Locking assistance system developed for fifth wheels
SAF-Holland says new electronic lock indicator helps drivers quickly and easily determine whether a trailer is safely secured to a tractor’s fifth wheel or not.
Trailer “drops” that happen when a trailer is not properly secured to a tractor’s fifth wheel is a costly and dangerous problem in trucking that’s largely underreported, according to Mark Molitor, vice president of engineering for the Americas for SAF-Holland.
He noted that one TL fleet operating 10,000 trailers SAF-Holland worked with – “a fleet with a great safety record,” Molitor stressed – suffered 200 trailer drops a year.
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