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Factory logistics

Haulier Smith of Denny trials new ContiConnect and Yard Reader Station

Rachel EvansBy Rachel Evans8th August 20184 Mins Read
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Haulier Smith of Denny trials new ContiConnect and Yard Reader Station

Scottish haulier Smith of Denny had the opportunity to trial the new Continental Tyres ContiConnect portal and Yard Reader Station ahead of its introduction to the UK market.

The system, which has now been launched, automatically reads and logs tire pressures and temperature from all trucks and trailers leaving and entering an operator’s yard. Smith’s director, Andrew Smith, said the system provided the utmost accuracy on the company’s 26 trucks and 50 trailers, and helped reduce truck downtime.

“We fit CPC sensors to all our tires, so the Yard Reader Station works across every vehicle we run, and results have been very accurate from day one. Based on tire life and the impact on safety and fleet performance, it’s an investment delivering worthwhile returns.

“The biggest gain is the prevention of cost and elimination of downtime. Now whenever a truck goes out of the yard, we have the information we need to make instant decisions that can prevent a complete tire failure, save on lost performance from poorly inflated tires, avoid blow-outs and the ensuing critical downtime.

“We can spot things drivers couldn’t, such as slightly low inflation levels or indications of a slow puncture, and, if they have already left the yard, we can get on to them immediately to alert them to any actions they need to take.”

The discrete wall-mounted Yard Reader Station is fixed into the yard, and receives information from each tire sensor as a truck and trailer passes. It links directly to Continental Tyres’ online management portal, ContiConnect, via GSM where readings are displayed on screen to flag any problems to the operations manager, using a green/red color-code against each tire. Alerts can also be sent via text and email to make users aware of issues.

To communicate with the Yard Reader Station, any brand of tire can be fitted with a CPC sensor, mounted on the tire inner liner inside rubber housing. This ensures continuous measurement of tire pressure and temperature beneath the tread, at the tire’s contact point with the road surface.

This gives operators an accurate snap shot of all vehicle tire pressures as they pass, and is immediately transmitted and uploaded to the dashboard display on the ContiConnect system, highlighting any tires with under-inflation and increasing temperature problems.

“This is a massive advance on normal driver checks,” said Ian Jackson, Continental Tyres’ UK technical system sales and service manager.

“It delivers accuracy far beyond a driver’s simple visual check and alerts operators to problems before they become dangerous. It’s a major safety and fleet performance bonus for any operator, and for yards where vehicles come and go on a daily or shift basis, it can be even more valuable.

“It can also be replicated in an operators’ other yards, with the information updated instantly back to the main office.”

The operator runs Continental Tyres across its fleet, using 385/55 R22.5 ContiHybrid on first, second and tag axles across a range of its trucks, as well as being an early pioneer of 315/70 R22.5 Conti Hybrid on drive axles.

The 385/55 was an uncommon size for many years, though Smith added, “The European trucks I saw coming in were using a lot of them and, when we looked at it, we could see immediate advantages in terms of their low profile helping loading heights on trailers. The other big bonus is that through the ContiRe retreading program, our local dealer can take all the truck tires and have them retreaded and available again for a very useful second life on trailers.”

Smith said the company is impressed with the value Conti YardReader Station and ContiConnect have brought to his business: “We have a great relationship with Continental, so were happy to trial what we were told would be another advance in tire management and so it has proved to be. The technology has proved its value over and over again during the past year.

“Off-site, tire-related breakdowns have reduced dramatically, and the fact we are now running perfectly balanced tire pressures across each rig has to be contributing significantly to fuel savings and enhanced overall performance.

“Anyone in transport knows well-maintained tire pressures mean better economy and performance, and safety because we can now deal with potential problems before they cause real problems for a driver and other road users.”

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