Flannery Plant Hire has contracted Blackburn-based Vision Techniques to install an automatic braking system to the business' 50-strong fleet of HGV low loaders.
Using the BrakeSafe system that Vision Techniques has designed and manufactured, Flannery's fleet will have a failsafe system that prevents rollaway incidents by automatically applying the parking brake if the driver leaves the cab without doing so.
John Moran, director of Flannery Plant Hire, said: "Unfortunately, 2022 has already seen approximately six rollaway incidents, one of which has led to an HGV driver's death. Our business operates more than 54,000 deliveries of plant hire equipment, so it's paramount we're operating safely.
