Truck-Lite expands LED product line
Truck-Lite Co. released 18 new LED products to its Signal-Stat line. The new product expansion can help reduce customer costs while maintaining Signal-Stat quality standards, including full epoxy potting to protect the circuit board, according to the company. “We want to get LED lighting on every truck on the road. In the long run, LEDs
Fuel economy improvement ideas
I haven’t purchased an incandescent light bulb for years. When compact fluorescents first came out, I purchased several varieties to evaluate. When they didn’t live up to their marketer’s claims, I began purchasing LEDs. I know LEDs are expensive, so I only purchase them when they’re on sale. I realize the payback period may be more
Avoiding CSA citations with LED lighting solutions
Of course, one of the most talked about benefits of LEDs is the potential for decreasing the chances of a CSA violation. Lighting is, quite literally, the most visible aspect of the truck as it rolls down the highway. If there’s a lighting issue, the tractor is practically screaming to be pulled over. Often times,
Lighting the way: Spec’ing electrical system components to balance performance
Rolling down the road, truck and trailer lighting serves as a beacon of safety, lighting the way and providing tractor and load visibility to other road warriors, commercial and passenger alike. Today’s lighting solutions shine brighter and longer than ever. The incandescent lighting systems of yesteryear have given way to light emitting diode (LED) products
Rechargeable, true UV LED flashlight pinpoints A/C, fluid leaks
Tracer Products has introduced the Tracerline TP-8655 OPTI-PRO Plus — a cordless, rechargeable, true violet light (UV) LED leak detection flashlight. It emits less visible light, making leaks clearer and easier to spot. The OPTI-PRO Plus is engineered with a high-output violet light LED that provides optimal fluorescent dye response and contrast. This ensures that
Peterson introduces new LumenX S/T/T light with integrated back-up lamp
Peterson Manufacturing has expanded their innovative LumenX LED line with a S/T/T light featuring an integrated back-up lamp. Dubbed a “cyclops style” by Peterson design engineers, the new model embeds a small white lens within the main red LumenX lens, allowing one of the seven diodes to provide DOT-legal back-up functionality — a true two-in-one lighting
Grote introduces new LED lamp family
Grote has introduced a new family of LED 6”oval and 4” round Stop/Tail/Turn lamps, each equipped with an integral LED built-in back-up lamp. These new patent pending designs are built to industry standard configurations and offer OEM designers and fleet operations more advantages, says the company. Combining S/S/T and back-up functions in these lamps allow
Wagner Lighting introduces advanced LED sealed beam headlamps
Federal-Mogul’s Wagner Lighting brand has introduced LED sealed beam replacement headlamps for commercial applications and some passenger vehicles. According to Wagner Lighting, the new LED lamps, available through any Wagner Lighting distributor or retailer, help dramatically improve driving visibility in a full range of operating conditions. The company states that the new lamps’ bulb-free LED
Philips Automotive debuts LED stop, tail and back-up lighting
A new line of X-tremeVision LED Exterior Lighting from Philips Automotive North America provides applications for stop, tail and back-up lighting. The Philips X-tremeVision LED Exterior bulb replacements use LEDs to deliver five times more light output than standard 1156, 1157 and 921 incandescent bulbs. Designed as direct replacements for original equipment, the LEDs re-fit