KLLM, FFE to Combine Stoneridge’s Digicam Monitor System – Tools

KLLM Transport Providers and Frozen Meals Categorical (FFE) introduced the intention to make Stoneridge’s MirrorEye Digicam Monitor System (CMS) a part of their gear specs for all of its new autos with an expectation to realize 1,000 installations in 2023.

“MirrorEye represents an amazing step ahead by way of technical sophistication for the KLLM/FFE fleets,” mentioned Wilson Risinger, vice chairman of security for KLLM/FFE in an announcement. “All through the validation interval, our drivers have advised us that the discount of blind spots, higher night time imaginative and prescient, and visibility in inclement climate conditions, together with the flexibility to see the tip of the trailer constantly by means of turns, have made operations much less tense and, most significantly, safer. … We look ahead to incorporating MirrorEye on all new truck builds and retrofitting a major variety of our present vehicles with the know-how within the near-term.”

MirrorEye is the primary digicam monitor system to obtain an exemption from the Federal Motor Service Security Administration (FMCSA) permitting MirrorEye-equipped vehicles to function on the street with out mirrors, bettering visibility and aerodynamic effectivity. MirrorEye replaces a truck’s mirrors with exterior digital cameras encased in roof-mounted folding wings and high-resolution shows mounted on the A-pillars contained in the cab. Key options embody heated lenses, energetic coloration night-vision, automated “panning” to maintain the trailer wheels in view, enlarged “zoom” views, and infrared “highlight” for improved docking visibility, and non-compulsory video recording.