Day five was the final 4 hours of my trip from Detroit Diesel in Redford, MI to Daimler Trucks North America in Portland, OR. The scenery was just a fascinating as the day before. Driving along the Colombia river is pure joy for the eye. It is however a very windy route, and you want to keep your eyes on the road and not on the river. Challenging at times, I must say.
Once arrived in Portland I got to meet my third a last truck for the trip back to good, old Detroit Diesel in Redford, MI. Now, that's a truck. From the black to the silver and finally to the yellow Cascadia is going from truck to trucker to truckest.
It is the Daimler Trucks North America Safety Truck. It is loaded with all kinds of safety devices. From an automated manual transmission, to a distance management system, to a lane warning system, to much to even know what it all can do. The dashboard is loaded with gauges, displays and levers here, there and everywhere. Not a single square inch is left over. I am looking forward to the next four days of driving and finding out first hand how all of these systems work and harmonize in unison.
Here again Daimler shows its ability and pioneership not only to build efficient and comfortable trucks but also to create ultra-safe trucks.
Miguel
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