There have been some great leaps forward in the past 10 years in safety systems and safety technology available to the trucking industry. The aim of the Safety Drive Day, organised by the Victorian Transport Association (VTA), was to improve the awareness of people involved in the industry – operators, regulators and other stakeholders – of the importance of safety.
The event was also an opportunity to showcase the kind of sophisticated safety technology that can be specified on heavy vehicles on our roads. Major truck manufacturers also demonstrated the efforts they have been making to improve the safety systems available in trucks and gave attendees a review of the future possibilities which will become available in trucks.
The event was divided into three sections. The static displays saw a wide variety of suppliers of trucks, training, safety systems and regulators showing their wares and taking the time to engage with visitors about all aspects of the subject of safety in the modern trucking industry. The demonstration area saw high-tech safety systems demonstrated in real-life situations on a number of different vehicles, as well as some of the latest high productivity vehicles that have hit the road.
Meanwhile, out on the track, five different truck manufacturers were taking a constant flow of visitors around the track in a variety of trucks demonstrating safety systems and giving visitors a taste of what these new systems can bring to the party, in terms of safety. Each manufacturer concentrated on a different area of expertise to enable the visitor to get a real hands-on feel of what modern high-tech trucking is all about.
PACCAR personnel driving around the test track were also demonstrating the OPTALERT anti fatigue system.
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