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June 10, 2002 9:00 AM, EDT

The Texas Motor Transportation Association bought a $1-million truck-driving simulator to improve safety for truckers and car drivers.

TMTA said the device, built into a 53-foot trailer, is the first full-motion simulator to be put into a trailer.

The simulator is an authentic truck cab that moves realistically to conform to what is happening on a giant screen that the driver views through the “windshield,” said Bill Webb, the association’s president and chief executive officer.

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