Brake Safety ... It's Time To Stop and Thinki

Brake safety seems to be in the news a lot lately.  With several reports released inside the last 12 months outlining brakes as one of the key focus areas to prevent fatalities, brakes and brake maintenance is quickly becoming a feature on the agenda of industry leaders and regulators.

Ongoing brake maintenance should be a key priority for logistics managers, owners and service managers alike. With the safety of their assets, and the lives of their staff and the general public at stake, regular brake maintenance can help lower the instances of some of the leading causes of accidents.

Why Test Brakes?

Safety - To ensure vehicles are safe to use.

Legislation - It is becoming more of a regulatory focus to frequently test brakes.

Liability – Reduce the risk of legal action with accurate testing information.

Economy - Minimise vehicle downtime, reduce lining and component wear, and decrease tyre wear.

OH&S Fatigue Management - Provide a positive effect on driver fatigue management.

So what can you do? 

Be proactive -- preventative maintenance is critical. Having the right testing equipment means you can reduce tyre wear, improve vehicle safety, experience fewer brake related incidents, and retain auditable records to reduce your risk of liability.

Roller Brake Testers are widely considered as the most comprehensive testing system in the industry. Using this method produces the most consistent results across all axles and achieves greater safety. 

There are also a number of options to enhance the system including speedo checking, play detectors, emission testers, headlight aimers and noise meters. These accessories give this unit the added advantage of being able, in some cases, to form the basis of a complete vehicle test lane.  

If you want to ensure the safety of your fleet, call Levanta on 1300 577 541 and we can bring a set of Mobile Roller Brake Testers to your workshop! See for yourself the power and safety that these testing units can give your business and your fleet today. 

JOSAM and TruckCam Join Forces With Amazing Results

Late last year the Josam and TruckCam brands, worldwide specialists in heavy duty wheel alignment, joined forces to launch a new camera system to measure wheel angles.

Now working together, these dominant trademarks within the heavy duty alignment market, have developed a common division for commercial vehicles in the Car-O-Liner Group.

Introducing their brand new product at the 2014 Automechanika in Frankfurt, their new creation generated a lot of buzz and excitement from truck and bus workshops, as well as tyre service centres everywhere!

Launched under the Josam brand, the new heavy duty wheel alignment system is called JOSAM Cam-Aligner, and is a result of the best of both manufacturing worlds.

Some of the advanced new JOSAM cam-aligner features include:

• Camera technology with targets and sensors operating with the vehicle’s centre line as reference.
• A modular system that can measure all wheel angles in extensive configurations and align the ACC Adaptive Cruise Control of various vehicles. Furthermore, it can be combined with a frame check module to analyse chassis distortions and may also be used for quick diagnosis of the axle geometry.
• Roll the vehicle 180 degrees for automatic run-out, and measurements of toe and camber are taken in a matter of minutes. By adding two more wheel adapters, two axles can be measured simultaneously with 50% less operating time.
• Wireless technology for transmitting data between sensors and the PC-software. A new Graphic User Interface guides the operator through the measuring process and prints out reports of the wheel angle values before and after alignment. During adjustment, “live” values are shown on screen to determine proper alignment.

JOSAM cam-aligner handles wheel angles such as toe, steering box position, camber, out of square, parallelism and axle offset. For turning axle angles caster, KPI, Toe Out On Turns as well as max turn are measured. Everything is performed within the shortest possible time, including set up.

If this sounds like the perfect addition to your truck or bus workshop, or you are a tyre service centre looking to move up in the market, visit Levanta (Australia's exclusive distributor for Josam products) to find out more about this fantastic new product, or simply get on the phone and call one of our team on 1300 577 541.