4 1 https://www.ttnews.com/articles/trucking-industry-sees-wins-battle-against-nuclear-jury-verdicts 2 https://truckingresearch.org/atri-research/operational-costs-of-trucking/ 3 https://www.trucking.org/sites/default/files/2020-09/TruckingSafetyFacts.pdf 4 Reasons Your Fleet Needs Video Technology Trimble Transportation Providing a Neutral Eyewitnes s The most obvious benefit of truck-bas ed video systems is their ability to clearly capture incidents when they occur. Mounted on the front, sides and rear of a vehicle, video cameras can provide a neutral vantage point in the moments before, during and immediately after an accident. Instead of relying on potentially-inaccurate witness reports, video can provide a clear depiction of an accident to reduce confusion and eliminate finger pointing. For fleets, this means either gaining the evidence to exonerate themselves or, in the event their driver was at fault, speed up the process of settling the matter with other parties involved. Sharing Footage Onsi te The unbiased perspective of vi deo can also be utilized immediately after an incident. Video platforms provide the ability to share footage with safety personnel and drivers via their personal devices such as a smartphone. In these particular scenarios, this means being able to deliver footage to the accident site, to be seen by law enforcement personnel to help inform their accident report and allowing a fleet to more readily clear its name after an accident occurs. Lowering Insurance Premiu ms You may be familiar with the adage “ an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” and that old phrase can be applied to video, too. The benefits of video technology extend beyond just when an accident occurs. Having this technology deployed in your fleet can also have a positive impact on insurance premiums. Similar to the discounts we see in our personal auto insurance, insurers are increasingly seeing the value of video and other safety-focused technology in reducing the likelihood of an accident as well as overall liability risk. With these variables in mind, the evidence is clear: having the ability to properly exonerate your fleet and driver(s) is more important than ever. Implementing video technology can help you do this in a few key ways: