Peterbilt
Peterbilt Motors Company debuted a high-tech digital dash in the new Model 579 on-highway truck. During the introduction, the company noted that this 15-in., customizable digital display will eventually span the entire line of Peterbilt trucks. “This includes the vocational Model 567, traditional Model 389 and the rest of the Peterbilt Class 8 conventional trucks,” says Jason Skoog, general manager, Peterbilt. “As far as the Model 567 and Model 389 are concerned, there will be a ramp up. In mid-July the trucks will be 100% with the digital dash in all of the conventional Class 8 models.”
With all the technology being integrated onto modern trucks, the digital display simplifies the ability to communicate. “The digital display becomes the focal point for driver information, minimizing distractions while driving,” says Skoog. It is going to give the giver every bit of information they are ever going to need. With the rapid pace technology is growing