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Caught Red-Handed: An Added Benefit of Video Safety

Everyone is familiar with using video to help improve driver performance and fleet safety. Whether it be road and cab-facing, road-facing only or a 360-degree view around a vehicle, video is paramount to understanding what happened at the time of a driving incident or for capturing mystery damage. But, it’s also important when theft occurs. […]

Posted by Melissa.Senoff@smartdrive.net
On October 21, 2018
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Addressing the Driver Shortage Issue Today

According to a new report from the American Transportation Research Institute, fleet operating costs increased to their highest levels since 2014, driven by recent rising fuel prices, and pay and benefit increases for drivers. The 2018 update to ATRI’s report, An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking, shows that the average marginal cost per […]

Posted by Melissa.Senoff@smartdrive.net
On October 14, 2018
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SMS and Video Safety – The Perfect Combination

There was a clear focus at last week’s APTA Annual Meeting on improving transit operations, enhancing safety and efficiency safety and efficiency, and embracing technologies that can help drive all of us forward. Front and center was SMS. Safety Management Systems (SMS) is a government-based system that will soon be mandated by the Federal Transit […]

Posted by Melissa.Senoff@smartdrive.net
On October 4, 2018
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The Power of Extended Recording and 360 Video

When fleets consider adding video-based safety, one of the biggest questions they face is whether to install road-facing and cab-facing, road-facing only, or adding additional cameras to capture rear and side incidents (360 view). For Mike Ferry of O&G Industries, it was a no brainer. “We utilize the 360 feature because we are operating at […]

Posted by Melissa.Senoff@smartdrive.net
On September 17, 2018
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Recruitment. Retention. Rewards.

Many fleets adopt video-based safety purely for the ability to exonerate their drivers. They found themselves in situations, before video, where a collision turned into a “he-said, she-said” moment with eyewitnesses contradicting each other. That’s when they discover that video is the only way to truly understand what occurred. This is exactly where M&W Logistics […]

Posted by Melissa.Senoff@smartdrive.net
On August 27, 2018
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Fuel Transportation Can Be Dangerous. Video Can Help.

Many fleets looking to reduce risk and improve safety in their fleet think that, by simply installing cameras in their vehicles, everything will improve. What’s important to remember is that the camera is simply a means to an end; the key to success is coaching and scoring. Conico Oil General Manager, Dave Burrow, agrees. Headquartered […]

Posted by Melissa.Senoff@smartdrive.net
On August 7, 2018
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Paying for Safety

One of the hottest topics at this year’s SmartDrive Customer Conferences was driver incentive programs for driver recruiting and retention. And why not? With the ATA reporting the driver shortage at more than 50,000 drivers with a potential to climb to 174,000 by 2024, it’s no wonder that driver recruiting and retention are at the […]

Posted by Melissa.Senoff@smartdrive.net
On July 30, 2018
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Operation Safe Driver Week … Everyday!

Although the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver is celebrated in an annual one-week enforcement and educational blitz – celebrated July 15-21 this year – SmartDrive embraces and acknowledges safe driving every day of the year. Operation Safe Driver is a CVSA program aimed at reducing deaths and injuries involving large trucks, buses […]

Posted by Melissa.Senoff@smartdrive.net
On July 15, 2018
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Want a Safer Fleet? Stop Speeding

The latest SmartDrive SmartIQ® Beat Snapshot analyzed and scored over 220 million events from the SmartDrive® database, with a particular focus on one of the most common and dangerous problem areas for drivers: speeding. Unsurprisingly, the Snapshot found several strong correlations connecting speeding with dangerous driving behavior, including collisions, lack of complete control of the […]

Posted by Melissa.Senoff@smartdrive.net
On July 10, 2018
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Secrets Revealed: How to Run Successful Data-Driven, Driver Incentive Programs

ATA has reported the driver shortage at more than 50,000 drivers with a potential to rise to 174,000 by 2024. With the average replacement cost per truck driver being approximately $12,000, losing current drivers significantly affects a fleet’s bottom line. For example, a fleet with 200 drivers and 80% driver turnover will have to spend […]

Posted by Melissa.Senoff@smartdrive.net
On April 25, 2018
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