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There’s dropping trailers, as in hook-and-drop operations, and there’s dropping a trailer, as in whoops! In his Trailer Talk blog, Tom Berg looks at two recent product announcements aimed at addressing the potential of trailers coming loose from fifth wheels.
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Purkeys Fleet Electric's 5th Wheel Light illuminates the jaws so a driver can see that they've secured the trailer's king pin.
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White LEDs come on when a trailer kingpin is properly coupled to an ELI-te equipped fifth wheel, but two red LEDs begin flashing if the coupling is not made.
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The Holland FW17 was given the position as the standard fifth wheel on Navistar’s International LT, a series of linehaul tractors that were just unveiled.
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There are no federal government or SAE strength requirements, so standards were set by the marketplace, and now by European rules.
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Permatex Fifth Wheel Lubricant is designed to lubricate the fifth wheel top plates of a trailer without the need for tools.
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Fontaine Coupling Solutions has introduced the Armor fifth wheel, designed specifically for yard trucks.
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Proper fifth wheel maintenance is important to ensure the tractor and trailer stay together.
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January 2014 incident saw trailer dropping off the tractor's fifth wheel, striking two pickup trucks and killing their drivers. Fontaine says the unit was not defective, but will replace others like it.
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Minimizer’s Slick Plate is designed to get rid of grease and prolong the life of a fifth wheel by reducing friction.
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