Source: Mack LAS VEGAS – The versatile Mack® Granite® model is now available with the next generation of Bendix Wingman Fusion, improving safety for those on the road or traveling to a jobsite. Mack Trucks made the announcement during World…
Peterbilt Motors Company announced the availability of Bendix® Wingman® Fusion™ advanced driver assistance system for its medium duty Models 348 and 337. The optional collision mitigation technology from Bendix is available beginning in the fall of 2019. The system integrates camera and…
Source: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announcement ELYRIA, Ohio – Bringing the latest in advanced driver assistance technologies to vehicles already in service, several leading-edge capabilities of Bendix® Wingman® Fusion™ with Enhanced Feature Set are now available through the Bendix® Upgrade…
Source: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announcement ELYRIA, Ohio – Supporting fleets, drivers, and safer roads for everyone, Bendix® Wingman® Fusion™ with Enhanced Feature Set is now standard safety equipment on the International Trucks LT® Series and RH™ Series, and an…
Source: Bendix post ELYRIA, Ohio – You don’t find trucking roots running much deeper than the ones at Oak Harbor Freight Lines. The Whidbey Island, Wash. city that shares the 104-year-old company’s name was incorporated in May 1915, and Oak…
Source: Bendix ELYRIA, Ohio –Bob Downin has always had a straightforward approach to equipping school buses. “Above all, it’s about safety,” said Downin, the director of transportation at Clark-Pleasant Community Schools in Whiteland, Indiana. “Parents should know that schools are…
Trio of Model Lines Will Include Flagship Radar-and-Camera Collision Mitigation System ELYRIA, Ohio – March 8, 2019 – Helping to deliver a safer present, plus a proven foundation for the future, the Bendix® Wingman® Fusion™ enhanced collision mitigation technology is now…
2009 Launch Sparked an Unprecedented Decade of Technological Advances ELYRIA, Ohio – May 30, 2019 – Every day, a growing number of fleets and owner-operators adopt the robust Bendix® Wingman® family of solutions, which is marking a decade of innovation, progress, and helping…
AVON, Ohio – The iconic yellow school bus – well documented nationally as the safest form of student transportation in America – has earned that distinction. In support of 2023 National School Bus Safety Week (Oct. 16-20), Bendix Commercial Vehicle…
AVON, Ohio – Drivers for Hoffman Transportation LLC/G&D Trucking Inc. have not had a rear-end accident in more than 10 years. How does this carrier, which covers up to 12 million miles a year, do it? Jerry Curl, director of…
AVON, Ohio – Across North America, at every hour and over every mile of road, commercial vehicle drivers keep things moving with a focus on safety. In support of the goals of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe…
AVON, Ohio – To look at the origins of the Tankstar USA family of companies is to travel the history of trucking in America, marking a series of mileposts on a 110-year journey. Furthest back is 1913, the year Fred…
Source: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announcement AVON, Ohio – Daylight hours are getting shorter and temperatures are dropping across the United States and Canada, signaling the season where commercial vehicle drivers are increasingly likely to encounter slushy, snowy, and icy…
Source: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announcement AVON, Ohio – The classic yellow school bus is a symbol of safety in America, and for good reason: It is well documented as the safest form of student transportation. In support of 2022…
Source: Bendix Commercial Vehicles announcement AVON, Ohio – In 2013, PITT OHIO began rolling out collision mitigation technology into its fleet. Since that time, the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based carrier has reduced the costs it incurs from rear-end accidents by more than…
ALLENTOWN, Penn. – Mack Trucks, Inc. is recalling certain 2021 Mack Granite, LR, TerraPro vehicles because their rear brakes may not be working. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Part 573 Safety Recall Report 21V-573, affected vehicles fitted…
Source: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announcement ELYRIA, Ohio – Every year, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigates crashes involving commercial vehicles and considers how to prevent them, work that helps to shape its biennial “Most Wanted List of Transportation…
Source: Bendix announcement ELYRIA, Ohio – During National School Bus Safety Week (Oct. 19-23), Bendix offers a look at the technologies that manufacturers are providing, and school districts are adopting – in growing numbers – to make student transportation safer…
Source: Transport Topics post ARLINGTON, Va. – Integrating braking systems with sensors and telematics can enable more timely maintenance, reduce unplanned downtime and optimize component life while supporting “brake health.” Such integration also is necessary to continue development of advanced…
Source: Bendix announcement excerpt ELYRIA, Ohio – At PITT OHIO, safety isn’t something you get from a new part, a more advanced technology, or a training class: It’s an ongoing pursuit and a driving philosophy that requires participation at all…
Source: Bendix release ELYRIA, Ohio –There’s a saying at Saia LTL Freight: “From our pallets to our people, we’re serious about safety.” And at Saia – where safety is a core value for its more than 10,000 employees – seriousness…
Source: Bendix ELYRIA, Ohio – Oct. 22, 2019 – The National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) has its eyes on a school year free of student transportation fatalities – and advanced vehicle safety technologies are a key to reaching that…
Source: Bendix ELYRIA, Ohio –Since 2012, Carter Express has equipped its Volvo tractors with Bendix-based collision mitigation technology. Over the last five model years (2016-20), the Anderson, Ind.-based carrier has added nearly 550 trucks equipped with Volvo Active Driver Assist,…
Source: Bendix Elyria, Ohio– Safety successes shouldn’t be kept secret. “A network is the strongest thing we can have to support safety on the roads and across the trucking industry,” said Ken Sutton, director of safety at JNJ Express. “You…
ELYRIA, Ohio – Talk to Ronnie Holland, and there’s no mistaking the purposeful discipline of TCW, Inc.’s approach to safety: “We don’t compromise,” he says. “From our employees to our customers’ freight to our equipment to the people on the…