The scenario
A distribution operator runs a mixed fleet of vans and trucks fitted with tail lifts, refrigeration, tracking and cab equipment. The recurring problem is dead batteries: tail-lift and standing loads discharge the engine-start battery overnight or across a shift, and a vehicle that will not start is a missed delivery and a callout.
The solution
- The CD Tail Lift Battery Guard is designed specifically to protect the engine-start battery from tail-lift loads, isolating the lift circuit before the battery drops below cranking voltage.
- Where a vehicle carries a separate auxiliary battery for equipment, a DC-DC converter charges it correctly from the alternator without pulling down the start battery.
- Battery chargers keep auxiliary and equipment batteries maintained.
- On more heavily equipped vehicles, iConnex consolidates the added switching into a small set of modules, cutting loom weight and giving fleet engineers a consistent, diagnosable system.
Fewer physical failure points and protected batteries mean fewer roadside callouts and higher fleet availability.