Fifth wheel specialist Fontaine recently launched the 170SF Heavy Duty 2-inch Sliding Fifth Wheel for the commercial market.
The new fifth wheel is designed for 80-tonne (88-ton) applications, which allows for a heavier payload without the need to specify costly super-heavy duty sliders, the company said.
This mounting option utilizes the Fontaine 170CL Heavy Duty 2-inch Cast Fifth Wheel, with heights from 148-257 millimeters (plus 40 mm height for the slider), and standard DIN 6 mounting brackets.
The slider is certified to ECE R 55-01 (the international regulation for fifth wheels), tested to 25T imposed load (U) and 170kN D-value, and is suitable for most 60T-100T gross combination weight 2-inch kingpin applications (D-value calculation permitting). The mechanism release is available in manual or air-operated configurations.
The system can be complimented by Fontaine’s Green Eye sensor kit, comprising an extended handle, sensor and a single LED light that indicates when the fifth wheel is correctly closed, and that the driver has carried out his checks by fitting the safety clip.
Also available is the patented TechLock system, specifically designed to reduce miscoupling. Its jaw height sensor will not allow the fifth wheel to close if the kingpin enters at the incorrect height or position.
“Our profiled protective forging safeguards the TechLock mechanism from damage due to high-coupling errors,” the company said. “Plus, the 360-degree kingpin surface contact extends the life of the kingpin and fifth wheel mechanism.”
March net US trailer orders of 29,910 units grew more than 13% from the previous month and rose 252%-plus compared to March of 2020. Before accounting for cancellations, new orders of 33.4k units were up 18% versus February and 136% better than the previous March, according to this month’s issue of ACT Research’s State of the Industry: U.S. Trailer Report.
“After a bit of a pause in February, orders bounced back solidly in March,” said Frank Maly, director–CV Transportation Analysis and Research at ACT Research.
In considering longer-term comparisons, though, he added a note of caution.
“We’re now beginning to enter a period where, because of the unprecedented COVID-related impact in 2020, year-over-year comparisons will become much less valuable in determining the strength of the market,” Maly said. “While one OEM has publicly stated it is ‘pausing’ order acceptance until the company can better determine longer-term materials costs, others continue to negotiate and book orders.
“With many large fleets already on the orderboard, perhaps the next few months will result in a bit more stable order placement, until OEMs generate further production rate improvements.”
ACT Research’s State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers report provides a monthly review of the current US trailer market statistics, as well as trailer OEM build plans and market indicators divided by all major trailer types, including backlogs, build, inventory, new orders, cancellations, net orders, and factory shipments. It is accompanied by a database that gives historical information from 1996 to the present, as well as a ready-to-use graph packet, to allow organizations in the trailer production supply chain, and those following the investment value of trailers and trailer OEMs and suppliers, to better understand the market.
April 28, 2021 at 08:35PM
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