February 20, 2012 Hino is extending front under-run protection (FUP) to wide-cabin versions of its new 300 Series light duty truck, the company says today.
The motorist-protection technology has been standard equipment across its range of 500 and 700 Series on-highway trucks since late last year.
“Hino becomes the first manufacturer in Australia to offer this lifesaving technology across all three categories of trucks − light, medium and heavy-duty,” the firm says.
In the case of medium and heavy-duty models, the Hino FUP is certified to Australian Design Rule ADR 84 and European Safety Standard UN ECE-93.
“FUP assists the deployment of SRS airbags in the opposing vehicle in the event of a front-on or front-side collision, and also works to protect the truck's steering components − thereby assisting the driver to maintain control of the vehicle and bring it to a controlled stop,” Hino Australia Product Planning Manager Daniel Petrovski says.
“In the unfortunate event of a collision, FUP may be the difference between life and death for the occupants of a smaller vehicle.
“The advanced crash structure of FUP has been subjected to extensive testing by Hino’s team of global engineers, including computer-aided design simulations and physical destructive testing at Hino’s dedicated safety centre in Japan.”
