On the 25th September over 60 representatives from the truck and loader crane industries came together to listen to the findings of ALLMI’s Engine Management Systems (EMS) Working Group, a Committee that was put together two years ago to investigate possible solutions to the problems surrounding the wiring and programming of EMS.  Delegates received a series of presentations from the Working Group members, with representatives of truck, loader crane and PTO manufacturers each offering a different perspective on the issues faced by their industry, and explaining the benefits they’ve gained from the documents and communication processes that have been trialled over recent months.

In charge of the project is ALLMI’s Technical Director, Alan Johnson.  He comments “the turnout for the meeting was excellent and the feedback we’ve received so far has been extremely positive.  We’re confident that the meeting will lead to further buy-in from the few remaining truck, PTO and loader crane manufacturers not currently involved with the project, which will mean that very soon we’ll see the solutions we’ve developed being adopted across the industry and the ALLMI website becoming a one stop shop for all EMS related information.  Also, in addition to EMS, we finished the meeting by having a very productive discussion on Whole Vehicle Type Approval and as a result, we’ve now agreed on the formation of a Working Group which will be tasked with providing guidance on this subject specifically in relation to loader crane installation.”