IPA updates Alpha Mutt with new technology, built-in battery option
Each unit includes IPA’s patented diagnostic technology for remote-controlled light, air brake and ABS testing.
IPA introduces a battery-powered trailer ABS, light tester
IPA’s portable trailer ABS tester is designed for offsite diagnostic capabilities without a truck.
Seasonal trailer maintenance advice as summer turns up the heat
If your trailer inspection and preventative maintenance checks are on point, you’ll likely catch a lot of the summer-maintenance checkpoints as the seasons shift. Coming out of winter, wheel end and electrical issues will be the most apparent. “During the winter, salt and road chemicals can work their way into small nooks and start to
Must-do trailer maintenance when times are tough (and even when they’re not)
Given the latest industry trailer order numbers (April was the lowest order month since 1990), it’s clear that many fleets are making do with the trailers they have, at least until there’s some certainty in our pandemic-impacted world. To ensure your trailers roll productively and safely, you’ll need eagle-eyed focus on maintenance. So we picked
IPA introduces Alpha Mutt trailer tester
IPA has introduced the #5700 Alpha Mutt trailer tester system. According to the company, the Alpha Mutt removes the burden of paperwork and data entry, provides automatic and guided inspections with detailed reports, and includes the option to instantly link all trailer inspections fleet wide for inspection-failure-cause analytics.
IPA introduces flat files
Diamond-Coated Point/Contact Cleaners, a three-piece set of flexible flat files for cleaning spade electrical contacts as well as general filing applications are the newest additions to the IPA line of contact care tools. The set features a highly abrasive diamond coating designed to increase the contact life of electrical connections and reduce diagnostic time. Twice