Iteris Inc., an Aneheim, Calif.-based developer of vision-based technology that enhances driver safety, has announced that its Lane Departure Warning (LDW) technology will be installed on new trucks purchased by eight commercial truck fleets across the country.
Arrow Trucking, with headquarters in Tulsa, Okla., has a fleet of 1,500 trucks and is one of the country’s largest flatbed motor carriers. After successfully testing several LDW units, Arrow purchased 25 additional units for installation and currently has plans to specify LDW on all new trucks ordered.
Air Liquide is the world leader in industrial and medical gases and related services with U.S. headquarters in Houston. Air Liquide has ordered nearly 180 Freightliner trucks with LDW specified, some of which already have been deployed.
Foodliner, based in Dubuque, Iowa, is part of the McCoy group and one of the largest carriers in the bulk-food industry. Foodliner will install the LDW systems in more than 200 new trucks as part of an order that runs through 2006.
Hill Bros., a truckload carrier based in Omaha, Neb. with service to 48 states and Canada, has ordered 140 new Kenworth tractors that will be equipped with LDW.
Warren Trucking, an LTL carrier based in Martinsville, Va. that has been providing furniture transportation for more than 71 years, has ordered 75 new Freightliner trucks with LDW.
Hercules Forwarding, in Hickory Hills, Ill., an LTL carrier specializing in U.S. and Canada shipments, has purchased aftermarket units for nearly 20 percent of its fleet and intends to specify LDW on all new trucks purchased.
