Brigade Electronics has unveiled its new Brigade Van portfolio of specialist vehicle safety solutions for the van market.

The new Brigade Van range helps transport managers deal with an increasing number of safety challenges

Latest information from the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport (PACTS) reveals vans have the highest rate of ‘other road user’ deaths per mile travelled. And one in three (29%) of all road fatalities and more than one in five (21%) of all casualties occur while driving for work.

The new Brigade Van range tackles this, providing safety solutions designed to reduce the risk of collisions, eliminate blind spots, cut insurance premiums, encourage driver best practice and serve as a deterrent against theft, vandalism and insurance scams.

The new product line also builds on Brigade’s ongoing close work with Logistics UK and its Van Excellence Standard to highlight the need for safety technology for vans; since January 2021, changes to the Van Excellence Code have required all new vans entering fleets to have safety equipment, such as reversing alarms, sensors and cameras, to prevent collisions and protect vulnerable road users.

The Brigade Van portfolio includes a camera monitor system featuring forward-facing and rear-facing cameras that transmit real-time images of objects and people in the vehicle’s front and rear blind spots back to the driver.

This can be integrated with Brigade Van’s MDR Digital Video Recorder and dash cams. The  vehicle CCTV system records and saves footage and is said to provide invaluable and irrefutable evidence in the event of an incident, acting as a deterrent against thieves and crash-for-cash insurance scammers.

And for electric and hybrid vans, Brigade’s QVS Quiet Vehicle Sounder creates a highly directional and instantly locatable sound to warn vulnerable road users of approaching silent electric and hybrid vehicles, ensuring compliance with legislation.

Robert Timms, Brigade Van product manager, said: “The results achieved by Logistics UK following the updates to the Van Excellence Code in 2021 have made a significant impact on ensuring van fleets are the safest they have ever been, and we are delighted with how the scheme continues to go from strength to strength. However, there is still work to be done and we will be continuing to work with Logistics UK to do everything we can to promote this important issue to professional van drivers and operators.

“Brigade Van is part of this mission – we are delighted to be introducing it to the UK market.”