Trucking companies showcase new products at Mid-America Trucking Show

WABCO's Intelligent Trailer Program, which the company showcased at the 2012 Mid-America Trucking Show, gives trucking companies an innovative method to monitor truck driving safety and driving efficiency.

"WABCO's Intelligent Trailer Program is the industry's only complete program that optimizes return on investment for fleets and drivers by reducing vehicle and trailer downtime, lowering costs, improving driver comfort, and enhancing vehicle safety and efficiency," said Nikhil Varty, vice president of the Americas for WABCO.

Some of the innovations offered by the innovations are an emergency brake alert, which warns trailing drivers of braking; rollover stability support, a system that brakes accordingly after monitoring load, wheel speed and transverse acceleration; and tire pressure monitoring, which uses sensors to tell drivers if their tires and deflating or under-pressurized.

Another company showcasing some of its new creations at the 2012 Mid-America Trucking Show is PACCAR, which is unveiling its Kenworth T680 and the Peterbilt Model 579 trucks.

According to Mark Pigott, PACCAR chairman and CEO, the making of the trucks stems from a four-year, $400 million program that company underwent in order to create these new, innovative trucks.

Trucking companies showcase new products at Mid-America Trucking Show

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012