5 High-Tech Ways to Make Your Truck Safer, Right Now

When you first buy a truck, safety probably isn't your biggest concern – and that's just fine! But over time you may want to make your truck a bit safer for you, your kids, your friends, and any precious cargo you may be carrying around. Fortunately, it's easy to pick effective aftermarket security options, as long as you know what you're looking for. So embrace technology and bring new car security to your truck with:

1. Adaptive Cruise Control: Traditional cruise control is useful, but has its drawbacks, especially when it comes to busy roads and highways where you need to constantly adjust speed. Today's versions are much safer and more impressive. Adaptive cruise control includes sensors that search for vehicles and other object, and automatically shift cruise control speed if it looks like you're getting too close to another car, eliminating tiny by significant mistakes.

2. Back Up Cameras: Backup cameras include both a cam and a sensor that allow you to carefully pull back and watch what you're doing to make sure there are no accidents (this may also include cameras for blind spot monitoring). If you've got a large truck you know it can sometimes be difficult maneuvering into small spaces, especially if you are carrying a load that obstructs your vision: This tech helps solve that problem.

3. Power Locks: Older trucks may lack the safety and convenience of power locks. These are powerful electronic locks that you can control with a button, but are better at keeping thieves outside than traditional lock options. It's an easy upgrade to make – and if you want to make it even more dependable, you can use keyless entry for more convenience. Keyless entry allows you to automatically unlock your door and disable any security simple by pushing a button or approaching your truck.

4. Step Bars: Many truck owners know this feeling: At first they believe they don't need a step bar and can easily get in and out without problems. But then something happens – maybe they realize they have to transport others who really do need a step bar to safely get in and out. Maybe they have a temporary injury and realize just how convenient this simple feature can be. Whatever the reason, if you want to install a step bar, it's an easy aftermarket project to complete.

5. Remote Start: Remote start is a bit like keyless entry, but instead of just unlocking your door, this system allows you to start up your engine as well. This makes it easy to quickly get into your truck and go: It's also handy on cold mornings if you want to warm up your truck early before getting inside!