Phillips Connect, at the Technology and Maintenance Council's 2022 Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition in Orlando Sunday, introduced three new Smart nosebox GPS gateways.
Phillips Connect Smart noseboxes can be retrofitted or specified on new equipment.
The Smart S7 Swiveling Nosebox, Smart Q-Box and Smart iBox are advanced cellular gateways, GPS trackers, and sensor hubs that deliver total awareness of trailer location, status and critical trailer conditions to the cloud. All are equipped with a Phillips Quick-Change-Socket (QCS2) Sta-Dry 7-way connection requiring no additional harnessing or electrical connections. Integrated sensors include GPS location, tractor power, and ABS PLC data such as VIN, fault lamp status and trouble codes.
Additionally, data from a wide variety of external sensors are available through Bluetooth LE, GPIO and an extendable RS485-based Phillips Connect PCT Bus.
The swivel feature of the Smart S7 nosebox allows cables to simply follow the movement of the truck when the truck/trailer combination has to maneuver into tight spaces, creating a severe angle between them and accommodates a turn up to 80 degrees (40 degrees left or 40 degrees right). It will automatically disconnect the electrical connection if the turn exceeds that angle.
Partnership with Utility
Phillips on Sunday also announced it will be the exclusive partner for Utility Trailer for trailer telematics with the launch of Utility Connect.
