Friday, November 21st, 2008
Heavy truck manufacturers are developing new technologies in an attempt to decrease truck accident collisions. The technologies may assist in reducing the expensive costs and fatalities associated with truck accidents.
Recently, the annual Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) met for the annual Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition to showcase several new technologies aimed at decreasing the potential for heavy truck accidents.
There are an array of technologies on the horizon being developed by commercial truck manufacturers like Ford, Volvo, Ottawa, Mack, Peterbilt etc as well as technology producers working to better equip commercial truck drivers with the safety devices needed to better protect drivers, passengers and other vehicles on the road. One of the SAE’s 2008 exhibitors has produced the following technolgies:
* The vehicle integrated safety system that offers lane departure warnings for forward, side and lane departures using radar and vision technologies.
* The headway alert system offers feedback to drivers on safe and unsafe distances for audio and visual alerts.
* A lane departure warning system that uses a camera to alert drivers when they have drifted out of their intended lane and the system uses algorithms to stop alerts when turn signals have been used.
* A drowsy driver alert system attempts to reduce vehicle accidents caused by sleepy drivers by using an imaging sensor and infrared illuminators to determine the number of eye closure rates that occur for an individual driver. The system uses a vavariety of alert tones to ensure a driver stays awake until they pull off of the road.
In addition to new-aged technology being developed to ease commercial truck driver’s worries of becoming involved in an accident, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is in its third year of its driver information sharing project known as the Enhanced CVISN. According to the FMCSA Technology Division, this system was created to “enhance the safety, security and productivity of commercial vehicle operations and to improve access to and quality of information about commercial drivers, carriers, vehicles, chassis, cargo, inspections, crashes, compliance reviews and citations for authorized and public and private sector users.”.
The project is also responsible for gathering and maintaining statistics on commercial truck carriers involved in accidents Feature Articles, receiving tickets as well as roadside assistance.
Legal Help For Commercial Truck Accident Victims :
Accidents of commercial trucks are among the most dangerous vehicular accidents that can occur in the United States. Most commonly truck accidents involve a severe injury or bodily harm to those involved. Those who have been involved in a heavy truck accident should consult an experienced legal attorney who can provide insightful details into developing a truck accident lawsuit.
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Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Commercial Trucks are highly practical are secure for the road because they are mainly manufactured to securely carry loads on a long distances and quality is always improving. A truck can be cheap but it all depends on the goods you want to transport, their importance, their quantity and the distance on which the truck has to go. They work on gasoline engines , for those for light medium duty, four stroke turbo intercooler diesel engines or V12 two stroke diesel engines for huge trucks. These are locomotive-type engines. The transmission is preferred to be automatic or semiautomatic, with gears from 5 to 12. This lowers fuel consumption and the truck’s durability is considerably enhanced.
Drivers, as well, prefer automatic or semiautomatic transmission because it offers them better capacity to concentrate on the road, giving their long trips. The top largest manufacturers of trucks in Europe, United States and Japan are Daimler Chrysler, Volvo , Man , Nissan , Scania , Iveco and Volkswagen among others. The cost of insurance for a used truck depends on the trucking operations, driving history and the region and it can reach a million dollars. The focus is the cargo being transported and its value – this raises or lowers he risk and loses, thus changing the cost of insurance.
Commercial trucks are relatively basic but there can be a wide variety of choices if you look into it. If you don’t know where to start you can lead your way by opting for a certain automaker and continue with your other needs. The inside has to be spacious, the engine has to suit your habitudes; you need to consider immediate or future towing needs and, of course, last but not least, your budge possibilities. You could be willing to pay more for a truck if intend on investing by using it for larger transport for a firm or company.
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Thursday, August 21st, 2008
The word “truck” comes from the Greek “trochos”, meaning “wheel.” The big wheels of wagons were called trucks. A truck is a large vehicle used for transporting bulk goods, materials, or equipment. When the gasoline-engine driven trucks came into fashion, these were called “motor trucks.” A small vehicle with an open back is called “utility vehicle” or a pick-up and the word “truck” is reserved for larger vehicles. Almost all trucks share a common construction: they are made of a chassis, a cab, an area for placing cargo or equipment, axles, suspension and wheels, an engine and a drivetrain. Pneumatic, hydraulic, water, and electrical systems may also be identified. They are complex machines. Many also tow one or more trailers or semi-trailers.
Trucks can use all sorts of engines. Small trucks such as SUVs or pickups, and even light medium-duty commercial trucks will use gasoline engines. Most heavier trucks use four stroke turbo intercooler diesel engines, although there are alternatives. Huge off-highway trucks use locomotive-type of engines. North American manufactured highway trucks almost always use an engine built by a third party, such as CAT, Cummins, or Detroit Diesel. The only exceptions to this are Volvo WG64 Trucks and Mack Trucks, which are available with Volvo and Mack diesel engines, respectively, and Freightliner, a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler, which are available with Mercedes-Benz and Detroit Diesel engines. Trucks and busses built by the Navistar International can also contain International engines.
Small trucks use the same type of transmissions as almost all cars which have either an automatic transmission or a manual transmission with synchronisers. Bigger trucks often use manual transmissions without synchronisers which have less bulk and weight although synchromesh transmissions are used in larger trucks as well. Double clutching allows the driver to control the engine and transmission revolutions to synchronize, so that a smooth shift can be made. The so called skip changing is also widely used, in principle operation is the same but it requires neutral be held slightly longer than single gearchange. Automatic and semi-automatic transmissions for heavy trucks are becoming more and more common, due to advances both in transmission and engine power. Quality among all heavy duty trucks manufacturers in general is improving, however industry insiders will testify that the industry has a long way to go before they achieve the quality levels reached by automobile manufacturers.
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