Giti Tire hits Mercury with monitoring system

Giti Tire presented its new Mercury tyre management system at the show.

Designed to provide a fully integrated cloudbased solution to monitoring tyre status, it incorporates real-time views of all tyre-related activity, at base or on the road.

The system is supported by two new apps: Giti

Fleet Check App, which provides real-time multilevel control and reporting of tyre issues; and Giti Retorque App, which monitors compliance with wheel retorquing protocols following tyre changes.

TBR sales and marketing director UK Tony McHugh said: “We are a midmarket truck and bus manufacturer offering

value-added fleet services comparable with premium options.

“The Mercury fleet management programme has been in development for two years and active with several UK-based key fleet customers for 10 months. All of them have used the system to their operational and economic benefit.”

Dr Air Brake showcased its Reverse Smart radar safety technology at RTX.

Designed to stop a vehicle before impact, the system is ideal for trucks around which pedestrians regularly operate. Suitable for road sweepers, refuse vehicles, tarmac rollers and any truck and trailer combination, the system warns drivers to brake and if they fail to do so it automatically applies the service brake to bring the vehicle to a controlled stop.

Operations director Mark Lowe said: “This solution is not one-size-fits-all, it’s tailor-made for the vehicle. It builds on our impact braking system to automatically engage the brake and is ideal for vehicles operating in tight spaces with lots of pedestrian activity.”