Grote Stays Wired-in to the Trucking Industry by Introducing the World’s First Complete Modular Power Delivery and Lighting System

Robust System Provides Productivity Gains, Giving Users a Performance Advantage™

Madison, IN, USA, Oct. 21, 2008 – Grote Industries has developed the industry’s first totally modular power delivery and lighting system, complete from nose box to taillight. The Ultra-Blue-Seal® harness system, paired with Grote’s new Ultra-Nose-Box™ receptacle and Grote’s broad portfolio of lighting products, provides an unparalleled electrical and lighting platform for trailers.

“Our modular power delivery system creates a sophisticated, durable, weather-resistant electronic backbone for today’s demanding trailer manufacturers and fleets,” said Dominic Grote, vice president of sales and marketing for Grote Industries. “The system minimizes wiring mistakes and downtime, while maximizing fleet and worker performance, providing the highest return on investment and lowest cost-per-mile technically possible today.”

The Grote Ultra-Nose-Box™ is the latest in a series of innovative products that have both anticipated and addressed the trucking industry’s lighting and electrical needs. The product solves the current problem of cracked, corroded and crowded electrical junction boxes. With double the standard number of pin connections, a push-on plug function, a durable glass-filled nylon housing, insert-molded pins that seal out moisture and corrosive materials and easily replaceable parts, Grote’s Ultra-Nose-Box™ delivers the future today.

From molded, threaded brass inserts that ensure the nose box is locked down, to a special mounting gasket that protects against moisture, the Ultra-Nose-Box™ is built to perform in tough conditions.

Complementing the Ultra-Nose-Box™ is Grote Industries’ Ultra-Blue-Seal® (UBS™) harness system. As the world’s first modular harness system, UBS™ has over 30 years of innovation and leadership behind it. The UBS™ System offers unsurpassed connection sealing characteristics, configuration flexibility and expansion capacity. The UBS™ system remains the number one best-seller in the North American heavy-duty trailer market, with nearly 3.5 million system components sold annually.

The UBS™ connector system provides the industry’s best protection against weather, dirt and corrosion. Grote’s patented double seal technology features dual sealing rings that give twice the sealing power of any other connector brand. Male pin lamp plugs, such as those featured on Grote’s renowned SuperNova® line of LED lamps, are reinforced with banded terminals and a grease slot that keeps moisture out.

“The whole is worth even more than the sum of its parts,” added Grote. “A total power and lighting system that is 100 percent sealed and waterproof simply works better. A better performing system means a better performing vehicle and ultimately, a better performing fleet. We call the resulting gain in productivity the Grote Performance Advantage™.”

UBS™ is flexible without being complex. The design allows for many types of connections without having to change the entire harness system. The system is easy to expand, because all the plugs use the same UBS™ sealing technology and better connections mean longer life and higher reliability. The UBS™ seal helps keep critical connections and components from corroding, even in the toughest road conditions.

“Ultra-Nose-Box™, Ultra-Blue-Seal® and SuperNova® technology are three more examples of Grote Industries’ commitment to consistent, excellent performance from design to engineering to manufacture and on-the-job function,” Grote said.

Grote Industries is a QS-9000, TS16949 and ISO 14001 certified company. The leading manufacturer and marketer of vehicle safety systems products, Grote Industries engineers and manufactures LED, fluorescent and incandescent lamps, mirrors, wiring systems, turn signal switches, connection accessories and reflective accessories. For more than 107 years, Grote has provided state-of-the-art solutions for OEM and aftermarket customers worldwide. Headquartered in Madison, Ind., USA, Grote also maintains locations in Canada and Mexico, and operations in Europe and Asia.

Performance Advantage and Ultra-Nose-Box are trademarks of Grote Industries. Ultra-Blue-Seal and SuperNova are registered trademarks of Grote Industries.

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