Phillips Industries introduces interior corner lights with motion detection for dry vans and reefers
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. selected these new lights as their standard interior trailer lights for their refrigerated trailers.
Phillips Industries releases new Permalite XT stop-tail-turn light
Phillips Industries has released the Permalite XT 4 in. Round Stop-Tail-Turn lights with patented Boardfree technology using nine diodes for brighter illumination. The newly designed Permalite XT 4 in. Round Stop-Tail-Turn lights (pictured above) have an even sleeker, more modern profile and minimizes additional components, eliminates opportunities for damage and reduces weight all while maintaining exceptional durability, according
Inoperable truck lighting attracts the wrong kind of attention
Having an inoperable vehicle lamp is like waving a red flag and just asking to be pulled over. Lamp failures are easy to spot, even from afar, and while a vehicle is stopped for the lighting infraction, a more thorough CSA roadside inspection will likely happen. Hours may lapse before a vehicle gets back on
Making sure your tractor-trailer connection is safe, secure
What should shops inspect on fifth wheels to ensure safe and reliable operation? “During the shop’s inspection and maintenance of the fifth wheel, it is important to understand how the fifth wheel operates, and that all parts and adjustments are maintained to the manufacturer’s specifications,” says Rob Nissen, director field service at SAF-Holland Inc. “Proper
Phillips Industries enters distribution agreement with Innotec Group
Phillips Industries entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Innotec Group earlier this year. The agreement combines Innotec’s Boardfree products with Phillips’ STA-DRY trailer harnesses. Boardfree LED products will be sold under the Permalite XT brand name. Boardfree in-mold technology is a process that eliminates the need for a traditional printed circuit board resulting in a thin light
Lighting the way: Spec’ing electrical system components to balance performance
Rolling down the road, truck and trailer lighting serves as a beacon of safety, lighting the way and providing tractor and load visibility to other road warriors, commercial and passenger alike. Today’s lighting solutions shine brighter and longer than ever. The incandescent lighting systems of yesteryear have given way to light emitting diode (LED) products
Phillips Industries announces new partnership
During a press conference held at the Technology and Maintenance Council 2014 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition, Phillips Industries announced a partnership with Innotec. The new partnership will offer Innotec’s unique Boardfree LED lights packaged with Phillips’ Sta-Dry trailer harnesses. This partnership signifies Phillips’ entrance into the exterior trailer LED lighting market. In September