Meritor, Inc. and Pressure Systems International (PSI) demonstrated a four man-hour retrofit of the Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS) by PSI during their annual fleet technology event.
Meritor says fleets often spec new trailers with MTIS by PSI when they learn how it can lower their operating costs by improving fuel economy, reducing tire wear and cutting maintenance costs. Meritor says existing trailers also can be outfitted with MTIS by fleet maintenance personnel or an external source, such as Velociti, Inc., which partners with Meritor and PSI to retrofit the system on trailers operating in North America.
The MTIS retrofit began at 7:30 a.m. on a tandem flatbed trailer parked at the PSI facility. Working alone, Kevin Allen, a technician for Velociti, completed the task by 11:30 a.m.
“We explain to fleets that MTIS can be easily retrofitted to existing trailers in less than four man hours, typically by two men working two hours each,” says Frank Sonzala, executive vice president, PSI. “Based on our 18 years of experience, we predicted the trailer could be completely outfitted with MTIS within the four-hour time frame. No other system can be installed as fast and as easily.”
MTIS by PSI keeps tires properly inflated improving tire maintenance management, increasing trailer up-time and bottom line ROI, Meritor says. MTIS by PSI is a simple design that can be installed on any type of trailer including: van, liquid tank, logger, flat bed, chassis, livestock, platform, drop frame, dump, deep drop, doubles, dry bulk, reefer, auto transporter and military.
