Alliance’s air hose grips

Mar 26, 2015

Alliance Alliance’s Taper-Grip air hose grips help protect the hose during gladhand connections between the tractor-trailer jumper hose and the 3-in-1 AirPower line that includes two air hoses and an ABS-rated 7-way green electrical cable assembly, all factory-covered in a durable spiral wrap. The Taper-Grip offers a rubberized gladhand grip, is color-coded for easier identification and flexes with the air line during tight turns to help protect against kinking.

The company’s Arctic coiled air lines are protected with a special coating that helps keep them flexible in temperatures as low as -85 degrees Fahrenheit.

Alliance Truck Parts, www.alliancetruckparts.com

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