Category: CaseStudy

RMA Automotive, the manufacturers of RMA Special Vehicles have been building modified versions of the Ford Ranger for nearly two decades.

The Mach 1 Ford Ranger security vehicle version was equipped with heavy-duty features including coolant block heater, dual batteries, SORV suspension, a heavy duty fuel filter, a 120L long range fuel tank, a pintle hook mount, and a rear heavy duty bumper with a jerry can swing arm. RMA Automotive modified a total of 46,000 vehicles in fulfilment of contract with the Afghan National Security Forcesb that began in 2003

The Mach 2 added more features to this robust vehicle. Mach 2 included a  light bar CAN (electrical signals) control, window grid protection, lamp grid protection, search light, armor, run flat tyres, a heavy duty SORV suspension, heavy duty seat covers, a 24V converter, high power alternator, front bull bar with airbag compliance, and cabin ROPS (roll over protection system).

Mach 3 was unveiled at the Defense & Security Show in Thailand in 2019. Among the latest features are rear ROPS, nine rear seats and an increase in the GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight).  Mechanical inclusions  are a front  bar  with  high  beam spotlight, radio racks, drop side trays, side utility boxes, F63 jet fuel compliance,  roof  rack  and  rear  bumper.  Electronic modifications include EMC (Electromagnetic compatibility) compliance and black out feature which at a flick of switch shuts down the vehicle’s entire lighting system

RMA Special Vehicles have been delivering the Ford Ranger LTV to customers globally. The vehicle is supported by RMA’s comprehensive parts supply, technician training and service support. .

Stanley Chan, Global  Product  Development  General  Manager,  leads  the  team  in  fitting customized military applications, had the following to say about the project: “The biggest challenge of this project was meeting the requirements of the military and individual regions. For example, Europe has their own bandwidth requirements as does  the  military  –  we  need  to  modify  vehicles  to  meet  both. Additionally, the Ford Ranger was not initially developed as a purpose -built vehicle,  our  team  made  upgrades  to  the  vehicle  so  that  it  meets  military requirements.

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Most of RMA Special Vehicle’s Cash-in-Transit trucks weigh between 2.8 – 3.2 tons, far below the industry average, because they are fitted with composite materials rather than steel. These lightweight vehicles give customers more payload allowing them to transport more goods.

“While the actual Cash-in-Transit trucks can vary in size, their internal components, such as the sensors, doors and locks, remain the same. With the benefit of our free zone location in Thailand, we are able to purchase vehicles from customer’s local markets and fit out these vehicles in our factory,” explains TPSV founder and Managing Director, Mike Tiller.

“When it comes to Cash-in-Transit vehicles, customers all have their own specific internal system of how they run day-to-day operations of that vehicle. For example, they will have different protocols of who can drive the cash-in-transit vehicle when there’s cash in the vault, who can access the vault, who should be guarding the vault and so forth. TPSV engineers adapt each vehicle’s equipment to match a customers’ internal operating system so that clients can enjoy one system across all their fleet vehicles,” adds Mike.

The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Cash-in-Transit conversion is a great example of a Cash-in-Transit vehicle that has multiple key features such as:

• Low profile CCTV cameras
• Armored sliding door
• Lock controlled by system, interlocked with cab and vault airlock
• Fingerprint scanner in airlock at cab entry door
• CCTV monitor top, 7” HMI touch screen center for system control, LED push buttons for door control
• All door positions sensed with coded infrared two-part sensors
• RFID reader in front windscreen

Find out more about RMA SV Mercedes-Sprinter Cash in Transit (CIT)