Hollywood or Reality? Advanced Fleet Safety Technologies

In 1994, years before 9/11, the motion picture Speed exaggerated the need for improved safety and security systems on a motor coach. Most people over the age of 30 recall the movie. Fast-forward 15 years to 2009 and Hollywood recreates a similar scenario on the CBS television series Numb3rs. Yet in the episode, a new fleet management technology with real-time GPS tracking, covert emergency notification by the driver and remote engine shut-down technology brings the hijacked bus to a controlled stop by safety officials and authorities!

Is this technology real? What about for the trucking industry? With the recent increase in cargo theft and the heightened security around fuel and hazmat haulers, there is clearly a need for combining existing fleet management, AVL and mobile communications products with advanced safety and security features into one system… Check out PowerVue ProTecht Fleet Safety and Security Applications from Cadec Global.

Author: Frank Moreno
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