Is Your Driver a
“Sitting Duck”?
Avoiding dangerous and costly unsafe parking situations is becoming harder – putting your drivers’ lives at risk and potentially impacting your bottom line.
Avoiding dangerous and costly unsafe parking situations is becoming harder – putting your drivers’ lives at risk and potentially impacting your bottom line.
Truck Parking ranks #3 as one of the top issues facing the industry 1
Compliance with HOS Regulations
Full truck stops and rest stops
Personal breaks
Cargo or vehicle inspections
Prioritizing on-time delivery over safety
Trucks Parked in Unofficial Parking Locations by hour 4
Which drivers are stopped, stalled or parked in a potential “at risk” area right now – where and why?
How can I instruct my drivers stopped in a potential “at risk” area to call dispatch if there is an issue?
Are my drivers complying with my fleet’s “Sitting Duck” policy?
How can I alert fleet managers if a driver is stopped or stalled in a potential “at risk” area for an extended period of time?
Knight-Swift Transportation
How often are my vehicles parked or stalled in unsafe areas and where?
A video is captured and offloaded within minutes
The video can be used to resolve risky situations as they happen on the road and provide driver training
SmartDrive customers typically reduce collision frequency by more than 50% by capturing and coaching out
risks, changing driver culture, and improving safety with a consistent and programmatic approach.
Are You Ready to Transform Your Fleet with Video and Analytics?
Call us at (866) 447-5650.
SOURCES
1. https://www.freightwaves.com/news/jasons-law-truck-parking-update-under-review-at-fhwa
2. https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety/data-and-statistics/large-truck-and-bus-crash-facts-2017
3. https://truckingresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ATRI-OOIDA-COVID-19-Impacts-on-the-Trucking-Impacts-05-2020.pdf
4. https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/infrastructure/truck_parking/jasons_law/truckparkingsurvey/ch3.htm#f29
5. http://blog.truckaccidents.com/2015/03/19/trucking-co-ordered-to-pay-arizona-family-19-25m-in-wrongful-death-lawsuit/