Safe Fleet Unveils Three Unique to Marketplace Innovations
Safe Fleet, a leading provider of safety solutions for fleet vehicles, is proud to announce three new innovations designed to improve productivity and reduce the risk of injury to operators, passengers, and pedestrians.
The new products, including MobileMule, Air Vue and FoldPro Shelving, debuted at the Work Truck Week 2023 Show which happened March 7-10 in Indianapolis.
“These best-in-class brands in video safety and last mile shelving advance drivers’ productivity and most importantly increase their safety,” said Mike Schulte, President of Safe Fleet.
Why the IIHS Doesn’t Crash Test for Speeds Above 40 MPH
The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety does most of its crash testing at 40 mph. The agency gets questions about why it doesn't test at much higher speeds considering most U.S. drivers regularly drive 70 mph or faster on the freeway.
"Our test speed captures the middle of the distribution of real-world crashes, where we know there are serious and severe injuries. We know there are crashes that are more severe but we are capturing the bulk of the total number of crashes. Most crashes are very low severity," said Raul Arbelaez, Vice President of IIHS' Vehicle Research Center.
New Report Pegs Cost of Electrifying U.S. Commercial Truck Fleet at $1 Trillion
Full electrification of the U.S. commercial truck fleet would require nearly $1 trillion in infrastructure investment alone, according to a new report from Roland Berger released today by the Clean Freight Coalition.
“This study thoroughly examines the issues surrounding the infrastructure buildout necessary to electrify commercial vehicles, and it clearly shows how the heavy-duty vehicle industry’s needs are vastly different not just from other sectors of our economy, but from each other,” said CFC Executive Director Jim Mullen. “I want to thank the team at Roland Berger for so clearly outlining the challenges electrifying our supply chain poses as the industry and nation continue working toward our shared goal of reducing trucking’s impact on the environment.”
Digital Transformation for Fleet-Based Companies
Ridecell specializes in the digital transformation of fleet-based companies. They work with FMCs to modernize existing systems so that fleets can support fresher business models.
This Breakthrough Wireless EV Charger Reaches 100 kW Speeds With Near-Perfect Efficiency
Imagine pulling up in a garage or parking lot in your nearly depleted EV, and having no pesky charging cables to fiddle with, no payment systems to navigate, and no charging apps to download. Just park and walk away. Researchers are taking wireless charging seriously, and one U.S. lab has achieved a breakthrough: 96% efficiency in a 100kW wireless charging test.
Tennessee-based Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the same lab at the forefront of atomic discoveries in the 1940s, and several other breakthroughs in supercomputing, materials sciences and energy storage, recently charged a Hyundai Kona Electric using electromagnetic waves with 96% efficiency.
