New Device for Commercial Vehicles
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Yunita Dery
By Yunita Dery
Published on 04/24/2008
It can be easily used by unscrewing the tyre valve cap from the commercial vehicle tyre and replacing it with the P-eye monitoring device. The P-eye measures the preset minimum tyre pressure and passes this on to the signalling LED. If the tyre pressure drops more than 5 per cent below the ideal pressure the LED lamp starts blinking. The driver knows then that the pressure of this particular tyre is too low and the tyre should be inflated.
As such, when a fleet of vehicles are parked on site, it is not necessary to check every single tyre, but action is only necessary on tyres where the LEDs are blinking. Statistically it has been found that approximately a quarter of all commercial vehicle tyres are not sufficiently inflated.
This increases wear with about 15- 20%. Practically all blowouts and resulting accidents are caused by a too low tyre pressure. This patented new device which can make commercial vehicles safer, and saves money for the operators, is being launched in the UK at the Commercial Vehicle Show, Birmingham
it’s a patented new device which makes it easier for commercial vehicle operators to efficiently check the tyre pressures of their fleet. The P-eye monitoring device replaces the tyre valve cap and monitors the preset minimum tyre pressure. If the tyre pressure drops more than 5 per cent below the ideal pressure the LED lamp starts blinking and the trucker can top up the pressure when he stops next.
A quick visual check of any vehicle fitted with the P-eye enables an operator to check their tyres are all correctly inflated, so the system is safer than manual checks, and more cost-efficient in every way Firstly, it is not necessary to check every single tyre, as action is only necessary on tyres where the LEDs are blinking. Beyond that, under-inflated tyres have a greater resistance, and hence burn more petrol and money and emit more gunk into the atmosphere we’re supposed to breathe.
Statistically it has been found that approximately a quarter of all commercial vehicle tyres are not sufficiently inflated. This increases wear by about 15 to 20 per cent. Practically all blowouts and resulting accidents are caused by a tyre pressure that is too low. Will the P-eye save money? If you take into account the time required to check a truck’s tyres manually, it will save the driver time and/or ensure he does it correctly. There’s a safety consideration too which is hard to quantify.
Given tyre wear and running cost considerations, and less likelihood the truck will need to stop to change tyres, plus the fact that the P-eye is transferable from tyre to tyre, it probably makes ROI viability.
Known as the P-eye, the unit is programmed with the minimum pressure level for the vehicle and is then screwed into the tyres in place of a valve cap. When the pressure drops to an unacceptable level, an LED lights up and starts blinking. So, for large fleet services, the unit cuts down considerably on maintenance time as it negates the need to check every tyre.
Is it estimated that around a quarter of commercial vehicles operate with tyres insufficiently inflated which leads to excess wear as well as economically inefficient running. From the end of this year, all new cars for the US market will have to be equipped with pressure monitoring equipment
The P-eye is a new product which sells comprehensive vehicle tracking and tracing system, aimed at semi trailers. The company’s design philosophy is of “Easy Intelligence” and they offer a range of modules that can be coupled to their system
It can be easily used by unscrewing the tyre valve cap from the commercial vehicle tyre and replacing it with the P-eye monitoring device. The P-eye measures the preset minimum tyre pressure and passes this on to the signalling LED. If the tyre pressure drops more than 5 per cent below the ideal pressure the LED lamp starts blinking. The driver knows then that the pressure of this particular tyre is too low and the tyre should be inflated.
As such, when a fleet of vehicles are parked on site, it is not necessary to check every single tyre, but action is only necessary on tyres where the LEDs are blinking. Statistically it has been found that approximately a quarter of all commercial vehicle tyres are not sufficiently inflated.
This increases wear with about 15- 20%. Practically all blowouts and resulting accidents are caused by a too low tyre pressure. This patented new device which can make commercial vehicles safer, and saves money for the operators, is being launched in the UK at the Commercial Vehicle Show, Birmingham
The P-eye tyre valve cap for your commercial vehicle
it’s a patented new device which makes it easier for commercial vehicle operators to efficiently check the tyre pressures of their fleet. The P-eye monitoring device replaces the tyre valve cap and monitors the preset minimum tyre pressure. If the tyre pressure drops more than 5 per cent below the ideal pressure the LED lamp starts blinking and the trucker can top up the pressure when he stops next.
A quick visual check of any vehicle fitted with the P-eye enables an operator to check their tyres are all correctly inflated, so the system is safer than manual checks, and more cost-efficient in every way Firstly, it is not necessary to check every single tyre, as action is only necessary on tyres where the LEDs are blinking. Beyond that, under-inflated tyres have a greater resistance, and hence burn more petrol and money and emit more gunk into the atmosphere we’re supposed to breathe.
Statistically it has been found that approximately a quarter of all commercial vehicle tyres are not sufficiently inflated. This increases wear by about 15 to 20 per cent. Practically all blowouts and resulting accidents are caused by a tyre pressure that is too low. Will the P-eye save money? If you take into account the time required to check a truck’s tyres manually, it will save the driver time and/or ensure he does it correctly. There’s a safety consideration too which is hard to quantify.
Given tyre wear and running cost considerations, and less likelihood the truck will need to stop to change tyres, plus the fact that the P-eye is transferable from tyre to tyre, it probably makes ROI viability.
Known as the P-eye, the unit is programmed with the minimum pressure level for the vehicle and is then screwed into the tyres in place of a valve cap. When the pressure drops to an unacceptable level, an LED lights up and starts blinking. So, for large fleet services, the unit cuts down considerably on maintenance time as it negates the need to check every tyre.
Is it estimated that around a quarter of commercial vehicles operate with tyres insufficiently inflated which leads to excess wear as well as economically inefficient running. From the end of this year, all new cars for the US market will have to be equipped with pressure monitoring equipment
The P-eye is a new product which sells comprehensive vehicle tracking and tracing system, aimed at semi trailers. The company’s design philosophy is of “Easy Intelligence” and they offer a range of modules that can be coupled to their system