The HANKUN HK-TMVMS-RGB is a full-colour RGB truck-mounted variable message sign (VMS). The display matrix, active display area and character height are confirmed at the platform selection stage and are published on this page once the platform is released.
Full-Colour RGB Truck-Mounted VMS
Model HK-TMVMS-RGB | Full-Colour RGB · Truck-Mounted · Vehicle Power
| Active Display Area | Max Character Height | Pixel Structure | Display Colour | Cabinet Dimensions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBC — published when the platform is released | TBC — published when the platform is released | Full-colour RGB matrix (details TBC) | Full-colour RGB | TBC |
The HANKUN HK-TMVMS-RGB is a full-colour RGB truck-mounted variable message sign. The display matrix, active display area and character height are confirmed at the platform selection stage and are published on this page once the platform is released.
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The HK-TMVMS-RGB is part of the HANKUN variable message sign range, built for road authorities, contractors and rental fleets that need a legible message sign on a truck they already run. It is a truck-mounted full-colour RGB variable message sign (VMS), and its published figures are taken from the released engineering drawings.
CMS
In North America this class of equipment is called a changeable message sign, and a vehicle-mounted display is specified under that name.
Truck VMS
In Australia and New Zealand the vehicle-mounted version of this equipment is called a truck-mounted VMS board.
Mobile VMS
UK and European road authorities and contractors refer to the vehicle-mounted version as a mobile VMS in tenders and specifications.
— Core Characteristics
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Text and graphic content on one display. Full-colour RGB panels are full-matrix displays with individually addressed pixels; the published graphic capability is confirmed with the platform.
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TBC — pending platform selection. Character height depends on the character matrix selected, so the two are always published together rather than separately.
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Published with the platform — pixel matrix, pixel structure and the addressable LED arrangement are released as one set of figures.
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Published with the platform, stated separately from the cabinet so the illuminated area can be quoted on its own.
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TBC — full-colour graphic and text formats, stated together with the number of characters per line so the message layout is not assumed.
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Full-colour RGB. A full-matrix panel renders multi-colour symbols and text from the same pixels, unlike a discrete per-colour five-colour panel.
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Published with the platform — cabinet dimensions and depth are confirmed with the display matrix, not estimated before it.
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Automatic dimming — display brightness and grey level are adjusted to ambient light conditions; a manual brightness setting is also available. The display therefore draws less power in low light, which reduces the load on the supply that powers the sign from the vehicle.
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Display assembly and mounting kit supplied for vehicle installation; the chassis is the customer vehicle, and the mounting arrangement and vehicle interface are agreed per vehicle.
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4G; GPS position reporting. Message management from phone, tablet or PC. Open API and SDK protocol provided, for integration into an existing fleet management platform.
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This page states what is confirmed and what is not. Confirmed for this model: the vehicle-power arrangement and the mounting arrangement. The display matrix, the active display area and the character height are listed as to be confirmed rather than estimated, so nothing on this page is a placeholder value.
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Every figure that will be published — the display matrix, the active display area in mm and in, and the character height — is taken from the released engineering drawings and is internally re-checkable, so the numbers can be quoted in a project specification.
Work zones on multi-lane arterial roads. The display travels on the vehicle that already works the site, so the sign is deployed from the truck rather than towed to it; a full-colour panel lets the lane-merge arrow and the closure line share one screen. Active display area and character height are published with the platform.
Tight corridors and junction works. There is no trailer to park and no towing vehicle to release, which matters where kerbside space is contested; full-colour symbols let the closure line be separated from the supporting text. Cabinet and matrix figures follow the platform release.
Diversions that need two or three lines rather than a full programme. A full-colour message keeps the closure and the direction together and lets the priority line carry its own colour; the message format is stated with the released figures.
Rapid deployment at short notice. The display assembly and mounting kit are supplied for vehicle installation and the power is taken from the vehicle, so there is no site power arrangement and no cabling to run. Paired with a Doppler radar the same unit runs as a dynamic speed limit display.
Staged traffic control across a day or a weekend. Full-colour graphics suit sites that carry a priority item beside routine instructions, so the marshalling line is picked out from the parking and access lines on the same panel.
Long-term placement inside a site. Character height is set by the position on the road and is published with the platform; the mounting arrangement and the vehicle interface are agreed per vehicle rather than assumed from a trailer build.
§ MUTCD Part 6 (Chapter 6F)
§ MUTCD Table 2E-4
US practice sets letter height from the posted approach speed. MUTCD Part 6 (Chapter 6F) gives 18 in (457 mm) as the minimum letter height for a portable changeable message sign and permits shorter letters on low-speed facilities; Table 2E-4 adds that 450 mm (18 in) should be used where speeds are greater than 90 km/h (55 mph), in persistently poor weather, or where the driving task is complex. Messages are limited to two phases, and animation, flashing and scrolling are not used.
For North America the requirement is the one named alongside. The HK-TMVMS-RGB is in development, so the character height that decides the fit is published with the released figures rather than estimated now.
§ AS 1742.3:2019
§ State roadworks guidance
AS 1742.3:2019 and the state roadworks guidance size characters to the approach speed, at roughly 120 mm for 60 km/h approaches and 160–200 mm for 80 km/h approaches, with the larger alphabet series applied to high-speed and multi-lane works. The sign face is confirmed with the road authority for each project.
For Australia the requirement is the one named alongside. The HK-TMVMS-RGB is in development, so the character height that decides the fit is published with the released figures rather than estimated now.
§ NZTA CoP for Temporary Traffic Management
§ Published NZ figures for LED message signs
The NZTA Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management sets a temporary speed limit at least 20 km/h below the normal limit, gated across the carriageway, with repeat signs at 400 m intervals. The published NZ figures for LED message signs set characters at not smaller than 300 mm inside a 50 km/h area and not smaller than 400 mm elsewhere.
For New Zealand the requirement is the one named alongside. The HK-TMVMS-RGB is in development, so the character height that decides the fit is published with the released figures rather than estimated now.
§ Traffic Signs Manual Ch. 8, Table A1.2
§ TSRGD 2016
The UK sizes characters by x-height rather than cap height. Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 8 (Table A1.2) runs from 62.5 mm at 30 mph to 200 mm on dual carriageways at the national speed limit, and TSRGD 2016 sets the legal x-height limits at 35 mm to 400 mm, so a cap-height figure has to be converted before it can be placed in that table.
For the United Kingdom the requirement is the one named alongside. The HK-TMVMS-RGB is in development, so the character height that decides the fit is published with the released figures rather than estimated now.
§ EN 12966:2014+A1:2018
EN 12966:2014+A1:2018 classifies a variable message sign on luminance, beam width, colour and luminance ratio, with a temperature class. The class required follows the road type, the viewing geometry and the climate at the site, and it is stated per configuration rather than as a single figure.
For Europe the requirement is the one named alongside. The HK-TMVMS-RGB is in development, so the character height that decides the fit is published with the released figures rather than estimated now.
For a scheme still being drawn, the HK-TMVMS-RGB is recorded as a full-colour RGB platform in development, and the released figures are sent to you before the page is published.
The released figures for the HK-TMVMS-RGB will carry the cabinet and the matrix together, so a fleet can plan depot space and quoting before the platform is published — rather than budgeting against a placeholder.
The HK-TMVMS-RGB is recorded now, so an event programme can be planned against a release rather than against a guess, and the mounting arrangement is agreed with the venue before the first site visit.
Standard text-only amber signs on moving escort trucks are often missed by distracted drivers travelling at high speed. The Full-Colour RGB Truck-Mounted VMS displays recognised MUTCD warning graphics — red stop rings, green directional arrows, yellow caution triangles — alongside dynamic text, which shortens the time a driver needs before braking.
Rigid vertical boards act as air sails at highway speed, raising fuel consumption and cab noise. The vehicle-mounted changeable message sign uses a low-profile electric actuator that folds the sign flat against the cab or the bed rails in transit and raises it only when the truck is on site.
Sending a worker into a live lane to change a message is the risk that is easiest to remove. HANKUN’s RGB truck sign is operated from a plug-and-play in-cab touchscreen controller, so pre-programmed multi-colour graphics and text are selected from inside the cab.
Mounted on the rear of a crash-cushion attenuator truck, the full-colour board works as an active shadow vehicle and guides trailing traffic safely around moving road-marking, sweeping or paving operations.
Dispatched to multi-vehicle collisions, hazardous-material spill clean-ups and emergency lane diversions. The display is raised on arrival and directs traffic in full colour within minutes of the crew reaching the scene.
A high-visibility message sign in tunnel service display, carried on utility trucks working inside low-clearance portals and under bridge soffits, giving advance warning of slow maintenance vehicles ahead of the restriction.
Paired with Doppler radar the unit runs as a mobile variable speed limit sign, showing a colour-coded speed advisory and calming oncoming traffic before it reaches the taper and the crews working behind it.
“Upgrading our highway attenuator trucks with HANKUN’s full-colour RGB truck-mounted VMS has made a massive difference in driver compliance. The full-colour graphics are extraordinarily bright and visible from a long way back, giving trailing traffic time to merge safely. The motorised fold-down frame operates smoothly, and the in-cab touchscreen control is a huge safety bonus.”
“As a commercial truck equipment upfitter we needed a multi-colour portable variable message sign that integrates cleanly with 12V/24V chassis systems. HANKUN provided top-tier manufacturing quality at a very competitive variable message signs price. The sealed display has handled severe vibration and pressure washing with no issue.”
One matrix · layout follows the message
character matrix→lines per screen→character height
one matrix→no figure before release
Character height and line count are the same decision, and the HK-TMVMS-RGB publishes neither before the platform is released: a matrix that is not yet chosen cannot state how many lines fit at what character height, which is why neither figure is published before the platform is released.
Full-colour RGB · a separate product family
RGB full-matrix→no colour blending
five-colour→discrete per-colour
Colour is what a full-colour RGB platform is for, and it is also why the HK-TMVMS-RGB is a separate product family from the five-colour models: five-colour is a discrete per-colour display with no blending, so the two are never combined on one board.
Vehicle power · fit to the fleet
vehicle power→no solar array
no battery bank→mounting kit per vehicle
Power comes from the vehicle, so the design brief is not a power system but a fit: a cabinet and a mounting kit that go onto a truck already in the fleet. That is why the published figures for the HK-TMVMS-RGB are the display figures plus the cabinet, and why the mounting arrangement and the vehicle interface are agreed per vehicle.
North AmericaAustralia / New ZealandUK / EuropeOther
Long-duration highway work zoneShort-term / incident responseSpecial eventsFixed facility (port, airport, utility)
Arrows (left / right)Arrows plus other symbols (work-zone triangle, speed roundel)
Full-colour RGB — this platformAmber is sufficient
Answered the four? Send them with your enquiry.
We reply with the configuration that matches your market, duty and message set — and, if you need a specification-ready board now, the amber and five-colour models on the same vehicle platform.
Display-area branch
Same full-colour capability at different active display areas.
Choose by active display area rather than by capability.
Mounting branch
The same display class in the other mounting configuration.
Truck-mounted suits a fleet that already runs the vehicle; trailer-mounted suits long-duration deployment and towing.
The full-colour RGB truck-mounted platform is in development. If a larger active display area is needed today, the nearest specification-ready model is the HK-TMVMS-1618-26-A with a 96 × 36 matrix and a 1728 × 648 mm active display area.
→Confirmed per project
No full-colour RGB panel smaller than this platform is planned. For a smaller footprint today, choose from the amber or five-colour models in the trailer-mounted or truck-mounted range.
If single-colour output meets the requirement, the HK-TMVMS-1618-26-A is published and can be specified today.
Between two sizes? Send the viewing distance and the message set.
We confirm the model against your site geometry — or point you to the next size up before you commit.
The HK-TMVMS-RGB is one of four full-colour RGB platforms held for release in the 19-model range, and it is the truck-mounted entry. It sits above the published amber and five-colour models rather than beside them: those are offered for specification today, this platform is not.
Nothing on this page is estimated — the five specification groups are published together when the platform is released.
catalogued models in the HANKUN VMS range
published & available for specification
full-colour RGB platforms
held for release
of the four RGB platforms · truck-mounted entry
Colour display · by platform type4 / 19
Four RGB platforms are held for release inside the 19-model range; the other fifteen are published.
Full-colour RGB platforms4 / 4
Truck-mounted entry — the fourth of the four RGB platforms held for release.
Need a different position in the range? Tell us the duty and the vehicle, and we place your requirement on the same scale and name the model — this platform, another RGB size, or a published amber or five-colour board you can specify today.
| Item | Value |
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| Model | HK-TMVMS-RGB |
| Mounting | Truck-mounted (vehicle power) |
| Display colour | Full-colour RGB |
| Active display area | TBC — published with the platform |
| Cabinet dimensions | TBC — published with the platform |
| Display matrix | TBC — published with the platform |
| LEDs per pixel | TBC — published with the platform |
| Message format | TBC — full-colour graphic and text formats |
| Character height — standard matrix | TBC — pending platform selection |
| Character height — extended matrix | TBC |
| Compliance path | MUTCD configuration options · North AmericaEN 12966 compatible configuration · Europe & UKAS 4852.2 configuration options · Australia & New Zealand |
Every character-height figure is published together with the character matrix that produces it. Items still to be confirmed are listed in the power and confirmation section below rather than estimated.
— System & Operation
| Item | Value |
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| Power | |
| Supply | Powered from the vehicle; the standalone power configuration for this model is confirmed at the configuration stage |
| Mounting | |
| Mounting | Display assembly and mounting kit supplied for vehicle installation |
| Coating | Powder-coated and oven-baked (display cabinet) |
| Automatic dimming | |
| Ambient light control | Automatic dimming — display brightness and grey level are adjusted to ambient light conditions; a manual brightness setting is also available. |
| Remote operation and integration | |
| Connectivity | 4G; GPS position reporting |
| Operating terminal | Message management from phone, tablet or PC |
| Fleet integration | Open API and SDK protocol provided, for integration into an existing fleet management platform. |
| Symbol display | |
| Text and symbols | Text and graphic content on one display. Full-colour RGB panels are full-matrix displays with individually addressed pixels; the published graphic capability is confirmed with the platform. |
| Options | |
| Vehicle speed radar | Doppler speed radar, for speed feedback and dynamic speed limit display — configuration item, agreed at ordering. |
| Position reporting | GPS position reporting. |
| Remote monitoring | 4G remote monitoring and control. |
| Evidence and documents | |
| Factory check, every unit | Module burn-in before assembly; full-screen illumination test on the finished display; structural and sealing inspection of the cabinet and frame; pre-shipment re-check against the agreed configuration list. |
| Available on request | Technical data sheet; configuration options list; factory inspection record; optional test arrangement; CE documentation support. |
| Confirmed for this platform | |
| Display behaviour | Automatic dimming to ambient light conditions, with manual brightness setting. |
| Remote | 4G connectivity, GPS position reporting, open API and SDK protocol. |
| Mounting | Display assembly and mounting kit for vehicle installation, powered from the vehicle. |
| Still to be confirmed for your configuration | |
| Not yet fixed | Mast type, lift height and deployment method; controller model and NTCIP 1203 support; wind rating, ingress protection rating, operating temperature range and warranty terms; complete mounting-kit dimensions and vehicle interface. |
| Not published | Visual range, luminance value, contrast ratio, dimming levels, autonomy days, wind rating, ingress protection rating, operating temperature range, warranty, complete vehicle-build weight and dimensions, controller model — none of these are estimated on this page. Automatic dimming is published as a display capability; its threshold values and step count are not. |
Trailer-chassis specifications apply to trailer-mounted models. Truck-mounted and vehicle-mounted models carry the display assembly and its mounting kit, and the chassis is the customer vehicle.
— Compliance & Regional Configuration
MUTCD configuration options; NEMA TS-4 testing available on request.
✓MUTCD
✓NEMA TS-4
EN 12966 compatible configuration (class confirmed per project); CE marking and Declaration of Conformity available.
✓EN 12966
✓CE + DoC
AS 4852.2 configuration options; vehicle mounting to applicable ADR requirements.
✓AS 4852.2
✓ADR
— Procurement Case
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The HK-TMVMS-RGB is a planned full-colour RGB platform, so it carries no published figures yet. The amber and five-colour models on the same vehicle platform are published with all five specification groups and can be specified today.
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Because the HK-TMVMS-RGB is not released, it is not offered for quotation. Registering interest puts you in front of the release rather than behind it — the released figures reach you before the page is published.
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Power comes from the vehicle, so the site needs no generator and no cabling, and the compliance path for your market is confirmed at the configuration stage.
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Every figure for the HK-TMVMS-RGB is either published with the platform or listed as to be confirmed — no placeholder numbers, no borrowed figures from another model.
— Before You Specify
Product & Display
A full-colour RGB truck-mounted sign renders graphic symbols in colour on the same panel as the text — red stop rings, green detour arrows, yellow hazard triangles — instead of forcing the message into one colour. On a moving work-zone truck that is what carries recognition at highway speed. On this page the model is the HK-TMVMS-RGB, which is in development: the display figures are published when the platform is released, and the amber and five-colour vehicle-mounted models are published today.
The vehicle-mounted board carries an electric linear actuator that folds the sign flat against the cab or the bed rails for transit and raises it vertically on arrival. That removes the wind load of a fixed vertical board at highway speed. Lift height and deployment method are confirmed per configuration, so they are stated once the platform is released rather than quoted in advance.
Compliance is supplied as a configuration path rather than asserted on the page: MUTCD configuration options for North America, EN 12966 compatible configuration for Europe and the UK, and AS 4852.2 configuration options for Australia and New Zealand. Chromaticity and symbol sets are confirmed against the project specification before shipment, and test documentation is available on request.
Vehicle Power & Operation
The unit takes power from the vehicle’s 12V/24V DC system. Automatic dimming lowers the display’s draw as ambient light falls, and the power configuration for a specific vehicle — including any low-voltage disconnect — is agreed at the configuration stage. Autonomy figures are not published as a single number because they depend on the vehicle and the duty cycle.
Yes. Message management runs from a touchscreen controller in the cab, and from phone, tablet or PC over 4G with GPS position reporting and an open API and SDK for an existing fleet platform. Controller model and NTCIP 1203 support are confirmed per configuration.
The display assembly is supplied with a mounting kit for vehicle installation, and the arrangement is agreed per vehicle rather than taken from a trailer standard. Complete mounting-kit dimensions and the vehicle interface are listed as to be confirmed, because they follow the truck the kit is going onto.
Vehicle speed radar is a published option: the controller takes the radar input and runs the unit as a dynamic speed display, showing driver speed with colour-coded feedback. The threshold is set to the posted limit per site and the integration is agreed as a configuration item at ordering.
Compliance, Supply & Price
The board folds flat for transit and is raised only when deployed, which is what allows a service vehicle to work inside a low-clearance portal. The folded height and the raised height are published with the platform, so clearance is checked against a figure rather than an assumption.
A vehicle-mounted unit carries no trailer axles, tyres or external solar package, so the equipment investment is lower than a towed platform of the same display class. For the HK-TMVMS-RGB specifically, quotation starts when the platform is released — register interest and the released configuration and price band reach you first.
HANKUN builds the vehicle-mounted range with powder-coated, oven-baked cabinets and a mounting kit designed for the truck rather than adapted from a trailer, and supports the product worldwide. The enclosure protection rating and the test documentation are confirmed per configuration and supplied with the unit.
A question not listed here? Send it with your project location and the vehicle — the answer comes back with the configuration sheet.
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