putting more black boxes into the cab, at great expense, but how much is being spent on making the drivers themselves better?
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New Executive Dashboard from Ctrack
The user interface for trucking fleets has got easier with the introduction of a new Executive Dashboard from Ctrack. The new dashboard is designed to deliver richer insights on fleet and driver performance.
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Into the Brave New World With Isuzu
In a new move this week, it is clear we are heading into the technological future, into the brave new world with Isuzu. Responding to the unprecedented rate of technological change within the global and domestic transport sectors, Isuzu has announced the creation of an Innovation business unit.
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