Built to keep working, in all conditions, year after year
Tow trucks, recovery, highway maintenance, utility and service fleets work in all conditions, every day. IDEATEC is the specialist that builds the reliable, tailor-made control systems that keep them running.
Keeping the vehicle working is the whole job
Service and utility vehicles have to keep working in all conditions, every day. IDEATEC’s intelligent control systems control their equipment — work lights, beacons, hydraulics — through one reliable, tailor-made architecture that cuts wiring, simplifies maintenance, and keeps the vehicle on the job.
Downtime doesn’t just cost money. It stops the work
A vehicle off the road is a job that can’t be done. As a control system specialist, IDEATEC designs and develops its systems for reliability and durability — tailor-made to each vehicle and configured for your specific needs.
“The cheapest vehicle to own is the one that keeps working.”
We don’t make the beacons or the work lights. We make the intelligence that controls them — reliable, certified, and easy to use and install.
From tow trucks and recovery to highway maintenance, snow ploughs and utility fleets, IDEATEC connects every piece of added equipment through one multiplexed BUS architecture — so crews can focus on the mission, not the wiring.
Reliability, quality and a specialist’s care
Engineered for reliability
Rugged control engineered for reliability through vibration, temperature swings and years of daily use. Fewer exposed wires mean fewer breakdowns — and quality you can count on.
Designed and developed in-house
IDEATEC designs and develops every system, then configures it for your specific needs — tailor-made to your service.
Modern & always evolving
Continuous innovation keeps IDEATEC systems modern: new functions and interfaces delivered in software. You build on the latest, never the legacy.
Responsible by design
Less wiring means less material, less weight and less waste — control that’s efficient for your build and kinder to the environment, backed by ISO-grade quality.
Across the amber market — recovery, highway maintenance, utilities and service fleets — IDEATEC systems are specified where vehicles simply have to keep working, day in, day out.
The IDEATEC range for Amber Light vehicles
Match the right family of products to each vehicle — from a fully-equipped recovery truck to a screen-first modern cab.
Advanced controllers
The multiplexed central units for complex builds — a fully-equipped recovery truck driving work lights, beacons, hydraulics and spreaders on one BUS cable.
See advanced controllers →Smart controller kits
Plug & play control for lighter utility vehicles — common functions ready out of the box and installed fast, with room to grow.
See controller kits →Consoles & control interfaces
Rugged touchscreen and button consoles — glove-friendly and weatherproof — all connected by the same single BUS cable.
See control interfaces →No console — AD5-Cast
For modern service vehicles with clean, screen-first cabs: control runs on the vehicle’s own display, plus a phone to operate equipment while positioning on site.
Explore AD5-Cast → U-CTRL Mobile →Set up and validated — the easy way
The whole vehicle is configured in SpeedFitter, IDEATEC’s software — accessible to design offices and workshop technicians alike. Change how any function behaves, save the setup, and apply the same configuration across a mixed fleet. SpeedFitter allows for a simplified configuration, without ever touching the wiring loom.
- One simplified configuration for the whole vehicle
- Change function logic in software — never re-wire
- Save one setup and replicate it identically across the fleet
- Accessible to design offices and workshop technicians alike
Let’s build your most reliable working vehicle
Book a live demo or call us directly — our specialists will tailor an IDEATEC architecture to your vehicle and your workload.