CLEVELAND, OH – Frost & Sullivan recently named Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC as the recipient of its 2006 Customer Value Leadership of the Year Award in the North American Class 6-8 truck original equipment market. The award recognizes the company’s excellence in developing and introducing active chassis control systems that not only enhance the safety of heavy-trucks, but also offer customers high value.

The company has effectively leveraged its expertise and experience in heavy-vehicle braking systems and technologies to develop next-generation active chassis control systems based on its acclaimed Bendix ABS-6 anti-lock braking system platform. The integration of new and advanced chassis control technologies and algorithms into this robust platform have enabled Bendix to offer several safety enhancement technologies, including rollover, jackknife, skid, and loss of control mitigation.

By delivering value to the fleet, the company has helped to ensure rapid market penetration of several key technologies. Best practices employed by Bendix fuel its drive to develop and introduce safety systems for heavy-trucks that rank highly in terms of performance, effectiveness, reliability, and safety benefits.