Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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48 | Overdrive | December 2015 EQUIPMENT SPOTLIGHT LEDS Making work brighter T oday's LED lights offer clear advantages for truckers when driving, parked or under the hood. Finely tuned light-emitting chips provide enhanced colors, enhancing visibil- ity. Although LED lights cost more, the return on investment is greater due to longer lifespan. They remain almost as bright at the end of their service lives as at the begin- ning while drawing less energy. In the cab, that means more amper- age to recharge batteries or run auxiliary systems. By Dean Smallwood Safety lighting system Kiser's Safety Lighting System tandem and backup LED lights come in various lengths and types and are operated by a control box made of a waterproof hard plastic. The tan- dem lights are designed for easy installation on the sides of both standard van and reefer 53-foot trailers. The backup lights mount on the back of the trailer facing down to provide additional lighting while the emergency flashers are on. Kiser Industries, kiser-ind.com Work light Golight's GXL 4021 fixed-position LED work light has a fascia that measures 4.5 inches wide by 4 inches tall with a 3.5-inch depth. The permanently mounted, manually adjustable light has a hardened aluminum housing and four clusters of four high-powered LEDs controlled through three rugged polycarbonate lenses to generate a maximum output of 4,500 lumens. Golight Inc., golight.com Warning light Emergi-Safe's 2020 combines the functions of a high-power warning beacon, flashlight and work light into one product to complement reflective triangles and provide an alternative to incendiary strike flares. The light is 12 inches tall and features a module with 16 high- intensity wide-angle dual-color (red and white) LEDs designed to pro- vide 360 degrees of high-powered warning. DN Safety Products, dnsafety.com