Ryder Adds DriveCam Technology, Cuts Collision Risk for Added Safety
Ryder System, a leader in commercial fleet management, transportation, and supply chain solutions, announced that it is utilitizing DriveCam, in 4,400 Ryder vehicles supporting its Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) and Dedicated Transportation Solutions (DTS) business divisions.
The DriveCam approach, from Lytx addresses safety by combining data and video analytics with real-time driver feedback and coaching, resulting in reductions in injuries and collisions.
DriveCam’s model identifies behavioral improvement opportunities for increased safety through a patented, iterative process of scoring, prioritizing, and tracking the results of driving behaviors. In-cab video captures driving behavior, which is objectively reviewed and scored, and then passed on to the fleet for use in coaching drivers. Fleets manage the DriveCam program through a web-based online portal.
In the past 12 months, the DriveCam program has allowed Ryder to identify and target the top behaviors contributing to fleet risk. This has enabled Ryder’s professional drivers to significantly improve their results, reducing well over half the number of near collisions while increasing both following distance and response time. The program has also enhanced the quality of communications between Ryder and its professional drivers, and in turn, has encouraged the Company’s drivers to embrace continuous improvement and best practices adoption.
Ryder continually monitors emerging fleet technologies and works closely with leading technology providers and equipment manufacturers to provide feedback around functionality, usability, and adaptability. Technologies, such as DriveCam, aim to get drivers home safely and reduce the possibility of vehicle crashes, while also providing a cost benefit to Ryder customers.
Category: General Update, News, Safety
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