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Meritor Speaks About Improving Truck Safety

13 November 1998

Meritor Speaks About Improving Truck Safety with Improved Brake Systems; To Be Featured Topic at SAE Truck & Bus Expo in Indianapolis

    TROY, Mich., Nov. 12 -- Fatal accidents involving large
trucks have decreased 35 percent during the past decade even though the miles
traveled by these vehicles have increased 40 percent, according to the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).  One contributor to
this improvement may be bigger, better brakes, and especially new anti-lock
braking systems (ABS) which are now mandated on all new trucks and buses.
    Leonard C. Buckman, president of Meritor WABCO, the world's leading
supplier of heavy duty anti-lock braking systems, will address truck braking
and ABS issues during the 30-minute Ray L. Buckendale lecture at the 1998 SAE
Truck & Bus Meeting & Exposition, Wednesday, November 18, 1998, at the Indiana
Convention Center in Indianapolis.
    Buckman will review braking systems from the turn of the century to
current ABS technology and highlight future safety-improving technologies like
electronic braking systems (EBS) and traction control.  He will speak on the
specific issues of reliability, responsiveness, federal requirements,
potential benefits and driver feedback as related to ABS.
    Buckman's lecture, "Commercial Vehicle Braking -- Air Brakes, ABS &
Beyond," is scheduled for noon in the Sagamore Ballroom.  The news media are
invited to remain for lunch in the Serpentine Lobby immediately after Mr.
Buckman's remarks.  He will be available for interviews.
    For more information about Meritor WABCO, visit Meritor's website at
http://www.meritorauto.com.