April Launch for Automatic Tread Sensor

UK based company Truckfile is planning to launch what it claims to be the first ever device capable of automatically measuring tyre tread depth. Truckfile intends to launch this new product, known as Tyrecheck, at April’s CV show.

The Tyrecheck unit incorporates a sensor mounted within a mat. When a tyre rolls over the mat, the sensor detects the minute changes in magnetic field created by the tyre tread and compares these against data for a new tyre.

“The device handles laden trucks and so we can put them at yards or fuel stops,” says Paul Clark, managing director of Truckfile. “With each tyre fitted with a unique radio tag, Tyrecheck can report on individual tyres over the Internet. The potential for use with tyre management systems is enormous.”