News

June 2008

Slide-on camper specialist ensures safety and the right ride with Ride-Rite®

 

Slide-on campers are an ideal way to discover Australia but users must ensure that the vehicle to which they are fitted can handle the extra load to protect steering, braking and vehicle durability.

 

May 2008

Trade vehicle tray specialists engineer super safe air helper suspensions for extra capacity one-tonners

One of Australia’s  leading trade vehicle tray engineering specialists is installing  air suspension kits as standard when its tray bodies are fitted to one tonne trucks.

 

April 2007

Big softies and proud of it – tradesmen turn on to air suspension for safety and comfort Smooth moves on the party bus with built-in spa and dance floor

Ride-Rite suspension comes out to play

 

When Paul Biscoe decided to turn a regular Toyota Coaster into an open-top party bus, he knew his biggest challenge would be ensuring that a vehicle designed to carry 22 seated passengers would now be able to hold 50 dancing ones- all night long.

 

February 2007

Work vehicle power wasted when ordinary suspensions are not up to heavy loads or towing

 

Even the most powerful work vehicles can have difficulties towing if their suspension is not set up for the task.

 

Building, electrical and plumbing tradesmen, in particular, can have major problems with their utes, vans and 4wd when standard suspensions try to cope with uneven loads and major differences in ride between empty and full.

 

November 2006

Big softies and proud of it – tradesmen turn on to air suspension for safety and comfort

 

Once the exclusive preserve of stretch limousines and luxury 4wd vehicles because of its beautiful ride, air suspension is now being recognised as the tradesman’s friend for totally different reasons. One of its big attractions is that it can iron out difficulties presented by unevenly loaded vehicles – which covers most tradesmen’s vehicles - by putting additional suspension support where it is needed under toolboxes or heavy materials being taken to a work site.

November 2006

Busy Northmead Civil protects vehicle reliability and safety with the Rite air spring solution

 

Busy building contractors expect a lot from their vehicles’ suspension, because they have to carry so much equipment to do different construction, site development and plumbing work.

 

Frequently they are piled high with cement, steel, tanks, welding gear, cabling and tools – and that’s just the tray. Often there’s also a trailer tagging along behind, weighing on the springs and affecting the vehicles stability and safety.

 

 

September 2006

Ray’s Rite touch soothes the savage in unruly work vehicles

 

One of the most common problems with work vehicles is getting them to ride comfortably and safely under different load conditions. Many 2wd and 4wds are set up to ride beautifully when fully loaded – but will buck like a brumby when empty. “They will kick you out of the cab when empty – they can be real shockers’ says longtime suspension specialist Ray Johnson.

 

August 2006

Abigroup maintenance fleet rolling easy on air springs

 

4wd helper suspension suits hard-working town and country use

 

Fleet operators, especially those in heavy industries, need assurance that vehicles operate reliably and efficiently throughout their service life.

 

Previous News

 

It’s something in the air that lifts the spirits of intrepid 4wd explorers

As well as getting the air springs at a lower cost than new or re-tempered springs, there was another bonus: John and Val have built an off-road caravan – “Fairly heavy, you know, for a ‘van’ .....

When bad roads, heavy loads stress your work vehicle, Ian has infinitely comforting news

“For reasons of safety, comfort, load carrying and mechanical sympathy, I had to do something - and air helper suspension looked like good option,” said Mr Murphy, after dismissing the option of using heavier leaf spring packs. These would have made the vehicle even rougher riding with light loads or empty.

If your work vehicle buckles under load, try riding on air for safety, stability and durability

“Instead of contractors and tradesmen beating the life out of suspensions not designed for the battering of Sydney roads, these air springs protect the existing springs and chassis of the vehicle as well as the driver,” says All Air Suspension Sales Manager Simon Agar.