Phillips Industries has released T/T Pair, a new socket for connected tractors and trailers. The T/T Pair acts as a “smart 7-way socket” that provides 100% reliable, instantaneous tractor and trailer pairing, the company stated, ensuring seamless communication and efficient fleet management.
"By developing our T/T Pair, we are redefining what full fleet visibility and security means to our customers,” said Dan Forthoffer, VP of Corporate R&D at Phillips says. “By ensuring 100% reliable and instantaneous tractor/trailer connectivity, we're not only introducing a product; we're delivering a promise of enhanced operational efficiency, security, and proactive maintenance that directly translates to significant cost savings and, most importantly, safer roads."
Phillips’ T/T Pair 7-way socket is designed to replace the existing Phillips QCS2 Socket. Easily installable in one minute, the T/T Pair socket can swap for a 7-way plug while avoiding any additional wiring or installation. Using the existing (blue) power wire in the J560 plug, the T/T Pair establishes a communication link using a PLC transceiver housed within the socket itself, which identifies and communicates the tractor/trailer pairing to any BLE integrated ELD or trailer telematics device, ensuring that the right tractor is pulling the right trailer.
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Additionally, Phillips’ T/T Pair has a non-corrosive, unbreakable molded design that keeps corrosion out of the electrical systems, providing longevity and reliability. The Phillips T/T pair is also compatible with Phillips’ QCS2 7-way socket and with OEM-installed S7 Break-Away Box, i-BOX, QBOX, VOLT-BOX, and QCS2 Harnesses.
Designed to work with any BLE-equipped trailer telematics or ELD device, the T/T Pair also works via a hardwire interface with singles, doubles, triples and even larger road trains. This allows the ELD device in the truck and/or the telematics platforms in the trailers to capture the pairing information through a BLE interface in real time.
Finally, the T/T Pair increases security by immediately alerting users of unauthorized trailer use and identifying unauthorized users. T/T Pair also offers significant time and cost savings by preventing unnecessary trailer pulls that consume driver hours, fuel, and mileage.