OVERWEIGHT VEHICLE ALERTS TO COMBAT VOSA TECHNOLOGY

Cutting edge vehicle tracking and weighing technology is set to help employers fight the Vehicle & Operator Services Agency’s (VOSA) drive to tackle overloaded vehicles.

Automatic number plate recognition cameras and weight-in-motion sensors embedded in roads have led to increased detection rates with more than half of light vans (55.1 per cent) stopped last year overloaded, VOSA has revealed.

Vehicle tracking specialist Navman Wireless’s collaboration with on-board weighing systems company Red Forge offers employers automatic alerts when their vehicles’ weight limits are exceeded.

The system triggers an automatic alert in the driver’s cab, and simultaneously sends an alert message to the employer’s office PC or mobile phone.

“These latest VOSA statistics are remarkable and signal a worrying trend,” said Tony Neill, Vice President Europe, Middle East and Africa, Navman Wireless.

“Companies should act now to avoid prohibition notices, licence revocations, hefty fines, criminal prosecutions and penalty points for drivers. An illegally loaded van can prove a costly mistake but it is one that we can help companies avert.”

Raw data from the Red Forge on-board weighing system is processed and transmitted to the employer via Navman Wireless’s cutting-edge technology. The integrated system is suitable for both light and heavy goods vehicles.