SmartDriveAfter a successful pilot program at its Kansas City facility, Knight Transportation has decided to install the SmartDrive event-recorder system in all of its trucks to protect its drivers and help instruct them on how to drive more safely. SmartDrive’s video-based safety program is designed to keep an eye on the road, allowing fleets and […]
Hertfordshire, UK—May 9, 2016—SmartDrive Systems, a leader in commercial vehicle driving performance solutions that reduce collisions and improve fuel efficiency, continues to expand and strengthen its UK team, with the appointment of Gary Brian, as engineering project manager. A proven technology leader, Gary assumes responsibility for managing SmartDrive’s installation logistics for pilot programmes and new […]
ARLINGTON, Va. and SAN DIEGO – The National Private Truck Council (NPTC) and award program sponsor, SmartDrive Systems, recognized six private fleet professionals for their impressive contributions to the private fleet community during NPTC’s Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition held April 24-26, 2016 in Cincinnati. Since 1990, the NPTC Private Fleet Professional Leadership Awards […]
ARLINGTON, VA and SAN DIEGO—May 5, 2016—The National Private Truck Council (NPTC) and award program sponsor, SmartDrive Systems, recognized six private fleet professionals for their impressive contributions to the private fleet community during NPTC’s Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition held April 24-26, 2016 in Cincinnati. Since 1990, the NPTC Private Fleet Professional Leadership Awards […]
The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) has led to the creation, development and evolution of cutting-edge technology for the commercial vehicle industry. Fleets now have access to a wealth of real-time data about the performance, safety and efficiency of their vehicles.
Erica Frank, director of marketing at SmartDrive, discusses some features of the company’s recently unveiled SmartDrive SmartIQ® Transportation Intelligence Suite at the NPTC conference.
After deploying video technology from SmartDrive in its trucks, central U.S. trucking company Fortune Transportation says it was surprised how soon video capture — and the fast access to footage via the SmartDrive solution — delivered a return on investment. After a head-to-head assessment, Fortune selected the SmartDrive product based on its open platform and […]
Editor’s note: This is the 4th and final part of a series on the use of big data technologies in trucking. For parts one, two and three click on the respective numbers. According to industry analyst firm Frost & Sullivan, video safety solutions have a meager 0.46 percent penetration rate in the fleet market, but […]
Setting the scene for the video above, Carroll Fulmer Safety Director Mark Darling notes it was very early in the morning on a two-lane highway in Tallulah, La. — specifically, U.S. Highway 65 one mile north of Bailey Rd., at about 4:45 a.m., Darling says. Fulmer’s driver “had been driving for a little bit” after […]