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The reward for truck safety goes to…..

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You guessed it, Volvo. As if they weren’t already getting attention in the media for all the truck safety tests and technologies they put into their trucks, they’re now winning awards for it.

More specifically, it was the Royal Mail service that won the award, but of course, they use the Volvo truck. Don’t get me wrong, from what the figures say, they deserved it: 55 safety features in total. If you have a Volvo truck that needs insuring, why not get hgv insurance from Broadsure Direct, visit www.broadsuredirect.com/hgv-insurance.htm for more information.

More info on Truck Safety

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Expanding on the Volvo truck safety article mentioned in previous blog posts. Today we look at the ART (Accident Research Team) and how they function to help prevent road traffic accidents and save lives.

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Firstly, its worth noting that 9 out of 10 accidents are down to human error and only 10 % of those accidents include the truck drivers getting killed. So ART have got to be asking the right questions and making the right decisions first of all, before they can start developing any new technology.

When all of the data has been collected and analysed, along with the right questions being asked; research can acutally be conducted to develop ideas and technologies to better improve truck safety. ART celebrate their 40th anniversary at Volvo this year.

Intelligent and Safe – The Volvo Truck

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Volvo say that truck accidents could be a thing of the past with their latest technology.

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Already a safe vehicle, the Volvo truck is continuing to amaze people with the technology embedded in its Trucks. For example, the V2V or Vehicle to Vehicle system is already in development, claiming that eventually the vehicles will be able to communicate with each other and detect collisions in order to make the necessary movements to avoid an accident.

Another technology in production is the digital co-pilot scheme where a driver is guided by what to do if he or she should lose control or how to handle particular road challenges. Volvo trucks already use a breathalyser tester before the driver can even start the truck.

We look forward to these technologies to be tested and put in place!