Tyresure introduces truck and bus TPMS

Tyresure has passenger car and trailer TPMS systems on the market already; now the system manufacturer is introducing its new unit for use on trucks and buses. The system can handle up to four tyres per axle and up to six axles, allowing 24 separate pressures and temperatures to be monitored and relayed back to the driver with fully automatic alerts. Tyresure UK managing director Ian Smith commented: “In the current financial climate, this is something all operators can opt for, with minimal outlay, to significantly reduce their costs and improved their HSE procedures.

“The unit can self-finance within the first year, simply on fuel and tyre savings alone – and that’s before you factor in the time saving from physically having to check pressures the old-fashioned way – or the significant safety benefits.”

The system takes into account the need of busy hauliers and commercial operators, with several features to allow quicker tractor unit swaps and tyre rotation. Each tractor unit is equipped with its own tyre sensors and trailer ID module which connects the trailer to the tractor unit, allowing multiple trailers to be used with one tractor unit. The trailer and tractor pressures are constantly displayed on the LED display fitted in the driver cab. Each trailer being used can then be equipped with sensors in each tyre, which then automatically interface with each tractor unit when within two metres of each other.

Each sensor has a unique ID module which clips into its corresponding position on the back of the dash display. When tyres are rotated, the sensor can be moved to the appropriate socket for its new position. The unit automatically reconfigures and displays all salient information in seconds.

Tyresure’s long-life sensor mounted inside each wheel samples tyre data every three seconds. This is then collated and refreshed every 30 seconds to provide the driver with an accurate overview of tyre pressures at a glance. If a leak is detected before the 30 second refresh then the driver is alerted immediately. Each sensor lasts five years under normal operating conditions. Its operating range encompasses temperatures between -30 and +85 degrees.

Tyresure’s optional Smart Tool allows fleets to configure, read and interrogate sensors remotely. All of the data captured by this system can also be used for fleet management and analytical purposes. The display unit automatically stores the tyre pressure and temperature data from the sensors, which can then be displayed through the Smart Tool and downloaded to a PC for subsequent analysis. This data shows continual pressure and temperature data, as well as logging alarms against a timeline. If an alarm has been ignored by a driver, this will be apparent on the system.

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