Many UK motorist put petrol in diesel engines every day.
aide automotive ltd offer a product to help stop the putting of petrol in diesel cars.
Diesel Key is an innovative product that only allows diesel nozzles to enter the fuel tank, any petrol nozzle attempted to enter the fuel filler neck will be stopped by the Diesel Key.
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The ABS Sensor Master from aide automotive is the ideal commercial workshop tool to cure a high percentage of ABS or EBS truck or trailer faults.
Matthew Burke aide automotive Sales Manager stated ” this product is ideal test tool to cure an abs fault on a truck or trailer, we see repairers and workshops purchase this prodyuct every week, they see a simple to use direct answering tool makes repairing ABS faults easy and fast.”
Ryder Truck Rental recently purchased a EBS/ABS Sensor Master for the Warrington Depot.
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Engineering company Weir Services Ltd operate from 9 centres throughout the UK and use a fleet of approximately 300 vehicles.
With the first corporate manslaughter prosacution underway it has never been more important for companies to look at every avenue of risk. Road risk is a major factor in this and many companies send employees out to drive on UK roads.
aide automotive have introduced RouteSafe, an in vehicle Road Risk warning system to help protect against any road incidents.
Weir Engineering completed an installation of RouteSafe recently, promoting to driving staff a safe route is always the best.
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aide automotive take please in posting the user guide for the ISOCheck.
When using the ISOCheck on a tractor and trailer, please make sure all health & Safety procedures are in place.
The ISOCheck is not a diagnostic tool, the test lead will quickly identify where the fault is .i.e. on a tractor unit, a trailer or the existing Susie lead.
Testing a Tractor Unit
Firstly make sure the ignition is off in the tractor unit, remove the existing Susie lead that is fitted into the ISO socket.
Apply the ISOCheck test lead to the ISO socket on the tractor unit, fit the end with the clear perspex and writing that says GREEN OK & RED Fault to the ISO Socket,, for future reference this is called “the Indicator”.
Turn on the ignition, with all voltages and earths correct and also the ABS warning light circuit the Perspex end will light up GREEN. If any of the voltages, earths or warning light circuit is incorrect then the Perspex end will light up RED, this indicates a fault with the tractor unit.
Testing the Susie Lead
We are not going to test the existing Susie lead as such, just eliminate the lead.
Turn the ignition off; remove the Perspex end from the ISO socket.
Now plug the opposite end of the ISOCheck lead into the truck ISO socket.
Turn the ignition on in the truck, the ISOCheck Perspex / free end should light up, if GREEN all is OK, if RED then there is a fault.
If the lead showed GREEN in the ISO Socket and now RED then the ISOCheck lead has a fault.
Testing the Trailer
Turn the truck ignition off.
Plug the ISOCheck Perspex end into the trailer, turn on the ignition.
The trailer warning light should come on on the truck dash board and the ISOCheck will light up RED.
The warning light should go out after 2 seconds and the ISOCheck will go GREEN, this means the trailers braking system is working at standstill.
If the warning light stays on, then drive the tractor and trailer above 10KPH, the warning light should go out and the ISOCheck will go GREEN. This proves the braking system is working correctly.
If all is working correctly and there is still an ABS fault light, this would mean the existing Susie lead is probably faulty.
If the tester stays RED after a drive, stop the unit and trailer and remove he ISOCheck from the trailer. If the tester stays RED there is a power supply fault from the tractor unit or warning light fault, if the ISOCheck goes GREEN then there is a fault in the trailer system.
To read & clear ABS Codes from a trailer, use the TrailerCheck II & Code Reader
To quickly identify ABS Sensor faults use the EBS/ABS Sensor Tester
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North Staffs Pipe Service Ltd recently purchased an anti siphon device for a transit van.
Transport Manager stated “this van had been hit a few times with fuel theft, we had heard about trucks being hit but now it seems vans are a target as well. The device fitted and works a treat.”
Van Fuel Theft products can be seen at aide automotive ltd’s website
The brake testing of quarry or off-road plant has been carried out for many years in the UK, other countries have also adopted the practice.
Before electronic instruments became available, the usual method was to set a post standard and test by stopping distance. Over the years this was seen to be inaccurate if the set speed at braking was incorrect, as many mobile plant machines do not have a speedometter, then a guess would be made by the driver.
With electronic brake testers such as the BrakeCheck 4 Quarries from aide automotive ltd, the inaccuracy is taken away and the user will receive an accurate brake report every time.
Many quarry companies use the BrakeCheck 4 Quarries to great effect, Hanson UK, Aggregate Industries, Tarmac & Roadstone Dublin, Roadstone who are owned by CRH in the USA have made the use of BrakeCheck 4 Quarries a must for all operations in Europe.
BrakeCheck 4 Quarries also incorporates a Hand Brake Test, this test is unique to our tester and enables the operator to report on a passed or failed hand brake.
Off road plant or quarry vehicles are recommended to meet brake performance figures, these are for dump trucks a bare minimum of 19% and for front end loaders a minimum of 28%, dump trucks should be loaded and loaders not.
The Quarries and Mines Inspectorate recommend the use of electronic brake testers as can be seen in there publication Hard Target (email info@aideautomotive.com for a copy)
BrakeCheck 4 Quarries can be supplied with a PC downloading kit or portable printer kit, with a 99 test memory on the service brake and hand brake.
BrakeCheck can also be used for all on road vehicles, approved by VOSA for MOT stations and commercial vehicle inspections.
Here are some quotes from people in the tyre industry and media:
* “Underinflated tyres can cause excessive heat build up and result in a multitude of problems.” Firestone Tire Co., Consumer Tire Recall Bulletin, November 2000
* “A properly inflated tyre, on average, will have a savings of about five percent on fuel over a tire that is improperly inflated.” Harvey Brodsky; Managing Director, Tire Retread Information Bureau (TRIB), as quoted in Fleet Maintenance, March 2006
* “Of the 3 top retreaders in the U.S., Bandag; Goodyear & Oliver Retreading Systems; all agree that proper tyre maintenance is the key to a good retread.” David Cullen; Sr. Editor, Fleet Owner Magazine
* “Pressure maintenance is still the foremost thing that a fleet can do to get the most out of its tyres. Pressure maintenance is a very labor intensive process and very expensive.” Guy Walenga ; Commercial Products Engineering. Mgr., Bridgstone/Firestone
* “Nothing beats good maintenance” Ray Labuda; V.P. of Tyre Technology, Hankook Tire of America
* “Several maintenance practices are critical, especially tyre inflation.” Jerry Strigle; Goodyear Tyre & Rubber
* “Most fleets that have significant problems with tires don’t have a program to insure tyres are run at the correct pressures.” Bill Forsch; Yokohama Tyre Corp
* “Underinflation especially effects the success rate for retreading. It damages casings. Retreading can wind up being expensive for fleets that don’t monitor air pressure.” Bill Forsch; Yokohama Tire Corp.
* “Incorrect inflation can lead to heat damage of the casing; fatigue in the belts, sidewalls and beads; irregular tread wear; premature tread loss; reduced braking efficiency, and even lower fuel economy due to increased rolling resistance.” Guy Walenga ; Commercial Products Engineering. Mgr., Bridgstone/Firestone
* “A tyre will rotate 500-plus times every mile, and with each rotation, every point in the tyre is flexing. When a tyre is underinflated, this flexing is more pronounced. That hastens tyre fatigue by generating more heat than if the proper pressure level were maintained.” Guy Walenga ; Bridgstone/Firestone
* “Tyre Inflation tops everyone’s list of critical tyre-maintenance elements.” David Cullen; Sr. Editor, Fleet Owner Magazine
* “Proper inflation is a must. The most critical factor in tyre maintenance is proper inflation. Running a tyre underinflated can have serious consequences. Over-inflation can also cause serious damage to a tyre.” TMC, The Maintenance Council; Guide to Tyre-wear Conditions an Causes.
aide automotive are the UK distributors for PressurePro, the live TPMS for all vehicles.
Tyre Pressure Monitoring
aide automotive have introduced the Trailer ABS Code Reader for testing commercial trailers for ABS faults.
“TrailerCheck II & Code Reader has had a great interest from commercial operators, Pip Baileys a Scania Dealer was the first to purchase a TrailerCheck & Code Reader to improve trailer service proceedures. We have seen many other operators showing an interest in this product with sales increasing.” States Sales Director Matther Burke.
ABS Code Reader
Diesel Fuel Theft is a common occurence and one company have protected there trucks from siphoning.
Fred Sherwoods of Shepshed have purchased a number of anti syphon devices to stop fuel theft.
Easy to fit and robust the TP Anti Syph is an ideal purchase for any truck operator.
aide automotive supply Digraph Transport Supplies this and many other products.
Lincolnshire Police have urged businesses and individuals with large diesel stores to tighten security as the trend for fuel thefts gathers pace.
With the tax in fuel increasing in the recent months a spate of fuel thefts have been reported.
Spokesman for Lincolnshire Police James Newall said: “With oil and diesel prices rising, we are seeing a re-emergence of the trend for fuel thefts. “We do suffer from it quite badly. A lot of it involves criminals travelling in from neighbouring counties. “Commercial yards with a lot of vehicles are quite vulnerable. “It was a huge problem last year, but when prices dropped, so did the crime. “But it seems to have taken off again.”
Criminals crept on to the remote Rutland Oil Services site in Kings Cliffe Road, Wansford, near Peterborough, after workers had locked up for the weekend on Saturday, at 12.30pm. And on August 12, crooks broke into a vehicle compound in Frognall, near Market Deeping, to siphon diesel from fuel tanks.
aide automotive say STOP FUEL THEFT NOW!
TP Anti Syph is an excellent anti siphon device for all trucks.