News articles tagged with 'truck'
Optimal trip and load planning
— 14 May 2009 07:46 | TechnologyA company wants to deliver paper to five customers in Bavaria. The trip planning software currently used calculates that one truck will be enough to cover the locations in central Bavaria…
Satellite helps make transportation of dangerous waste safer
— 15 Jan 2009 19:00 | TechnologyA new tracking system is making use of satellite navigation data to ensure safe roads in Europe. Developed by an Italian company in the Italian Lombardy region, the system monitors…
Heavy truckers out of control
— 4 Sep 2008 15:59 | TechnologyResearch carried out in Sweden suggests that there are three critical manoeuvres that lead to loss of control of heavy trucks and subsequent accidents. Writing in the International…
Not all noise from trucks is bad
— 29 May 2008 22:26 | TechnologyThe sound in a truck cab should not be regarded simply as disruptive noise that should be suppressed when building trucks. Experienced truck drivers prefer sound that provides them…
Aerodynamic truck trailer cuts fuel and emissions by up to 15%
— 19 Apr 2008 18:35 | TechnologyCreating an improved aerodynamic shape for truck trailers by mounting sideskirts can lead to a cut in fuel consumption and emissions of up to as much as 15%. Earlier promising predictions,…
Road safety: The uncrashable car?
— 12 Apr 2008 19:06 | TechnologyThe largest road safety research project ever launched in Europe will usher in a series of powerful road-safety systems for European cars. But, in the long term, its basic, experimental…
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