Flannery Plant Hire retrofits automatic parking brake to HGVs

Flannery Plant Hire is installing an automatic braking system from Vision Techniques to its HGV fleet.

The BrakeSafe system that Vision Techniques has designed and manufactured is 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.

"We partnered with Vision Techniques because they've been the vanguard for vehicle safety products, and we knew we could rely on them to help us with our commitment to operating a very safe fleet. The brakesafe system is an important innovation that keeps our drivers and members of the public safe."

Established in 1972, Flannery Plant Hire operates across the UK and provides over 3,500 units of plant to its customers via its fleet of 50 delivery vehicles.