Moreover, this transportation technology is allowing trucks, that is to say, platoons to decrease the distances between the trucks and cars. Truckers can achieve platooning by using an electronic or mechanical coupling.
Speaking of the advantages that this transportation technology called platooning can bring to trucking companies, we can see that at least it can bring you savings up to 10% by the rear truck when performing two truck platooning.
It is expected in the future that trucking companies will move away from single fleet platooning to an open participants’ model- platooning with more trucks. Yet, it will be even more efficient.
3. Safety Technology
In the foreground, the trucking industry these days is based on several safe transportation technologies. Part of the safety transportation technology that trucking companies are using includes:
- Stability control;
- Antilock braking systems;
- Lane departure warning;
- Collision avoidance systems;
- Interior and rear cameras;
- Blind spot warning devices;
- Side monitor cameras and sensors;
