Grote Industries offers the 4SEE smart trailer system, a combination of hardware and software that enables truck fleets to have access to data related to their operations and support safety on roadways.
“Grote Industries has its eyes set on the future,” said Dominic Grote, CEO and president. “The tech revolution in trucking is currently underway, and with 4SEE, Grote is at the forefront of that, giving operators the capability of tracking their fleet easier and keeping drivers and cargo safer on the roads.”
Grote Industries’ 4SEE technology works by connecting the harness, nose box and multiple sensors, creating data points for fleets to utilize. 4SEE hardwires all the components with a digital harness system that connects without grease and has a single connection point – the 4SEE nose box – to cab inputs. This allows a driver or fleet manager to have all outputs in one place. The 4SEE technology has the ability to integrate with existing telematics solutions, so it becomes part of the fleet’s one solution for data needs.
The proximity sensors that are part of the 4SEE system will assist drivers in changing lanes, notifying the driver if a vehicle is in the blind spot of the trailer.
The goal of the 4SEE system is to bring all the independent solutions together into one system, with a common communication stream, without increasing the harness or hardware required on the trailer. The 4SEE digital harness system also provides modules to connect legacy hardware and digital hardware to the same harness while isolating them to prevent one piece of the system from interfering with any other.
“We are already testing these smart trailers, and have over 500,000 miles completed, soon to cross the 1-million-mile threshold,” said Grote. “In so many ways, semi-trucks are the backbone of America, and this technology can start helping businesses immediately. We’re already taking orders and plan to have 4SEE available as soon as October.”
Grote Industries is able to offer supply chain security by manufacturing 4SEE in North America at its own facilities.
