AIM produces white paper on its 2G Ford IAR charging system solution
AIM has released a new white paper on the steps the company took to engineer solutions to overcome problems associated with the Ford 2G IAR charging system. The 2G charging system covers the years from 1985 to 1994 and has been troublesome due to the inherent weak design characteristics of teh alternator and its associated wiring. Teh paper outlines how AIM set out to find a solution that included the major objective of achieving a cooler operation of the alternator.
Resale: onboard monitoring
As onboard technology continues to advance the science of fleet management, trucking companies are adopting solutions to realize the benefits of longer service life, fuel savings, reduced downtime, lower maintenance costs and ultimately to retain and enhance resale value and reduce capital costs.
Exide launches RoadForce AGM-200
Exide Technologies launched the Exide RoadForce AGM-200, a lead-acid battery for heavy-duty and commercial starting applications. Designed with original equipment construction, the battery offers increased power and enhancements over conventional, flooded group size 31 products, the company said.
Remy introduces high-temperature HD alternators
Remy Inc. introduced a new family of heavy-duty alternators designed to enable fleets and owner-operators to ensure adequate alternator output in spite of increased underhood operating temperatures.
Grote introduces forward, interior LED lights
Grote Industries unveiled several new products at the Mid-America Trucking Show. Grote revealed how it will deliver an LED forward lamp in the coming months by showing off a 6,000-lumen lighting array that competed in the Baja 1000 race. The company explained how it engineered a solution for the destructive thermal barrier that has limited LED lighting’s output capacity, and outlined its development of a new line of LED military lighting. The company also demonstrated its new, advanced, warm “ergonomic” LED WhiteLight colors, engineered to reduce stress and provide optimum viewing comfort, and unveiled new LED electronic dome light controls, mounting pans and wiring systems.
APU maker offers service training with purchases
A purchasing program offered by Auxiliary Power Dynamics supports fleet managers and owners to install and maintain auxiliary power units on their own trucks. Fleets that participate in the program also can complete most warranty repairs.
DENSO launches starter for medium-duty market
DENSO Sales California Inc., an affiliate of Japan-based DENSO Corp., announced the availability of its new PA 90S Medium Duty Planetary Gear Reduction Starter designed specifically for use on medium-duty vehicles and equipment with 3 to 7-liter diesel engines.
Truck-Lite offers LED work lamp
Truck-Lite said it has taken a traditional incandescent work lamp and given it a powerful light output with LED technology.
Phillips offers clear battery jumpers
Phillips Industries introduced CLEAR-VU battery jumpers, which are designed to allow early detection of corrosion build up. Maintaining electrical capacity is critical to maximizing the reliability of a vehicle, but with standard black and red battery cables corrosion is hidden, silently robbing power from a truck’s electrical system.
East Penn introduces heavy-duty battery
East Penn Manufacturing introduced a BCI Group 31 heavy-duty battery to be included in its Absorbed Glass Mat (AGM) Deka Intimidator line.
Truck-Lite offers LED Super Strip-Lite
Truck-Lite Co. Inc. said it introduced a new concept in interior trailer and truck lighting. The patent-pending LED Super Strip-Lite, now available with a replaceable lens, uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) evenly spaced on a fabricated aluminum channel.
Phillips offers LED dome light
Phillips Industries offers an LED version of its PERMALITE fluorescent dome lamp. PERMALITE LED, developed with the same quality standards as the original light, provides up to 100,000 hours of light in the most extreme temperature conditions (from -50 to +180), the company said.