Ex-Guard announced new grille guards on Thursday.
"This new generation of Ex-Guard helps further fulfill our mission to protect our customer's most valuable assets with the safest, smartest and strongest products," says Ryan Holt, general manager of Ex-Guard. "Our previous generations of guards helped major fleets decrease their towable accidents up to 80%. This generation of guards take that protection one step further, making them easier to lift, taller, with more bars of protection, stronger latching and verified as being compliant with all collision mitigation systems on the market today."
These new features are available for order immediately and will begin shipping in mid-August:
ClearZone CMS Verified: Ex-Guard XG and EX Generation 3 guards are the only grille guards verified by the collision mitigation system (CMS) radar manufacturer to avoid the radar's keep-out zones, allowing the system to function without inhibition. The guard is verified to meet the requirements of radar systems for Freightliner, Kenworth, Peterbilt, International, Volvo, Mack and Western Star.
Xero-G Lift Assist: XG Generation 3 guards include the Xero-G Lift Assist that reduces effort to raise and lower the guard by more than 95%, the company says, allowing for easy under-hood inspections.
LEVRLock Latches: A new double cam latch operation with an ergonomic handle and a rattle-resistant, adjustable design.
Each XG model now includes an additional three to seven inches of height, an additional cross bar and a 30% smaller area around the CMS and a license plate bracket.
Ex-Guard says Generation 3 guards now fit more models, meaning there are fewer styles and SKUs of guards needed to outfit a fleet.
"For many years, Ex-Guard has been compliant with all of the collision mitigation systems on the market. This year, we were able to verify them officially with the major radar and software manufactures," Holt says. "We're especially excited about the new Xero-G Lift Assist because drivers regardless of size, height or strength need to be able to do their daily inspections. In testing, we found most drivers and maintenance teams could raise and lower guards with a single finger."