Case Studies

The daily working round for drivers of refuse trucks is fraught with difficult manoeuvres in snug residential streets with car mirrors literally inches either side of the vehicle. Added to the mixture is the usual chaos of the morning rush hour and the school run. Driving such a huge machine in these circumstances requires particular skill.

Yet despite the experience and skill of refuse drivers, equipped with blind spot aids and sensor systems, Ashfield District council were receiving complaints of damage to parked vehicles.
Whilst the council doubted the honesty of many of the accusations, they had no evidence to prove the contrary. That is until they installed Brigade’s mobile digital recording system (MDR-304).

Transport Services Manager, Ashfield District Council, David White explains: “The MDR helps us decide whether it is or isn’t the fault of the driver. It actually makes the driver’s life easier because he hasn’t got to come and justify himself, as we already have it on film.”

The compact hard disc recorder is connected to up to four cameras fitted on the vehicle, recording up to 360 hours of footage. It can simultaneously record real time images with data such as time, date, location and speed, providing irrefutable evidence. The MDR can be connected to a computer and played back on the viewer software.