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Incident Camera Footage Of Bike Collision

Truck Camera Footage Shows The Importance of On Board Cameras

aide automotive market On Board Incident Cameras for commercial vehicles.

On Board recording cameras are becoming an essential tool in vehicle incident evidence for vehicle operating companies.

Recent footage from an In Cab Camera filmed through the windscreen of a truck you see an apparently quiet country lane. Then a motorbike travelling in the opposite direction comes around the corner ahead and drifts into the path of the HGV.

The biker, who survived with just a broken shoulder, swore blind that the truck was on the wrong side of the road and speeding. The lorry driver denied both. Backing that up, he had the camera that took the footage in his cab, The biker’s claims were instantly discounted.

If you’re the victim of an insurance scam, a Incident Camera will show it. The latest ‘flash for cash’ trick in which drivers invite you to proceed when it’s their right of way before crashing into you and claiming it was your fault is one example. Another is where drivers tamper with their brake lights so you can’t see when they’re stopping and collide with them. Again, a On Board Camera system will reveal the crime.

Contact aide automotive to review camera options for your truck fleet. Call 0115 8456471 or click on Incident Camera.

Dashboard Camera "Seeing is Believing"

Load Security Purge By Vosa

Vosa Pays Greater Attenetion To Truck Loading and Securing

VOSA & the Health & Safety Executive are pressing hard to prevent trailer unsecured loads. Although most operators think of the goods within the trailer, the Pallet Truck could be classed as an Unsecured Load.

Here at aide automotive ltd we have a simple lock for the pallet truck that will stop goods and curtain damage from a runaway pallet truck!

Also with VOSA & the HSE fining drivers and operators for unsecured loads the Lee Lock will cover the pallet truck’s security.

Lee Lock is designed to lock the pallet truck in place at all times, hence reducing any chance of the truck slamming into other pallets, slashing the curtain side and as the pallet truck slots into the lock, also there’s no chance of any back injury from lifting as a common practice is to lift a truck into a tyre.

Lee Lock has been installed in the Heygates Ltd ‘s trailer fleet, Stuart Lobley commented “With today’s high standards of road safety we have installed the Lock for a few years now, a simple but effective product.”

Richard Cannon of Abacus Transport Ltd Said “With the Lee Lock in place I have peace of mind that if stopped by VOSA we will be compliant, as we are a hazardous product transporter safety is our priority.”

The Pallet Truck Lock – Lee Lock can easily be retro fitted to any trailer, the T Bar Lee Lock Handle is used to secure the Pallet Truck under the floor mounted plates.

Click on Pallet Truck Lock to enquire about prices!

Pallet Truck Lock

BackStop Trailer & Truck Reversing System is a modern hi tech reversing aide for commercial rigid trucks and trailers.

The BackStop system is an attractive product for transport managers to improve health & safety standards.

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 low speed reversing incidents. One incident in 2011 when an employee received crush injuries cost the UK transport operator a total of £15,000 in fines and costs.

For RCV’s aide automotive offer a Radar Sensor system. BackStop The Refuse Vehicle Reversing System automatically applies the brakes when an object such as a person or obstacle is in close proximity to the rear of the vehicle. This is achieved by measuring the phase shift, BackStop Radar can accurately map and detect people or objects behind the vehicle.

The RCV Reversing system only detects a target which is moving towards the sensor, so static parts of the vehicle like bin lifts or parts of bodywork are ignored, even though they may be in front of the sensor. This makes it ideal for Refuse Collection Vehicles or heavy plant with just a single sensor mounted centrally.

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Refuse Collection Vehicle Reversing System

Van drivers in the West Midlands have been warned to be on guard for metal thieves, who are targeting catalytic converters.

PC Sean Lowe of the Dudley Police Local Priority Team says: “A number of vehicles are being targeted – particularly vans. So, to address this issue, we have launched Operation Boss Cat, to specifically tackle the persistent issue of catalytic converter thefts.

“In the current climate, and with precious metal prices still rising, the demand for parts that contain them is growing and the risk of theft of catalytic converters is on the increase again.”

Police patrols will step up their visits to theft hotspots and to scrap dealers in the region, and will also be offering free property marking of catalytic converters at several MOT garages across the borough, allowing officers to easily identify stolen car parts via ultra-violet light.

CatGuard is a Catalytic Converter Theft alarm.

CatGuard is fitted to a vehicle in less than an hour and if thieves attempt to remove the Catalytic Converter theft alarm will be activated. This will result in a 114 decibel siren or voice alarm giving a deafening warning along with a high intensity flashing strobe to drive the thieves away.

Contact aide automotive for more information – 01158456471

Stop Catalytic Converter Theft

Truck Cameras for Haigh Transport

Haigh Transport Fit On Board Cameras From Supplier aide automotive ltd

Haigh Transport Ltd, based in Ellerton, near York, have fitted the MI Witness Forward Facing camera following a trial system supplied by aide automotive ltd.

Road incidents and cash for crash a concern for the road haulage industry. Haigh Transport have moved forward with installing Incident Cameras to protect against road criminals and also to help improve insurance claim evidence.

Tony, of Haigh Transport, said “I think on board camera systems will be a must for haulage operators in the coming years. We had an incident in Nottingham which I believe was a cash for crash, but without any evidence it is hard to prove. I first looked at low cost flip down cameras about a year ago, and following testing concluded the camera to be of low quality in hard & software. aide automotive presented a range of cameras suitable for our needs and progressed with a trial of the MI Witness camera. Once the footage was reviewed I had no hesitation in placing an order to cover the fleet. Camera technology is an ideal way for me, as the director of our company, to see what exactly happened within a road incident. I would recommend the MI Witness camera to any vehicle operator.”

aide automotive specialise in cameras for Trucks, Buses, Coaches and government vehicles. The MI Witness Driver Recorder is a high quality camera with the option of a second channel camera for side or fuel tank view.

Contact aide automotive to see how incident cameras can help your fleet!

On Board Driver Camera for Trucks, Buses, Vans, Cars Or Coaches

aide automotive market products to prevent vehicle fuel theft.

A bus driver steels thousands of pounds of Fuel from Bakers Dolphin over a three-year period.

The accused was fired by the Weston-based coach firm after 38 years service once the theft was discovered in April.

Michael Collins, prosecuting, told magistrates at North Somerset Courthouse on Monday that the bus driver had prompted suspicion by turning up to work regularly 30 minutes before he was due to start at 5.30am.

He would fill jerry cans with diesel before driving them back in his bus to his home in Highbridge. Having dropped them off, he would then start working and his criminal activity was not spotted because the early start meant he was never late.

He was caught after the firm installed extra CCTV cameras to his vehicle and checked vehicle logging records.

Upon arrest, he admitted taking an estimated £9,000 worth of diesel.

To reduce Fuel Theft Contact aide automotive Limited on 0115 845 6471 or email: info@aideautomotive.com

Code Talk Trailer Diagnostics Interface to now cover Wabco TEBS E.

Code Talk is a hand held trailer diagnostics manual for trailer repairers of older ABS systems or the latest EBS systems.

The diagnostics hand set will communicate with a trailer’s ECU, reading and clearing ABS/EBS fault codes on Wabco, Knorr Bremse and Haldex systems. Trailer workshops can eliminate fault finding by reading the ECU codes to determine where a fault lies. Being able to clear historic codes is ideal within a service and inspection.

Technical system applications:

Haldex ABS
Wabco ABS
Knorr Bremse ABS
Haldex EBS Generation 1,2 & 3
Wabco TEBS E & D
Knorr Bremse EBS Gen 1

Future updates will cover newer systems and with no annual software fee, Code Talk is the best and most cost effective diagnostics kit in the world!

Code Talk also acts a remote control for the TrailerCheck product range, further information on lighting wires, voltages and pin out information via the display makes this product an ideal investment for any trailer workshop.

Contact aide automotive ltd for prices of Code Talk Trailer Diagnostics and any direct questions.

Cost Effect Trailer Daignostics

Trailer Red Line Lock To Secure A Trailer While Parked Or Yard Stored

Trailer Susie Lock is an excellent tool to manage a trailer fleet within a depot or off site.

If you need to manage secure trailers then a Trailer Red Line Lock is an ideal cost effective tool, when is a trailer is off the road, using a number plate style VOR sign is less than ideal, this has no protection of the sign being thrown away and the trailer used.

A recent theft of a trailer in Scotland with £300,000 of wine might have been prevented with a simple low cost Susie Lock.

Thieves have made off after stealing a trailer from a haulage yard.

The vehicle was parked in the R T Keedwell Haulage Yard on Uddingston’s Bellshill Road when the theft took place.

Between midday on Saturday 17.08.13 and 8.20am on Sunday, the suspects entered the yard and hooked their own cab to a trailer containing pallets of wine. They subsequently drove the trailer out of the yard.

Police Scotland said the retail value of the alcohol was approximately £300,000.

Detective Sergeant John Cameron of Hamilton police office appealed for witnesses to come forward.

He said: “I would urge anyone who may have witnessed anything suspicious on Saturday afternoon into Sunday morning either at or near the haulage yard to come forward as they may have information that is vital to this enquiry.”

Commenting Matt Burke said “The Trailer Lock will stop easy movement of a trailer parked on or off site, locking the red line means a trailer brake system can not be activated and the trailer will move with the brake on. An excellent low cost product could save trailer theft for any transport or haulage company.”

 

Contact aide automotive ltd for prices on a Trailer Susie Lock.

VOR Trailer Lock - Susie Lock

RH Logistics in Northamptonshire recently installed the MI Witness Incident Camera.

RH Logistics looked at 6 cameras on the market ranging from DVR systems to standalone systems, MI Witness Incident Camera was chosen due to picture quality, ease of removal from vehicle and the software package that it runs on.

Richard Hindle owner said “ We wanted to improve our driver behavior and our analytics report across the whole fleet has lowered from a 350 score to a 230 score since using the MI Witness Incident Camera, which is just brilliant ”

To read more about Incident Camera’s or Forward facing Camera click on aide automotive Incident Driver Camera.

Mi Witness Truck Incident Camera