Montecon, in the Port of Montevideo, fits Brigade’s Backsense® Radar In the port of Montevideo, Uruguay, port operator Montecon operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with a capacity of up to 10,000 TEU. Brigade Electronics worked with Montecon to find a solution to the problem of successive collisions and accidents involving reachstackers with port lighting columns and other containers within the cargo area. The busy environment was an ever increasing threat to driver safety. This type of accident is very common with reachstackers as the driver is focused on moving the load. The repetitive tasks often gives the driver a false sense of confidence. In this environment mirrors and other passive safety equipment are not enough. Brigade Electronics provided a solution with their programm

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