Did you know that cruise control can help you maintain a safe speed, follow distance, and avoid collisions?
The strength of cruise control is that it eliminates the systematic acceleration and deceleration drivers are prone to when traveling down an interstate or an empty country highway.
Safety features of cruise control:
- Active brake assist
- Lane departure warning
- Automatically sets a following distance
These advanced safety features can help you maintain a safe following distance and avoid collisions.
Benefits of using cruise control:
- Fuel-saving: Maintaining a constant speed over great distances is more fuel efficient.
- Reduces stress: Constantly matching and releasing the accelerator pedal can stress the muscles excessively. But cruise control relieves truck drivers of that stress, allowing them to get some stretches in without losing time.
- Cruise Can Help Control Traffic: By setting your cruise control just under the posted speed limit, you will create a natural buffer around your truck.
- Speed: maintain a safe speed
BlueTree Scorecard:
Within the Driver Scorecard, cruise control impacts your performance score. It’s measured by the percentage of time spent traveling over 55 mph while engaging the cruise control. Thus, the more you use it, the better your score.
Cruise control is an impressive piece of technology that helps to save fuel and drive efficiently. But before you engage the cruise control in your truck, remember only to use it during favorable weather conditions and at reasonably low speeds.