Daimler Trucks North America have developed new Innovation Truck which not only highlights its existing technologies but also introduces new cutting edge advancements reports Freightliner Trucks.
The Innovation Truck has made a made a big leap in the aerodynamics of the body. With advance features like rear wheel fairings, roof deflector, front air splitter and use of cameras instead of side mirrors, the airflow is reduced to lower the drag and improve fuel efficiency.
Apart from improvements in aerodynamics of the Truck, use of RunSmart Predictive Cruise also provides significant fuel savings. This system looks up to 1 mile in advance from the truck location and anticipates road gradient using GPS and 3d digital map technology to alter the speed according to the terrain ahead thus achieving maximum fuel efficiency.
Daimler Truck in India has established a JV with the Hero Group. In the initial phases, the JV will produce lCV, MCV, HCV for the Indian mass market. Going forward the JV will produce Trucks for export markets.
Daimler Trucks is a division of Daimler AG and the world's largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles. Its owns world's five leading truck brands - Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner, Sterling, Western Star and Mitsubishi Fuso.
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