The Automotive Blog

Emergency Braking In HGVs Approaching

From November 1 this year, EU legislation will mandate the fitment of Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) systems on most newly registered Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) over 7.5 tonnes.

Standard-fit AEB systems are currently available on nearly 11 per cent of new cars, and offered as an option on a further 18.5 per cent. According to Euro NCAP and ANCAP, the independent safety bodies for Europe and Australasia, AEB is already leading to a 38 per cent reduction in real-world rear-end crashes and proving to be the key to gaining the coveted NCAP 5 star safety rating.

Current AEB technology on some commercial vehicles exceeds the vehicle to vehicle avoidance performance of even the most advanced car systems, although cars are still capable of a much broader spectrum of avoidance scenarios including collisions with pedestrians and other vulnerable road users.

aide automotive market and promote the BackStop Auto Braking Reversing System, offered is a number of rear sensor hardware solutions, Back Stop can be retro fitted to all types of Heavy goods vehicles.

Radar, autosonic or touch sensitive bumpers can be installed with a auto braking feature to prevent vehicle or human injury!

Contact aide automotive on 0115 8456471 to enquire further about the Truck & Trailer Back Stop Auto Braking Reversing System.

Brand new Ferrari gets backed over by a delivery truck.

BrakeCheck Truck & Trailer 2nd Hand Tester

This Brake Tester Is Now Sold as of 08.07.15 11.21 am

aide automotive are able to offer a great deal on a 2nd hand Brake Tester For Truck & Trailer Printer Kit, with all the necessary chargers & spare paper rolls.

The RRP of this kit is £679.00 but this kit is available for just £525.00 + vat!

The kit is in very good condition, the BrakeCheck will be calibrated & under warranty unit November 2016!

There is only the one kit and it will sell fast so please call or email to purchase ASAP!

Earlier this year the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) published a revised version of its Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness.

DVSA also accept the use of an approved and calibrated decelerometer to carry out the three additional tests to the annual MOT roller brake test.

Call 0115 8456471 or email via the contact form here – aide automotive.

Brake Testing for trucks and trailers

TrailerCheck Installed In Kerseys Freight CV Support Vehicle

Keresy Freight have recently purchased a TrailerCheck Tester & Diagnostics system from aide automotive ltd.

Kersey Freights decision to invest in a Commercial 24 Volt Trailer Tester was down to the need to offer efficient trailer serving and preparation for road work.

Transport Manager Bob Steele said “The TrailerCheck is working OK and our fitter is really pleased with it!”

Designed as mounted trailer tester for a Van or workshop, the TrailerCheck 4 Vans is a One Man Trailer Service tool with the option of ECU Trailer Diagnostics.

For further information on the TrailerCheck, contact aide automotive ltd on 0115 8456471

TrailerCheck Installed In Kerseys Freight CV Support Vehicle

aide Promote Brake & Diagnostics Through The Truck & Bus Email Focus.

The Truck & Bus Email Focus edition for Brake Servicing & Diagnostics featured aide automotive in March. With an email circulation of over 12,000, The Focus is an ideal product promotion vehicle to the commercial vehicle sector.

DVSA accept the use of an approved and calibrated decelerometer for truck brake testing, with the BrakeCheck Portable Decelerometer Printer kit, a workshop can meet the 3 additional required brake tests with minimum fuss. Click on BrakeCheck Deceleromter for further information.

Deceleometer
For Trailer Servicing & Diagnostics, aide offer a complete trailer Electrical (ABS Light & EBS CAN Line Test), Light and Air Brake Tester with Diagnostics interface for Trailer ECU Code Reading / Clearing and management data viewing. Click on Trailer Diagnostics or Trailer Light & Air Tester for further information.

DiagnosticsTrailer Servicing

EBS/ABS Sensor testing can be conducted with the Sensor Master, while Battery Diagnostics Tests with a Midtronics MDX Battery Tester. Click on EBS Sensor Master or Midtronics MDX for further information.

EBS ABS Sensor TesterBattery Diagnostics Tester

aide automotive offer a range on commercial vehicle workshop products, call 0115 8456471 to enquire.

Sensor Tester for ABS or EBS

Trailer Diagnostic Tester 24 volt Live Demo By Whiteline Services

Following the purchase of a TrailerCheck 4 Vans By Wycombe based trailer inspection and repair company Whiteline Services, Owner Daniel Bryant has filmed the 24 volt trailer light tester in operation.

Daniel says “Working within a truck dealership for many years, i saw the need to to offer an on site inspection and trailer repair service. With this i had no hesitation in investing in the TrailerCheck 4 Vans & Code Talk Trailer Diagnostics. The product is ideal for me to prove the service we supply in professional & safe. Working with aide automotive has been a breeze and i am sure we will work further on products and media showcasing.”

The Trailer Air Brake And Light Tester is an intelligent unit and has the capability to power multiple trailers without the inconvenience of continually recharging external batteries.

EBS Trailers can be tested for CAN line integrity, a quick and simple test to confirm the CAN lines.

To see further details of the Trailer Light & Air Brake Tester click on TrailerCheck.

Also feel free to call aide automotive on 0115 8456471 to enquire.

Trailer Diagnostics for East Midlands Bulk Freight Company

aide automotive have seen more an more companies review the Pallet Truck Restrainer Lee Lock in the last few months, with the ideal time to fit the lock at a trailer build many companies use a body builder to add the Pallet Truck Lock to a trailer or rigid truck.

A DVSA spokesman says: “The DVSA has not relaxed its approach to load security in curtain-sided vehicles. We have reviewed our current approach to EN 12642-XL rated vehicles and, after further consultation with the trade and experts at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), changed our policy to better represent the risk presented by these vehicles.

“XL-rated vehicles are manufactured to a higher standard than normal trailers and, when positively loaded, provide sufficient security to meet the [Department for Transport] requirements.”

An unsecured Pallet Truck is an Unsecured Load! Prevent load damage, Curtain side load spills, Trailer Curtain Rips and employer injury with a Pallet Truck Lock like Lee Lock.

Curtainsiders without EN 12642-XL must still use internal restraint to comply with Safety of Loads on Vehicles.

call aide automotive ltd on 01158456471 to discuss your requirement.

Protect Load With Load Restraints and A Pallet Truck Lock

Haulage firms across South Tyneside are being warned to be on their guard for diesel thieves.

Police have been informed of a number of premises hit by criminals siphoning fuel from tanks.

Protecting Truck Fuel Tanks can be as simple as fitting an Anti Siphon Device, anti siphon devices are simple to fit, taking no more than a few minutes, with no drilling or gluing to a fuel tank.

Haulage Firms Warned to Beware of Diesel Thieves.

aide automotive have been selling anti syphon devices for truck for over 10 years, such fuel protection devices could prevent fuel theft.

Stop Fuel Theft WIth a Low Cost Anti Siphon Device

Truck & Trailer Auto Reverse & Braking System Prevents Crash Damage.

A lorry driver making deliveries to Marks & Spencer was left red-faced after tearing down part of a wall.

He became stuck reversing into the back of the Brighton store yesterday morning and struck the wall. When he moved forward again, it collapsed.

Bob Higham, who lives in Regent Hill, where the accident happened, claimed lorries caused numerous accidents in the area’s narrow streets and called for them to be banned from the city centre.

He said: “They don’t always knock walls down but there’s scrapes.

“I think big lorries like this should be banned. They should only allow smaller, fixed wheelbase vehicles in.”

Trailer Reversing System “BackStop” automatically applies the brakes when an object such as a concrete pillar or a person becomes an obstruction, or is in close proximity to the rear of the vehicle.

Trailer Reversing System “BackStop” activates when the vehicle is in reverse. Continuously monitoring at a distance up to 3m behind the vehicle, BackStop will automatically apply the brakes if any of the sensors detect an obstacle, leaving sufficient time for a person to move or the vehicle realigned.

Truck & Trailer BackStop can be retro fitted to any rigid truck or trailer by our onsite service engineers.

To review how Trailer Reversing System BackStop Systems could help your vehicles, contact aide automotive on 0115 8456471 or click on Reversing Radar System to read more and enquire.

Refuse Collection Vehicle Reversing System

Wheel & Tyre Theft is The One Thing You Can’t Afford!

100 Wheels From Trucks Stolen In Feb 2014!!

As recently as February of this year more than 100 wheels from brand new trucks were stolen as part of a targeted and pre-planned raid on Auto Plates UK in Middlesbrough. The stolen wheels were fitted with Bridgestone 623 tyres, which are rare in the UK.

Thieves who have realised that almost any part of a truck – wheels, hubs, side panels, axles, catalytic converters, plastic chairs or the gold in the wiring looms – has a recyclable value.

Contact aide automotive to review Wheel Stop It for your Truck Or Trailer! Call 0115 8456471

Wheel STOP It is an anti theft wheel nut that comes with a unique security code tailored to each individual customer.

Each nut is coded and is totally secure, it cannot be removed by anything other than the fastener socket bearing the matching encrypted Wheel Stop it Code.

12 Volt Trailer Light Testers For Ifor

Ifor Williams Trailer Manufacturer Purchase 2 More TrailerChecks

Ifor Williams Trailers Ltd, the leading trailer manufacturer in the UK has recently purchased another two Trailer Electrical Testers from aide automotive ltd.

Ifor Williams manufacture trailer such as Tipper Trailers, Livestock Trailers, Horsebox Trailers, Plant Trailers, Box Van Trailers, General Purpose Trailers, Car Transporter Trailers, plus many more.

Trailer Wiring Tester 12 Volt TrailerCheck Plus is the professionals choice, portable and well constructed the 12 Volt TrailerCheck Plus quickly tests any trailer without the need of a vehicle or battery. No more carrying car batteries around and DIY wire connections, built in a ergonomic housing the 12 Volt TrailerCheck weighs just 8Kg.

12 Volt Trailer Light Testers can be recharged by a mains supply or van power socket (optional extra lead), included within the Trailer Wiring Tester is a spare remote controller in case the in use one is lost or damaged.

If you are a trailer repairer and require professional workshop tools, contact aide automotive ltd on 0115 8456471.