Jim Crowcroft This is Me

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1. 1. www.sterlingtrucks.com

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   Published on: 3/2/2007   Last Visited: 3/2/2007

   Jim Crowcroft, Product Marketing Manager for Sterling Truck Corporation, will host the presentation on Thursday, March 3, at 9:30 a.m. and highlight key features of the Sterling custom chassis that are designed to make equipment installations easier, more economical, and ideal for vocational applications.
   
   "We are excited to show our commitment to the medium-duty market at the Work Truck Show," said Crowcroft.

2. 2. Midrange Update

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   Published on: 8/23/2003   Last Visited: 8/25/2003

   So strong is demand for "simple-to-operate drivelines," said Jim Crowcroft, Sterling Trucks' product planning manager, that it has made Allison automatics and Eaton's AutoShift standard across its Acterra midrange series.
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   Sterling Truck feels alternative fuels have a "big, big future," said Jim Crowcroft: "All of a sudden gasoline and diesel prices have gone way up.

3. 3. Food Logistics

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   Published on: 11/4/2002   Last Visited: 11/4/2002

   "Typically, trucks are used by more than one driver and the seats are constantly being readjusted," says Jim Crowcroft, manager of product planning, Sterling Truck Corp. and Western Star Truck Corp., Willoughby, OH. "Now, drivers can easily find their position with the memory seat function."
   
   At Kenworth, Kirkland, WA, many of the ergonomic enhancements and creature comforts found in the 2002 trucks were developed from suggestions and recommendations from fleet customers and members of the Kenworth Drivers' Board, which is comprised of 180 operators including drivers who are non-Kenworth truck users.
   
   To enhance driver ergonomics and convenience, Kenworth's new interior design features a "jet cockpit-like" wrap-around instrument panel with easy-to-reach locations for an AM/FM radio and rotary controls for the heater/ventilation/air conditioning (HVAC) system.
   
   "The wrap-around dash feature provides better visibility of the gauges and easier access to the switches. We changed the toe-board angle of the throttle pedal slightly to improve the ergonomics.
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   Crowcroft of Sterling and Western Star agrees.
   
   "Brake-by-wire is now an emerging technology. It's widely used in Europe, but the regulations in the United States is one of the last great hurdles for this technology," Crowcroft says. "The result is that trucks will have better stopping performance and braking distances. The drivers will have a better brake feel. Drivers with less experience will improve their ability to operate the vehicle."
   
   In future design, security will be a hot issue.