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Truck & Trailer Brake Testing With An Infra Red Gun

March 22nd, 2017 Comments off

For Christmas 2016 aide automotive are offering a GIVE AWAY deal!

We have 4 Infra Red Temperature Guns to Give Away via a simple question.
Firstly though; Why An Infra Red Temp Gun??
Infra Red Temperature guns are a excellent Brake Tester for checking individual wheel disks or drums to determine brake activation.
We have heard that the DVSA often recommend the use of Infra Red Temperature Guns and see them as good practice in any Commercial Vehicle Fleet or Truck Workshop.
With the ease of just pointing the Infra Red Light at the wheel hub from the outer edge of a trailer or truck and without removing wheels, an infra Red Temp Gun can indicate if a wheel is not braking efficiently as compared to the other wheels on the vehicle.
We have reports of one Truck Driver stating “Been stopped about 10 times in my driving career over 30 years, the last time, he pointed a thermometer at my wheel hubs & explained to me that one was running cool, meaning that is wasn’t doing its job, I was amazed by the technology, didn’t realise that you could get a temperature reading with a laser/infrared light without even touching the hub. Got the workshop to adjust the brakes when I got back to the yard”
So if you want an early Christmas pressie, email us on matt@aideautomotive.com with the answer to this question.
The DVSA Now recommend 4 Commercial Vehicle Brake tests per year using an RBT or decelerometer; whats does RBT stand for?
DVSA Method Of Road Side Truck Brake Check

Use An Infra Red Temp Gun For Brake Testing

Truck Anti-Theft Wheel Nuts

October 14th, 2016 Comments off

Tyre & Wheel Servicing Email Focus At Transport Operator

Transport Operators Email Product Focus On Tyre & Wheel Servicing See’s aide automotive Wheel Stop It Anti Theft Truck Wheel Nut Featured!

Truck & Bus Product Focus is live and online for a full 12 months.

Anti-theft commercial vehicle wheel nut that comes with a unique security code.
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.

This system only requires one locking nut per wheel.

A Midlands Truck Body Company’s yard was targeted by truck week thieves over many weekends, the company placed a large order for the anti-Theft wheel nuts with aide automotive. A spokesman said “Following the thefts we had to be proactive in prevention, sourcing aide automotive’s locking nut was a first priority in this theft, the product is ideal and makes it virtually impossible to remove a wheel. We also added CCTV and lighting which has hopefully given us a secure yard.”

Stop Commercial Vehicle Fuel & Wheel Theft! Contact aide automotive today!

Prevent Truck Tyre & Wheel Theft

Wheel Stop It is an encrypted wheel nut To Stop Truck Wheel Theft.

Truck Wheel Theft Prevention

September 20th, 2016 Comments off

Midlands Truck Company Prevents Wheel Theft With “Wheel Stop It!”

Following a reoccurring speight of thefts from a Midlands Truck Body Company’s yard of truck wheels over weekends, The company placed a large order with aide automotive for the Anti Truck Wheel Theft Nut.

With over 20 trucks in stock within the premises, thieves have been removing wheels and tyres resulting in a major headache.

With have the facilities and expertise to design and build bespoke truck bodies to suit all vehicles from 3.5t to 32t.

The Truck body company have become established in the plant and heavy haulage industry as one of the market leaders in the UK for both heavy duty plant and platform bodies. With several blue chip companies including Kier Plant and Sir Robert McAlpine. Being main Fassi agents for Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire and this company is able to quote the full range of Fassi cranes from 1-195 tonne/metre.

Wheel STOP It is an anti theft commercial vehicle 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.

This system only requires one locking nut per wheel.

Stop Commercial Vehicle Fuel & Wheel Theft! Contact aide automotive today!

Wheel Stop it ! For Trucks

Wheel nut To Stop Truck Wheel Theft.