Webfleet is simplifying Fly By Nite’s DVSA compliance by fitting all its trailers with electronic braking performance monitoring system (EBPMS) tracking.
Ahead of new requirements from April for all trailers to undergo quarterly brake tests, the entertainment haulier has invested in Webfleet’s 350 trailer tracking management system and an integral EBPMS.
“To meet the new legislative demands for loaded brake testing, we worked out that we would have to invest £80,000 in new weighing and motorised loading equipment - plus take on two new employees to continually load and unload our 45ft box trailers to the requisite 65% load,” explained Adam Pettigrew, head of workshop at Fly By Nite.
“That’s before you add in all the truck downtime and the massive inconvenience and fuel cost of having to bring vehicles back to base.
“We can run fleets of up to 60 trailers for 20 weeks on one world tour alone. It quickly became obvious that the traditional route to compliance just wasn’t tenable.”
By gathering real-time data from each trailer’s braking system, Webfleet’s EBPMS reporting allows Fly by Nite to monitor their trailer brake performance remotely, running load-simulated, DVSA-accepted tests and reporting on every brake event - and eliminating the need for mandated roller brake tests every 12 weeks.
EBPMS uses a combination of wear, pressure and temperature sensors to monitor braking data, with this information then processed to predict maintenance requirements, maximise performance and increase safety measures.
One of the UK’s largest entertainment hauliers, Fly By Nite is used by some of the biggest names in the music, entertainment, corporate and exhibition industries.
