Truck Crash Camera Truck operating companies are often seen to be to the guilty party, with no evidence the blame is usually laid with the truck, but with a witness camera the blame can easily be proved. A recent incident caught on a witness camera is as follows, a motorist swerves into the path of a lorry in a bizarre road rage incident. The Ford…
Truck Brake Test Earlier this year the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) published a revised version of its Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness. Although the guidance advises that a ‘calibrated roller truck brake tester‘ (RBT) is used on each safety inspection, the DVSA also accept the use of an approved and calibrated decelerometer like the aide automotive BrakeCheck to carry out the three additional tests…
Truck Fuel Spillage From 1 September 2014, the DVSA has vowed to take a ‘more robust approach’ to commercial vehicles with defective fuel systems. Following a Highways Agency (HA) report on the effect of diesel fuel spills on the road network, the Department for Transport (DfT) has asked DVSA to review the sanctions issued at the roadside for vehicles with defective fuel tanks and systems.…
Tipper Truck Firm Fined £10,000 Over Tipper Truck Injury Swindon Civil engineering company John O’Flynn Developments has been fined £10,000 after one of its workers was seriously injured by a reversing tipper truck at a building site. Reversing is often the cause of vehicle damage or human injury. Fines have been issued to transport operators for employee injury and high costs in repairs for simple…
Pallet Truck Prevent Goods In Transit Damage & Becomes Standard Fit Heygates Makes Pallet Truck Lock A Standard Fit To All New Trailers DVSA (VOSA) & the Health & Safety Executive are pressing hard to prevent trailer unsecured loads. Load security is one of the top issues when Paul Walker, VOSA’s Industry Liaison Manager, talks to Operators and Drivers across the country. “Unsafe loads are a…
Important Update on Brake Efficiency Testing for Commercial Vehicles!! As this is a guide from DVSA and The Department of Transport, the operator can take the decision to carry out brake tests using roller brake tests or a decelerometer like BrakeCheck. Extract - "Therefore it is normally expected that the vehicle or trailer should complete at least three successful brake efficiency tests spread throughout year in…