Direct Vision Standard boosts business at Truck Door Windows

Truck Door Windows, part of the Truck Align London group of companies, has seen a lot of interest from operators worried about phase two of TfL’s Direct Vision Standard. The change requires trucks entering London to have either a three-star rating or be fitted with a Progressive Safe System from 24 October.

The company installs passenger door windows to give drivers a direct view of vulnerable road users on the nearside of the truck in what would otherwise be a blind spot.

Director Lee Allen said large fleets were particularly interested in OEM-approved solutions that would give drivers 100% direct vision.

Truck Door Windows is based in London and has six installation centres around the UK, which Allen said were all very busy.

“It’s not just for London,” he said. “Fleets outside the capital also want this.” redesigned its bulk and rigid tippers to be lighter, more robust and more cost-effective for customers, which, Butler said, has been successful for the company.

In addition to nearside windows, some large operators are also fitting rear-view windows in the back of cabs.

“People say ‘you can only see the fridge motor’, but when an HGV is reversing the rear window gives the driver a much better view,” said Allen.