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title: VBG Blog | The strong connection | Transportation industry (7)
description: "Transportation industry | \nThe blog where VBG shares knowledge, insights and thoughts about the automotive industry in general and the heavy traffic in particular. (7)"
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#### **Transportation industry (7)**

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![Jackknife warning – innovation for the sake of safety](https://blog.vbg.eu/hubfs/VBG/VBG_Images/VBG%20Driver%20Assist/VBG%20driver%20assist%20jackknife%20IG%201080x1080.png) 

\> 3 min

#### Jackknife warning – innovation for the sake of safety

Jackknife damage can result from several different transport situations and repairs can understandably be expensive. Is there a way to prevent damage?

[![Tommy Pettersson](https://blog.vbg.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/VBG/Author%20Portrait/Authors_BW_Tommy_Pettersson.png?width=26&name=Authors_BW_Tommy_Pettersson.png) Tommy Pettersson 4 Aug 2022](https://blog.vbg.eu/en/jackknife-warning)

![How does the new legislation for underrun protection affect me?](https://blog.vbg.eu/hubfs/VBG/VBG_Images/VBG_Facebook_LinkedIn/Bigroad_bluesky_trucks.png) 

\> 2 min

#### How does the new legislation for underrun protection affect me?

On 1 September 2019, new regulations concerning underrun protection (UNECE R58 Revision 3) came into force. The new regulations affect many operators in the ...

[![Tobias Johansson](https://blog.vbg.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/Author%20Portrait/Authors_BW_Tobias_Johansson.png?width=26&name=Authors_BW_Tobias_Johansson.png) Tobias Johansson 23 Jun 2022](https://blog.vbg.eu/en/how-does-the-new-legislation-for-underrun-protection-affect-me)

![What’s going on in the EU when it comes to the transport industry?](https://blog.vbg.eu/hubfs/VBG/VBG_Images/VBG_blogposts/VBG_2022_BLOGG/VBG_2022_blog_w16/VBG_FB_LI_April_blogw16.png) 

\> 9 min

#### What’s going on in the EU when it comes to the transport industry?

How will the transport industry evolve? Which topics are on the EU’s agenda with the aim of promoting road safety and harmonising the rules around vehicle ...

[![Tobias Johansson](https://blog.vbg.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/Author%20Portrait/Authors_BW_Tobias_Johansson.png?width=26&name=Authors_BW_Tobias_Johansson.png) Tobias Johansson 22 Apr 2022](https://blog.vbg.eu/en/whats-going-on-in-the-eu-when-it-comes-to-the-transport-industry)

![HCT - a profitable development?](https://blog.vbg.eu/hubfs/VBG/VBG_Images/VBG_blogposts/VBG_blogg_v47.png) 

~ 3 min

#### HCT - a profitable development?

That development is moving towards longer and heavier freight transport, which we call High Capacity Transport (HCT), is indisputable. But why is it desirable?

[![Tobias Johansson](https://blog.vbg.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/Author%20Portrait/Authors_BW_Tobias_Johansson.png?width=26&name=Authors_BW_Tobias_Johansson.png) Tobias Johansson 25 Nov 2021](https://blog.vbg.eu/en/hct-profitable)

![REDUCE THE RISK OF JACKKNIFING – A NEW DRIVER WARNING SYSTEM](https://blog.vbg.eu/hubfs/VBG/VBG_Images/VBG_blogposts/jackknife_header%20.png) 

~ 3 min

#### REDUCE THE RISK OF JACKKNIFING – A NEW DRIVER WARNING SYSTEM

Jackknifing a truck is something to be avoided, both from a safety and cost perspective. In one of our development projects, we have therefore developed a ...

[![Tommy Pettersson](https://blog.vbg.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/VBG/Author%20Portrait/Authors_BW_Tommy_Pettersson.png?width=26&name=Authors_BW_Tommy_Pettersson.png) Tommy Pettersson 12 Nov 2021](https://blog.vbg.eu/en/reduce-the-risk-of-jackknifing)

![Q&A summary from our webinar](https://blog.vbg.eu/hubfs/VBG/VBG_Images/VBG_Herman/FB_omslagsbild-1.png) 

\< 6 min

#### Q&A summary from our webinar

Following our webinar, “Familiar on the outside – brand new on the inside”, participants submitted lots of good questions about the new generation of couplings ...

[![Isabella Berglund](https://blog.vbg.eu/hs-fs/hubfs/Author%20Portrait/Authors_BW_Isabella_Berglund.png?width=26&name=Authors_BW_Isabella_Berglund.png) Isabella Berglund 5 Nov 2021](https://blog.vbg.eu/en/qa-summary-from-our-webinar)

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