Tapping Technology to Improve Driver Retention

FreightWaves

Jason Palmer, COO at SmartDrive offers commentary on the driver shortage currently facing the trucking industry.

Posted by Melissa.Senoff@smartdrive.net
On November 27 2018

Video + ELD = Convergence, and It Will Continue to Grow: SmartDrive CEO

FreightWaves

The recently-announced agreement between video leader SmartDrive and ELD provider Geotab is another step in what Steve Mitgang describes as “convergence.”

Posted by Melissa.Senoff@smartdrive.net
On November 13 2018

Fatigue a Serious Concern Among Transportation Employers

Freight Waves

Tired truck drivers? That’s a big concern based on a new survey by the NSC that found 97% of transportation employers are worried about employee fatigue.

Posted by Melissa.Senoff@smartdrive.net
On October 4 2018

Up Next: Safe Driver Week, Looking at Behaviors That Create Car vs. Truck Problems

Freight Waves

Operation Safe Driver Week — July 15-21.

Posted by Melissa.Senoff@smartdrive.net
On June 20 2018

“Driver Readiness” and the Rise of Autonomous Vehicles

Freight Waves

It’s no question autonomous technology is the future of transportation. It has the ability to eliminate human error, which accounts for 93 percent of vehicle crashes each year.

Posted by Melissa.Senoff@smartdrive.net
On June 7 2018

If a Truck Driver is Speeding, it’s Likely There Are Some Other Bad Things Going On Too

Freight Waves

What jumps out at you when you read the SmartDrive annual survey on speeding is that going too fast is just one of many unsafe behaviors engaged in by the truck driver.

Posted by Melissa.Senoff@smartdrive.net
On June 6 2018

Speeders More Likely to Practice Other Unsafe Behavior

Transport Topics

SmartDrive’s latest SmartDrive SmartIQ® report focuses on speeding by using its database of more than 220 million analyzed and scored driving events.

Posted by Melissa.Senoff@smartdrive.net
On May 25 2018

Using Video to Enable Coaching for Better Performance

Freight Waves

Eye On Safety – Coaching drivers on risky habits —and citing them for when they perform well—is a lot easier if those risky actions are being recorded on video.

Posted by shannon.mcnamara
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Battling the High Costs of Driver Fatigue

Freight Waves

Untreated sleep apnea and generally poor driver health costs companies more than proactive treatments

Posted by Melissa.Senoff@smartdrive.net
On September 13 2017