Reducing Risks in the 91TV Industry
91TV and recycling professionals provide an essential service in some of the most demanding vehicle operating environments. Collection trucks travel narrow residential streets, congested intersections, commercial properties, and pedestrian-heavy neighborhoods. Drivers make frequent stops and repeatedly back, turn, and maneuver near collection crews, cyclists, pedestrians, parked vehicles, and other equipment. At transfer stations, material recovery facilities, landfills, and C&D sites – mobile machinery and people often work within the same limited space.
For the people who collect our waste and recycling, the danger is not hypothetical. It’s reflected in the numbers. Data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in February 2026 showed that 36 refuse and recyclable material collectors lost their lives on the job in 2024. Put simply, nearly three out of every four fatalities involved a vehicle.
Behind every statistic is a person, a family, a workforce, and a community. A serious incident can also lead to vehicle damage, lost operating time, insurance claims, legal exposure, service interruptions, and lasting reputational harm.
The Solution: Smarter Visibility and Detection
For 50 years, Brigade Electronics, Inc. has pioneered commercial vehicle and mobile equipment safety solutions designed to reduce blind spots, improve driver awareness, and prevent collisions. Brigade continually works with OEMs and 91TV Companies to address the risks associated with each vehicle and application.
Backeye®360 camera-monitor systems combine images from multiple cameras into a single, real-time bird’s-eye view around the vehicle, helping drivers see areas that mirrors alone cannot cover. Backeye®360 AI and Brigade’s AI-powered cameras add intelligent human detection, visually and audibly alerting the driver when a person enters a designated detection zone.
Backsense® radar and ultrasonic obstacle-detection systems warn operators about people and objects in blind spots during backing and low-speed maneuvering.
Brigade’s bbs-tek® White Sound® backup alarms provide an instantly locatable, directional warning concentrated within the hazard area. This helps nearby workers and pedestrians identify where the warning is coming from while reducing unnecessary noise beyond the immediate danger zone particularly valuable for early-morning and nighttime residential routes.
Brigade’s mobile digital recording systems deliver reliable video evidence for incident investigation, disputed claims, driver coaching, and operational review. Together, these technologies provide complementary layers of visibility, detection, warning, and accountability. Solutions can be specified for new vehicles or retrofitted across existing fleets, including refuse trucks, wheel loaders, and other equipment used in collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal operations.
Brigade’s Dashboard camera options include AI for forward and in-cab operations that provide operators real time alerts to adjust their behavior immediately to prevent an accident.
Brigade Connected Services offer monitors and reports on fleet location, G-force incidents, AI incidents and more, providing your fleet and safety manager with the comprehensive information they need to keep their fleet and operators safe.
Brigade does more than provide individual products. Experienced sales and technical teams help customers identify blind spots, evaluate operating risks, and select an effective combination of technologies for their vehicles and working environments. Customers also benefit from installation guidance, product resources, technical assistance, and dependable warranties.
Take the Next Step
Every employee deserves to return home safely, and every community deserves protection from avoidable vehicle risks. Move beyond simply recording and reporting incidents toward proactively helping prevent them. Contact Brigade Electronics, Inc. at [email protected] or visit brigade-inc.com to discuss a safety solution built around your fleet, your operation, and the people who depend on you.
