Royal Truck & Equipment Inc. is thrilled to announce a live demonstration of the autonomous impact protection vehicle (AIPV) being deployed in a live highway work zone in Fort Collins, Colorado. In preparation of this monumental event, we are providing you with autonomous-based content every day this week. To see
Are you a municipality looking to buy a TMA truck off of a COSTARS contract but are unsure of how the process works? Fortunately, you are in the right place to learn! For those who do not know, COSTARS is, “the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's cooperative purchasing program and serves as
Stress and overexertion are the number one cause of death for firefighters. With all the highly stressful and incredibly intense situations that their jobs entail, this makes sense. Do you know what the number two leading cause of death for firefighters is though? It is getting hit by a vehicle.
One crucial element of a truck’s build is its man buckets. A man bucket’s job is to assist personnel and equipment to get on and off the truck safely. Here are the top five things you need to know about man buckets: 1.) When adding man buckets to your truck,
In many work zones, a TMA truck’s sole job is to idle behind the zone to protect the workers from oncoming traffic. While this is an effective way at preventing injuries to those in the zone, the idle time causes harmful wear-and-tear to the engine as well costing a significant
One major component of regulations surrounding TMA trucks involves specifications on the build and placement of arrow boards. If your TMA truck has an arrow board, you need to be aware of the many regulations placed upon it. A major facet of arrow board regulation deals with the number of
In 49 of the 50 states in the United States of America, you need a commercial driver’s license (CDL) to drive a vehicle with gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) exceeding 26,000 pounds. There is one state however, where you need a CDL to drive a vehicle with a GVWR of
In highway work zones, truck mounted attenuators (TMA) are used as a barrier between oncoming traffic and the workers in the area. On roads where traffic is exceeding 45 miles per hour, the presence of a TMA truck represents the difference between a fatal accident and one in which everyone
Work zone safety has become an issue we can no longer overlook. In 2015, 700 people were killed in car accidents in work zones. Unfortunately, that represents an approximate 5% increase from the year prior. In the first few months in 2017 though, there have been a wealth of campaigns
Traditional training methods may soon become obsolete due to the emergence of virtual reality based training. Here are three reasons why virtual reality will replace traditional methods of training and become the future of workplace training. Higher Safety As recent as 2014, 4,821 workers died on the job in the