Vehicle Mounted Boards
Vehicle mounted signs allow flexibility for DOTs, municipalities, contractors and traffic safety houses. A wide array of signs and mounting options enables you to customize for any vehicle.
Vehicle-Mounted Arrow Boards
Vehicle-Mounted Message Boards
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Vehicle mounts come in many sign and mounting combinations. Tell us about your vehicle and we’ll help you find the right fit.
Frequently asked questions
What sizes are vehicle-mounted message boards?
SolarTech Silent Messenger Vehicle Mounted message boards are available in a wide array of sizes with multiple mount options. Standard sizes include 30" x 60", 33" x 78", 38" x 92", 46" x 78" and 54" x 92". Standard mounting options include fixed, over-the-cab, bedrail and pivot mounts with various base frames. All Silent Messenger Vehicle Mounted message boards and mounts are custom built when ordered, and custom mounts and sizes are available on request.
Which vehicles can carry a SolarTech board?
SolarTech Vehicle Mounted Silent Messenger message boards can be mounted on a wide array of vehicles including crash attenuators (on trucks or trailers), standard pickup trucks, dump trucks, stake bodies, flatbeds and utility vehicles as well.
What mount types are available?
Choose from fixed, center pivot, low profile pivot and standard pivot mounts. Base options are a skid (in various heights) or an adjustable bed rail that fits pickup beds 55 to 72 inches wide. Most mounting options are available with either a manual winch or a linear actuator to enable raising and lowering of the sign panel from the cab.
How are vehicle-mounted boards powered?
Vehicle Mounted Silent Messenger message boards can be powered directly from the vehicles 12 (or 24) volt DC electrical system, or they can be equipped with optional battery banks and solar arrays to function for long periods of time without depleting the vehicles battery if the vehicle is left parked and not running for extended periods of time. Additionally, you can program the sign panel locally with the on-board controller (including scheduling messages to change automatically based on date and/or time of day, etc.), or if equipped with the optional communications package, remotely via Command Center or automatically in a smart work-zone using SmartZone.
How do I choose the right configuration?
Use the Vehicle Mount Configuration Guide on the product page, then request a quote. SolarTech also offers mount examples as a PDF. If you don’t see what you need, please contact us – we can always accommodate special requests!
What radar speed equipment does SolarTech offer?
Any Silent Messenger message board may be equipped with an optional doppler radar unit to enable the displaying of the speed(s) of approaching traffic in messages. Additionally, SolarTech has a line of radar speed trailers, the Silent Advisor. Three models are available. The RST-1000 is for low-speed applications such as neighborhoods and two-lane rural roads. The RST-1500 and RST-2000 are for high-speed applications such as multi-lane high speed highways. Additionally, the RST-V-2000 is a radar speed trailer that can be used in either low or high speed applications with a variable speed limit sign that can be changed locally or, if equipped with the optional communications package, remotely via Command Center or automatically in a smart work-zone using SmartZone.
How heavy is the SLT-2000 Speed Limit Trailer?
Its approximate maximum weight is 1,600 lbs. (726 kg). The sign height is 7 feet (214 cm) from the surface of the road to the bottom of the sign.
Can a radar trailer collect traffic data?
Yes. SolarTech Silent Messenger message boards equipped with the optional doppler radar, as well as all Silent Advisor radar speed trailers, when equipped with the optional communications package, can all collect statistical traffic data that is easily retrieved for analysis via Command Center. Additionally, the data can also serve as an input for a smart work-zone scenario in SmartZone.