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Pandemic No Time to Relax Safety Standards
An unprecedented global pandemic such as COVID-19 is no excuse to relax investments in safety technologies.
“I don’t believe any of us changed our approach to incorporating technology in our spec’s because of a relatively short-term phenomenon [such as COVID-19],” said Ed Nagle, president of Nagle Toledo. He was speaking as part of an executive panel during the Truckload Carriers Association’s Virtual Safety and Security Meeting on June 23.
Dennis Dellinger, president and CEO of Cargo Transporters agreed, noting the most recent additions to his fleet over the last few weeks include tractors with the new Detroit Assurance 5.0 active safety systems, and trailers equipped with disc brakes. Side cameras are being installed on the fleet’s existing trucks.