Commercial Vehicles could easily avoid thousands of punctures a year, simply by checking yards regularly.

A study from Bridgestone concludes that thousands of HGV punctures in England could be prevented if commercial fleets took the time to check their yards and depots for things like bolts, nails and screws.

The two-year study into debris related punctures reported that 504 items of debris were found across 5 sites. 200 of these were deemed as being ‘medium to high risk’ and were the potential sources of puncture related incidents.

The 102 high risk and 98 medium risk items of debris support the findings of the 2018 Tyre Debris Study Report, which found 56% of analysed tyre failures were due to penetrations from sharp objects. You can read more about the study here

If you want to cut the risk of your HGVs or PSVs getting avoidable punctures then our Walkaround Module will help you do that.
WalkAround is easy to use and totally configurable so you create the checklists which work for your business and vehicle types, adding in a regular ‘sweep’ of the depot or yard for potential puncture hazards could be easily built into a checklist and applied.

Make sure your yards remain hazard free so that vehicles stay fully operational and productive – and know that you are keeping your drivers and other road users safe.

Want to know more have a look at WalkAround or simply contact us today for a friendly, no pressure chat. We would be delighted to speak to you.