Dry Truckload Carrier Taps Video Technology to Drive Safety Performance

SmartDrive Systems, a leader in driving performance solutions that are engineered to reduce collisions and improve fuel efficiency, announced that Davis Transfer Company, a leading dry, truckload carrier serving the Southeastern United States, has adopted SmartDrive’s video-based safety program across its fleet of more than 200 tractors and that in the first two notched a 73 percent reduction in handheld use of mobile devices while driving and 66 percent improvement in seatbelt usage.

Both factors contributed to a 43 percent improvement in its safety score.

A family-owned company with terminals in Carnesville and Valdosta, GA, and Lakeland, FL, Davis Transfer Company made a strategic decision to invest in technology as the backbone of its safety program. Prior to deploying SmartDrive, the company had already embraced mobile fleet management and trailer tracking solutions in support of fleet safety and operational efficiency, but was lacking clear visibility into what was happening inside the cab and on the road.

Davis Transfer selected the video monitoring approach as a complement to its existing safety initiatives and to augment its data insights for critical decision making. The addition of the program has resulted in a 67 percent reduction in stopping observations—such as incomplete stops and failure to attempt a stop—and a 19 percent reduction in unsafe following.

Noted Steve Mitgang, CEO of SmartDrive, “The metrics speak for themselves—a 43 percent improvement in Davis Transfer’s safety score in just eight weeks demonstrates the value of SmartDrive’s solution and serves as an example of how quickly fleets see measurable results when using our system.”

SmartDrive is a video-based safety program that identifies unsafe driving with an extensible platform, integrating video, vehicle data, audio and driving data for a unified and comprehensive view of risk. The program automatically offloads footage for expert review and analysis, and prioritization for coaching.

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