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aide automotive Secure an Significant Order For Pallet Truck Trailer Retainer “Lee Lock”

Established in 1987, PPS have built up a reputation for well-engineered, durable and reliable products. Directors, Gary Amos and Steve Whitworth together have over 30 years’ experience in the Commercial Vehicle Bodybuilding Industry. PPS specialise in bodywork products that cover a wide range of industry sectors, including distribution and manufacturing.

Priding themselves on customer service, PPS acknowledge that bodywork built to a standard design will not suit the requirements of everyone. Therefore, each body that leaves our factory is designed and manufactured to meet the specific needs of the customer.

PPS Commercials placed an order for 30 Lee Locks with aide automotive.

Pallet Truck Trailer Retainer “Lee Lock” addresses a fairly widespread health and safety problem in a simple but ingenious way. Locking a pallet truck securely within a trailer prevents damage to goods & the trailer curtains. Erasing any potential health & safety issues of employee injury due to lifting pallet trucks from tyres or off the trailer bed.

To review the Lee Lock product page click on Pallet Truck Lock

Pallet Truck Lock – Lee Lock From aide automotive ltd

Midland Trailer Service & Repairs helps companies across the Midlands keep their trailers on the road with professional servicing, repairs and MOTs.

Midland Trailer Service & Repairs is owned and run by David Anderson, who has been in the transport industry for over 20 years. David understands that nothing is more important than keeping your trailers on the road, earning you money and getting deliveries made on time.

With this Dave decided to upgrade his trailer test equipment.

Starting with his own DIY tester, Dave decided to invest and upgrade his tools with a TrailerCheck & Code Talk Diagnostic system from aide automotive ltd.

Below is a before picture of Dave’s DIY Trailer Test system.

Midland Trailer Service & Repairs is owned and run by David Anderson

WABCO have developed an economical and simple ABS diagnostic tool for trained works personnel, the Compact Tester.

With this tester it is possible for the first time to test the trailer electronics of types Vario C and VCS (Vario Compact) without documentation and carry out a proper system check. This is made possible by the logical arrangement of icons.

Name:Compact Tester
Product Code:882087
Make:Wabco
Type:Trailer ABS (Vario C and VCS)
Wabco Product Code:4463004000

aide automotive have ONE tester in stock for immediate sale, price £150.00 + carriage & VAT.

In addition to the above aide automotive also market the multi trailer diagnostics tool Code Talk, with significant cost and labour savings over PC laptop based diagnostic software.

Trailer Diagnostics Code Talk is easy to use and quick; no wasted time setting up laptops or dealing with PC software issues. No software licenses or PIN codes needed.

One single unit removes the need for manufacturer’s code readers such as the Wabco Compact Tester and Haldex Info Centre. Being compact, robust and more reliable than a Wabco Diagnostic Controller.

Trailer repairers have been expeted to pay for over the top truck & trailer diagnsotic tools like TEXA or JalTest, but not now with Code Talk!!

Code Talk has a growing list of supported ECUs including: Haldex Modal, Wabco Vario C (“Boxer”), Haldex Modular, Wabco VCS, Wabco VCS2, Haldex EB+ Gen 1, Haldex EB+ Gen 2, Haldex EB+ Gen 3, Knorr-Bremse TEBS, Wabco TEBS-D, Wabco TEBS-E, Haldex U-ABS. Beta version of Knorr-Bremse TEBS G2 support now available.

Contact aide automotive on 0115 8456471 or email shoponline@aideautomotive.com

WABCO have developed an economical and simple ABS diagnostic tool for trained works personnel, the Compact Tester.

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

Commercial Trailer Lighting Tester Approval

AJ Maintenance Purchase a Further TrailerCheck Trailer Light Tester

A J Trailer Maintenance Ltd based in Bury St Edmunds have been using the aide automotive TrailerCheck for many years.

Impressed with the portable power up tester, owner of A J Trailer Maintenance, Alan Jermyn added a new TrailerCheck to his service van fleet.

Alan promotes the product saying “TrailerCheck is a quality product, having purchased two testers about 5 years ago, i had no hesitation in contacting aide auto to add another one to the vans. TrailerCheck saves time and money for me, sending and engineer out to work on a trailer with a trailer tester means all work can be done without delay.”

TrailerCheck is built into a rugged carrying case, portable and powered by batteries that can be re charged by mains power or via a cigarette lighter within a service van.

If you require a Trailer Light Tester then contact aide automotive Ltd for options and prices, click on aide automotive ltd.

TrailerCheck 4 Vans is a One Man Trailer Service tool with the option of ECU Trailer Diagnostics.

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

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

Poor Truck Maintenance A False Economy

Figures released by VOSA may show a rise in HGV annual test pass rates, but far too many of the lorries and commercial vans in operation in Britain today are below the general roadworthiness expected by VOSA.

That’s the view of Paul Hassall, operations director of Stoke-on-Trent-based commercial vehicle contract hire and fleet management specialist, Prohire Plc.

Hassall comments: “According to VOSA’s latest figures 77.6 per cent of HGVs pass their annual test. The figure is up on previous years, which is encouraging, but it highlights that a sizable minority of vehicles still fail.

He says: “Not undertaking regular vehicle maintenance is a false economy. Quite simply, lorries and vans that are not properly looked-after will break down and fail their MOT. And the cost of repairing a fault is invariably more than that of carrying out an ongoing maintenance regime.

“VOSA is also putting more weight behind its ‘O’ license compliance schemes and any vehicle fleet operators whose vehicles routinely fail their MoT are likely to find their business under close scrutiny.”

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

Brake Tester Using Brake Efficiency to Report On Truck Brakes

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.