We use cookies to provide you with a better experience. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy.
  • INDUSTRY PRESS ROOM
  • SUBMISSIONS
  • MEDIA FILE
  • Create Account
  • Sign In
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
Free Newsletters
  • MAGAZINE
    • Current Issue
    • Archives
    • Digital Edition
    • Subscribe
    • Newsletters
  • STRATEGY
  • GLOBAL
  • LOGISTICS
  • MANUFACTURING
  • PROCUREMENT
  • VIDEO
    • News & Exclusives
    • Viewer Contributed
    • CSCMP EDGE 2022 Startup Alley
    • Upload your video
  • PODCAST ETC
    • Podcast
    • White Papers
    • Webcasts
    • Events
    • Blogs
      • Reflections
      • SCQ Forum
    • Mobile Apps
  • MAGAZINE
    • Current Issue
    • Archives
    • Digital Edition
    • Subscribe
    • Newsletters
  • STRATEGY
  • GLOBAL
  • LOGISTICS
  • MANUFACTURING
  • PROCUREMENT
  • VIDEO
    • News & Exclusives
    • Viewer Contributed
    • CSCMP EDGE 2022 Startup Alley
    • Upload your video
  • PODCAST ETC
    • Podcast
    • White Papers
    • Webcasts
    • Events
    • Blogs
      • Reflections
      • SCQ Forum
    • Mobile Apps
Home » New Jersey truck fleet says Freightliner tractors will deliver safety as well as freight

New Jersey truck fleet says Freightliner tractors will deliver safety as well as freight

Bettaway chooses radar and camera system to protect drivers, shrink insurance costs.

bettaway Screen Shot 2023-01-30 at 2.11.47 PM.png
January 30, 2023
Ben Ames
No Comments

The material handling and transportation provider Bettaway Supply Chain Services says the eight new Cascadia Class 8 tractors it bought this week from Freightliner will deliver more than just cargo-pulling power, also providing a jump in road safety for the company’s drivers.

New Jersey-based Bettaway said the trucks offer an integrated driver safety and assist system called the Detroit Assurance safety systems package. Those features include: active speed intervention, side guard alerts, active brake assist with pedestrian detection, brake hold mode, adaptive cruise control, active lane keeping assist, and electronic steering assist. 

According to Freightliner, the system works by fusing bumper-mounted radar with a windshield-mounted camera. It combines those sensor signals and communicates information to the truck’s brakes, engine, and transmission in real time, helping to mitigate collisions and enhance driver safety.

That package of safety technology capabilities may seem familiar to drivers of the latest high-end passenger vehicles, but they have not been available in commercial trucks until now, Bettaway President John Vaccaro said in a release. “These are the first trucks to hit the road with the Detroit Assurance ABA 5 complete suite of safety systems,” Vaccaro said. “Class 8 trucks are finally catching up to the technology in the world’s best automobiles.”

Across the industry, those safety technologies have been part of many firms’ long-term designs for creating autonomous automobiles. Those efforts are slowly improving, but in recent months, several autonomous technology providers have chosen to roll those features into dashboard suites that help human drivers stay safe instead of replacing them completely.

From Bettaway’s point of view, those safety tools could also help to shrink its commercial vehicle insurance costs, since insurance carriers reduce their premiums for vehicles that use accident-avoidance technologies. The company operates a fleet of 150 tractors and 900 trailers throughout the northeast U.S. As a pallet network operator, Bettaway’s fleet provides staging, delivery, and distribution of pallets for beverage, consumer products, and other customers nationwide through more than 500 pallet depots.

 

 

Trucking
KEYWORDS Bettaway Supply Chain Services Freightliner Trucks
  • Related Articles

    Freight volumes stayed flat in July, as trucking fleet utilization rose to highest point of 2022

    Walmart installs tracking tablets in the 9,000 tractors of its private fleet

    Global air cargo traffic will grow at a rate that's well ahead of earlier forecasts, IATA says

Benames
Ben Ames has spent 20 years as a journalist since starting out as a daily newspaper reporter in Pennsylvania in 1995. From 1999 forward, he has focused on business and technology reporting for a number of trade journals, beginning when he joined Design News and Modern Materials Handling magazines. Ames is author of the trail guide "Hiking Massachusetts" and is a graduate of the Columbia School of Journalism.

Recent Articles by Ben Ames

Ohio says Norfolk Southern lawsuit will make sure railroad “keeps its word” on cleanup

Three firms join forces in container maintenance & repair sector

As federal regulators plan tighter oversight, Norfolk Southern and AAR unveil their own rail safety plans

You must login or register in order to post a comment.

Report Abusive Comment

Most Popular Articles

  • Survey: parcel delivery drivers are frustrated by using their own smartphones for work

  • Survey: most Americans unaware that truckers face shortage of parking spaces

  • Best practices in logistics sustainability

  • Supply chain executives not yet seeing expected results from technology investments

  • Postal Service plans to seize items mailed with fake stamps

Featured Video

20221107korber large vs

Enhancing Customer Experience with Your Supply Chain Strategy

Viewer Contributed
With the rise of e-commerce, many businesses have had to transform their warehouses to handle online orders in addition to regularly scheduled inventory shipments. This means warehouses need more information than ever before to ensure they can meet customers' needs. As a result, companies need to select warehouse...

FEATURED WHITE PAPERS

  • Five tips for parcel success in 2023

  • Guide to Pallet Rack Safety

  • 3PLs: Complete Orders Faster with Flexible Automation

  • A shipper's guide to navigating post-pandemic holiday freight

View More

Subscribe to Supply Chain Quarterly

Get Your Subscription
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • E-NEWSLETTERS
  • ADVERTISING
  • CUSTOMER CARE
  • CONTACT
  • ABOUT
  • STAFF
  • PRIVACY POLICY

Copyright ©2023. All Rights ReservedDesign, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing