Pastry giant safeguards drivers
Moving 3 million pies, pasties and sausage rolls – among other foods – across the UK each week for Peter’s Food Service keeps a fleet of 115 distribution and delivery vehicles endlessly on the road.
With all those miles on the road, the safety team at Peter’s Food Service were keen to ensure that the risk of incidents and collisions was mitigated, so they sought help from Lytx Inc, the provider of video-based driver safety solutions.
Peter’s, which began more than 50 years ago with ‘Thomas Pies’ in Merthyr Tydfil, has grown to be a household name, and operates from its headquarters in Caerphilly, with 10 distribution centres serving 13,500 fast food outlets, fish bars, restaurants, retailers, schools, hospitals and hotels, with a range of more than 900 product lines.
To keep business running smoothly, Peter’s must keep customers well stocked and that means having a safe, well running fleet.
The Lytx DriveCam solution chosen by Peters Food Service records both the road and the driver’s actions, and transmits video clips for review when certain events occur, such as harsh braking. These clips are reviewed by Lytx-trained experts and pertinent clips are prioritised for client’s use in driver coaching. This allows for an efficient way for driving standards and behaviours to be continuously improved. The system also helps protect drivers in the event of an incident that was not their fault by providing a clearer picture of what actually happened.
