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safety, effi ciency and connectivity of commercial
vehicles.
However, fl eets with older vehicles also have
options. Some of these safety systems can be
added on as an aft ermarket addition.
Bendix, known for providing factory-installed
safety systems for OEs such as Peterbilt,
Kenworth, Volvo, Mack and Navistar, is working
to provide more aft ermarket solutions to customers
whose vehicles don’t have
the latest technologies.
Cameras are one of the more
common aft ermarket safety
systems, but blind spot detection,
trailer roll stability, lane
departure warning and tire
pressure monitoring systems
can be added on to the vehicle
in an “aft ermarket approach,”
says Bendix’s Andersky.
Companies such as Lytx
work mainly in the aft ermarket,
but Del Lisk, vice president
of safety services at Lytx,
confi rms there are instances
where the company also works
with vehicle manufacturers
for OE installation.
Lytx (lytx.com) captures and
analyzes driver and vehicle
data and uses patented technology
to help fl eets become
safer and more effi cient.
“We do work with several
OEMs to have vehicles
pre-wired so the installation is
a very quick and easy process,”
Lisk says.
He goes on to say that some
bus and ambulance OEs have
Lytx systems already installed
in vehicles when they are
delivered to the customer.
Another vehicle safety
system manufacturer, Rear
View Safety, a manufacturer
of backup camera system
technologies (rearviewsafety.
com), also works with OEs as
well as the aft ermarket.
Maintenance
and repair
Since the majority of vehicle
safety systems consist of solid
state electronics (requiring no
moving parts), the systems
themselves have relatively low
maintenance requirements.
Th ey are typically built to
withstand elements that any
vehicle might encounter.
For example, Rear View
Safety’s systems “come with
aircraft -grade cable connections,”
says James Grossbaum,
director of marketing at Rear
View Safety. “Almost the entire
system can be run outside.”
“We always say the systems kind of outlive
the vehicle they’re placed on, and that is usually
what happens,” Grossbaum continues. “Usually
you install it and you’re good to go.”
Th at being said, it may not be a bad idea to
give a little attention to the wiring harnesses
and connections as part of the vehicle’s routine
maintenance process. Exposed wiring or connections
could lead to corrosion. Similarly, if a wiring
harness is installed near a sharp edge, the wires
can fray, leading to a poor connection.
“If there’s not a good electrical connection, that’s
going to create a fault,” says Bendix’s Andersky.
General maintenance and upkeep of the
vehicle will also help to keep safety systems
in working order. Keeping up with brake and
tire maintenance is important on any vehicle,
and safety systems can only do so much to
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