Webfleet Solutions and VisionTrack help Copart UK in its drive towards DVS compliance

• Copart UK introduces an integrated, connected solution from Webfleet Solutions and VisionTrack
• The solution combines fleet management platform WEBFLEET with connected cameras from VisionTrack, to ready their transporter fleet for new Direct Vision Standard (DVS) and safeguard both Copart drivers and other road users

London, 19 October 2020 - Leading online vehicle remarketing business, Copart UK, is gearing up for the introduction of DVS regulations by installing connected technology on its 250-strong transporter fleet over the next few months.

The business, which has 18 nationwide locations across the UK, has implemented an integrated solution which combines Webfleet Solutions’ fleet management platform WEBFLEET and connected cameras from VisionTrack.

The connected technology is being rolled out to the company’s existing and new transporters, in preparation for the introduction of The Direct Vision Standard in London, where around 20 per cent of Copart’s fleet operates.

The Direct Vision Standard, which measures how much an HGV driver can see directly through their cab windows, is part of the Mayor of London's Vision Zero plan to eliminate all deaths and serious injuries on London's transport network by 2041. It will come into force from March 2021.

This comprehensive solution ensures that we are complying to the letter when it comes to the Direct Vision Standard, but it also brings a wealth of other benefits, said Phil Briggs, Copart UK’s Director of Operation Centres, Transport & Engineering.

We can gain powerful insights into driver style and behaviour and implement targeted training and education, which can lead to improved driver safety and security, enhanced fleet sustainability and a reduction in fuel and maintenance costs. The camera integration also provides irrefutable evidence in the event of road traffic incidents, giving us a complete picture of what has occurred and why. This not only provides peace of mind for the driver but can also help avoid protracted legal proceedings and rebut bogus damage or injury claims. All this using one single software interface.

WEBFLEET’s OptiDrive 360 functionality helps to empower drivers to be greener and safer by giving them real-time feedback and advice on their performance behind the wheel, while profiling them based on incidents such as harsh braking, sharp cornering or speeding to enable issues to be immediately addressed. VisionTrack’s connected cameras, meanwhile, provide associated video evidence for every event, offering context and insights into why incidents occurred.

To help protect the safety of vulnerable road users, VisionTrack DVS kit will be retrofitted on the fleet’s existing London-centric vehicles and will be fitted as standard on 150 of Copart’s new-build transporters, regardless of which area they are being deployed to - meaning the connected forward, rear and side-facing vehicle cameras have been supplemented with side sensors and left-turn warning alarms.

VisionTrack’s camera system also captures footage of vehicles being loaded and unloaded from the transporters to monitor asset condition going on and off the vehicle.

With eyes on every angle, we will now have full transparency over our fleet operations, Briggs added.