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March 2018

Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal

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70 commercial carrier journal | march 2018 Advanced trailer tester IPA's next-generation Alpha Mutt Trailer Tester system is designed to provide automatic and guided trailer inspections with detailed reports, allowing technicians at any skill level to get more inspections done in less time while removing the burdens of paperwork and data entry. The por - table system is built on a rugged large platform that features a variety of expandable capabilities, including antilock braking system testing, air pressure sensors, cloud uploading and more. The unit's turnkey design includes the option to instantly link all trailer inspections fleetwide for inspection-failure-cause analytics. IPA Tools, www.ipatools.com, 888-786-7899 Brake wear indicator tool Hendrickson's Air Disc Brake Wear Indicator Tool is designed to allow maintenance personnel to check brake pad and rotor thickness more conveniently without removing the wheel or the brake pads from the caliper. Hendrickson Trailer Commercial Vehicle Systems, www.maxx22t.com, 866-743-3247 Shock absorbers Tenneco's all-black gas-charged Monroe Magnum shock absorbers are engineered for added durability, improved vehicle control and increased driver comfort and satisfaction. The shock absorbers have a large-diameter nitrocarburized rod that helps provide improved compression control and side-load strength; a PTFE-coated rod guide bearing that helps increase durability by minimizing friction between the rod and rod guide; a hydraulic lock-out design that helps prevent suspension overextension; a larger-diameter piston to help provide greater tuning precision; an advanced shouldered bushing design that helps prevent bushing extrusion; and an in - creased pressure tube thickness that helps prevent shock damage in extreme load and road conditions. Tenneco, www.monroeheavyduty.com, 734-384-7812 Suspension seat Sears Seating's Atlas II ActiveVRS Suspen- sion Seat uses the company's Magne- to-Rheological fluid technology to help provide an advanced magnetic ride and greater stability and rigidity. A position sensor is designed to read the suspension's travel 750 times per second and, depending on damping needs, instantaneously increase or decrease the strength of the magnetic field to stiffen the damper and absorb shock, which lowers the driver's exposure to body vibration, reduces fatigue and promotes health. Sears Manufacturing, www.searsseating.com, 800-553-3013 Load securement straps Kinedyne's K-Force and Rhino Max ultra-heavy-duty load securement straps em - ploy more polyester material and are engineered to manage heavier loads. The winch straps for both lines have a working load limit of 6,670 pounds, 23 percent greater than the current industry standard of 5,400 pounds. The ratchet straps for both lines have a working load limit of 4,000 pounds, 20 percent greater than the current industry standard of 3,335 pounds. The Rhino Max straps also are coated with an abrasion-resistant chemical coating designed to withstand severe-duty environments. Kinedyne, www.kinedyne.com, 800-848-6057

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