Heavy Duty Trucking, May 2019

PRODUCT UPDATE HDT MAY 2019 86 WWW TRUCKINGINFO COM Aperias Halo Connect prioritizes tire problems Aperia Technologies rolled out its Halo Connect platform which combines automatic inflation with machine learning to categorize tire maintenance issues by severity and give fleet managers simple and immediate insights into tire conditions at both a fleetwide and vehicle level Not all tire pressure alerts from a tire pressure monitoring system require immediate attention so Halo Connect determines which tires are in immediate need of service and advises the service manager accordingly This allows fleets to identify and address issues well before they become problems Halo Connect is retrofittable to Halo automatic tire inflation systems Road Ready telematics for more fleets Truck Lites second generation Road Ready trailer telematics system features improvements based on customer feedback and allows use on a wider variety of trailers Road Ready is a wireless multi functional trailer monitoring solution With a sleeker more compact design the latest generation offers more installation locations A solar powered master control unit mounts on the front of a trailer with the solar panel on top lowering the clearance needed A hardwired version allows the MCU to be wired directly to blue line power through the trailers nosebox Bendix Versajust GS Slack Adjuster The Bendix Versajust GS Slack Adjuster is designed for vehicles requiring grounded automatic slack adjusters because the brake envelope cannot accommodate slacks that use the more common linkstyle construction The body of the Versajust GS was engineered to accept higher torque capacities for applications that may see higher frequency brake applications at higher loads such as refuse operations Netradyne VisionPro shows side rear angles Netradynes upgraded VisionPro camera provides up to eight different views of a truck which helps fleet managers see the side and rear of their vehicles The system sends video snippets to Netradynes cloud based Driveri portal which should help fleet managers uncover the cause of mystery damage to the back or side of a truck including rearend and side swipe collisions according to the company BlackBerry Radar H2 The BlackBerry Radar H2 is an intelligent data driven asset monitoring device that can help automate operations and improve utilization safety and security of trailers and other remote assets The Radar H2 expands on the core capabilities of BlackBerry Radar M providing better coverage and connectivity on 4G LTE cellular networks as well as a wireless gateway that can connect to wireless sensors such as cargo sensors tire pressure monitoring systems brake sensors and weigh in motion devices When mounted on a chassis BlackBerry Radar H2 can detect whether a container is on or off with no additional wires or external sensors Donaldson Filter Minder Donaldson is bringing connectivity to filtration service reminders The companys new Filter Minder uses the vehicles own telematics system to upload performance data to the cloud where predictive analytics inform fleet managers when individual trucks are approaching optimal filter life Filter Minder is currently in fleet testing monitoring truck engine air filters but Donaldson said its capabilities will be expanded to include fuel lube and hydraulics filters The Dana Spicer Dura Tune center bearing is designed for durability and tuned to provide powertrain vibration isolation and dampening for smoother quieter operation on downsped drivetrains It addresses noise vibration and harshness levels associated with the significantly higher drivetrain torque stresses and unique vibration frequencies created by engine downspeeding and chassis lightweighting Its available on standard Spicer SPL driveshafts and heavy duty Spicer 10 Series driveshafts Spicer center bearing for downsped drivetrains