Meritor Wabco has equipped its anti-lock braking system(ABS)on two of Navistar's class 8 trucks that are now standard equipment on the International ProStar and the LoneStar.

Both Navistar trucks will join more than seven million Meritor WABCO ABS systems currently on the road.

Meritor WABCO president and general manager Jon Morrison said that ABS really led the way to huge advances in safety technology in the commercial vehicle market.

"With that system as a reliable,durable foundation,OE's have the opportunity to look at fully integrated safety systems that not only decrease the risk of accidents,but also lower overall vehicle operating costs through reduced vehicle downtime and risk reduction,"Morrison said.

Since the debut of ABS to the commercial vehicle industry in North America,the company had continued development of advanced safety systems including first-to-market with stability control and collision safety systems.

According to the company,the addition of ABS on the two trucks enables for other optional safety-related products including automatic traction control(ATC),rollover stability control(RSC),electronic stability control(ESC)and the industry-leading OnGuard?collision safety system.