FORD
Centre stage on the Ford stand will be the E-Transit – recently launched and available from Ford dealers later this year. With prices starting from £47,700 (ex-VAT), Ford will offer 25 variants of van, double-cab-in-van and chassis cab body styles, with payloads of up to 1,758kg for van models.
Power will come from either a 135kW or 198kW electric motor, both generating 430Nm of torque. Ford will offer its ProPower Onboard system, supplying up to 2.3kW of electricity for powering tools and equipment from the cab or load area. Leader and Trend specifications will be available and E-Transit will be the first Ford LCV to be offered with Ford’s latest SYNC 4 communications and information system, which Ford claims will offer twice the computing power of the SYNC 3 system. It will be controlled from the 12-inch touchscreen in the centre of the dashboard. Ford will also feature its new Ford Pro branding which will include software, charging, service and finance options, as well as vehicle sales.
New Ford E-Transit
ISUZU
Isuzu will display a range of D-Max models demonstrating the work of its Fleet Conversion Centre. Vehicles will include a Utility Double Cab in Network Rail livery, Utility Extended Cab from National Resources Wales and Utility Double Cab from Mitie Landscapes. There will also be a Utility Single Cab with Cumberland Platforms access platform. The other vehicles feature a range of modifications carried out by the Fleet Conversion Centre including on-board weighing systems, lighting systems, air suspension, racking, all terrain tyres, slide out drawers and snow plough bracket.
Isuzu previewed the D-Max Arctic Trucks AT35 at the CV Show last year and this year a special version will feature on the Isuzu stand. Isuzu says that the AT35 has been developed and engineered to handle the most challenging landscapes with ease. All the work involved is handled by Isuzu UK and Arctic Trucks technicians to ensure high quality and compliance with all the relevant type approvals and compatibility with the Isuzu five-year/125,000 mile warranty.
Work includes re-engineering to accommodate the 17-inch matt black alloy wheels and all-terrain tyres. The Bilstein performance suspension provides 50mm raised ground clearance compared with the standard D-Max pick-up providing an approach angle of 35°, departure angle of 29° and a break over angle of 34°.
BRIGADE ELECTRONICS
Brigade Electronics will be unveiling the latest addition to the company’s MDR 600 series of vehicle CCTV digital video recorders – the MDR 644 and its new Backeye 360 HD BN360-300 vehicle rear mounted camera system.
Brigade Electronics is back at the CV Show after a two-year break and, in addition to its latest products, the company will be displaying its SidescanPredict collision avoidance system. Brigade Electronics says that the system uses artificial intelligence to continuously gather object detection data. This could include the speed and distance of a cyclist, pedestrian or other vulnerable road user from a vehicle.
Emily Hardy, marketing manager of Brigade UK, believes that such technology is likely to be included in the London Direct Vision Standard regulations following consultation on updates to the standard, which opens in October. “TfL always wanted a system that could be on continuously. However, this causes an issue with potential driver distractions because the existing technology was only designed for low-speed manoeuvring. However, with SidescanPredict the collision protection is active with or without the indicators on.”
JAAMA
Maintenance Exchange is the new maintenance and compliance platform from Jaama which will be on show on the company’s stand at the CV Show. Jaama says that Maintenance Exchange will streamline the exchange of vehicle maintenance information and also connect with the company’s Key2 fleet management software.
According to Jaama, the new system will handle maintenance bookings, work authorisation, invoice management and maintenance work auditing. It also offers a means to share all required documentation from MoT certificates, vehicle inspection sheets as well a servicing and routine maintenance documents between service and repair centres, vehicle owners or operators and the DVSA.
Jaama has also added new functionality to its Compliance Manager module, which now includes the ability to analyse historic events to ensure that they have been carried out and then automatically create a new due date for items such as servicing, MoT, or vehicle inspections.
Martin Evans, MD, Jaama
RING CARNATION
Vehicle conversion electrical specialist Ring Carnation will also be hosting representatives from telematics provider AirMax Remote and lighting specialist OSRAM on stand 5D95. Ring Carnation will be demonstrating its “next generation” power management system. The company’s genisys II ECU Classic is said to offer more processing power, bigger memory, greater control capability, higher efficiency and new user-friendly service features.
Features include a 32-bit 300MHz Atmel Cortex-M7 processor which offers 2MB of on-board memory and 16 analogue inputs, presenting numerous monitoring possibilities. The company will also be demonstrating its Wireless Switching Power Hub, which can help reduce installation time on a typical installation featuring a light bar, two work lamps, three interior lights and a hand wash from three to less than two hours.
Recently the company has been working with AirMax Remote to deliver an emergency services “Blue light” telematics package. This has resulted in a joint solution with IoT connectivity and 32 insights which can be remotely monitored.
OSRAM will be demonstrating its new OSRAM LEDguardian TRUCK FLARE Signal TA19. The LED warning light is visible from a distance and can provide advance warning of a dangerous situation on the road ahead. The company will also demonstrate its LIGHTsignal LED and HALOGEN BEACON LIGHTS – 360° rotating, amber beacons.