Waste management business on record with benefits of telematics03 September 2015

Recycling business EIS Waste is reporting improved efficiency and a reduction in vehicle damage since implementing Brigade’s cameras and recording kit across its 27-strong fleet.

The Aberdeen-based operator installed Backeye 360 cameras at first, giving drivers a real-time surround view of the vehicle in one image.

The company then decided to adopt mobile digital recording, connecting the cameras to Brigade's -304A digital recording system, which enables EIS managers to review footage in the event of incidents.

The technology has already saved the company a potential £60,000 repair bill on a specialist aluminium side, as transport manager Raymond Henderson explains: "In one incident our driver was on a dual carriageway and the lorry driver in front was driving erratically, speeding up and slowing down continuously.

"Our driver decided to overtake the vehicle to avoid it. He pulled into the outside lane to overtake and, as he did, the third party driver left their lane and bounced into our vehicle, ripping the side of their lorry. The third party driver blamed our driver. I sent a copy of the MDR footage to their transport manager who withdrew the claim."

He adds: "People think the 360 degree camera systems are good for preventing accidents, but there are greater benefits than safety alone. When connected to MDR, the wide angle lenses pick up much further afield than normal cameras."

Henderson cites another example, when an EIS front-end loader was emptying bins at a bakery. "He emptied the first and second. While he was empting the third container, bakery staff were filling the first one up again.

"The manager then phoned to say that we had not emptied one of their bins. I argued that we had. She disputed this, but did not want to pursue the claim when I offered to send the CCTV footage.

"Before we fitted MDR, we would have returned to the site 20 miles away and emptied the bin again, free of charge, thus costing us money."

Author
Laura Cork

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