Why Upfitters Are Replacing Relays with Programmable Controls

Why Upfitters Are Replacing Relays with Programmable Controls

Open a work truck’s control panel and you can read its history in the hardware. Relays run the lights. More relays run the pump. Wire feeds all of it, spliced and looped and taped over with labels that faded two winters ago. The setup works, until a contact wears out...
What Is a Low Voltage Disconnect (and When Do You Need One)?

What Is a Low Voltage Disconnect (and When Do You Need One)?

Ask any fleet manager what ruins a work truck’s morning, and a dead battery lands near the top of the list. The truck sat over the weekend. Somebody left a load running. Monday comes and the engine will not turn over. A low voltage disconnect exists to prevent exactly...
Stop Splicing Wires: A Smarter Way to Upfit

Stop Splicing Wires: A Smarter Way to Upfit

Upfitting a Ford Transit used to mean finding the right wire, splicing in, and moving on. Tap into discrete door wires for your interlock. Solder resistors into the SEIC (Stationary Elevated Idle Control) wiring and source the park brake signal for your idle control....
InPower: Setting the Standard in Vehicle Safety Interlocks

InPower: Setting the Standard in Vehicle Safety Interlocks

For more than two decades, InPower has defined what it means to deliver safety, reliability, and cost effectiveness in the FMVSS interlock market. We proudly support the platforms up-fitters rely on every day: Ford E-Van, Transit vans, and cutaway cabs Select Ford...