Future Truck Position Paper 2019-2: Future Driver Accommodations, Equipment User Expectations for Driver Seating and Controls Packaging

Having studied issues with driver seating and control packages for all known driver population profiles — especially ones of smaller stature — TMC’s Future Cab & Driver Interface Task Force proposes in this paper that equipment manufacturers and suppliers develop “adjustable pedals” to accommodate the full range of drivers. Just as adjustable steering columns were necessary to accommodate larger stature drivers (especially ones with a large girth or long legs and shorter arms) and longer seat tracks were necessary to accommodate the long and short leg extremes of the driver population, the time has come to address the pedal issue.

February 22, 2019