10 4 Reasons Your Fleet Needs Video Technology Trimble Transportation Keep an Eye Out For Trends Jus t as video can help indicate if certain drivers are more at risk, the data captured by these platforms can also be invaluable in helping identify these individuals as well as broader trends across your driver base, all in a single location. Typically presented in intuitive scorecards, this capability can help you easily see risk of individual drivers, what types of behavior is most prevalent and how frequently it may be occurring. This at-a-glance view can help you quickly contextualize important fleet data so that you can more readily intervene prior to it resulting in an accident. It also gives you the opportunity to continue to monitor trends to see if behaviors are improving once training is implemented. Share Information Across the Organization Speaking of contextualizing data, fleet safety is a total team effort and should be crucial to everyone in your organization. With that said, access to your video platform may be limited to your safety department or select employees. Video systems that provide data and analytics can help expand the reach of this data to other key members of your business. Whether presenting key performance indicators (KPIs) to executive management or highlighting trends more broadly, this functionality allows you to break complex data down into easy-to-understand and usable information that can benefit your entire company and further reinforce safety as a top priority. Further Enhance Driver Coaching Video in and of itself is a powerful tool for driver coaching. It becomes even more powerful when clips are supplemented by data related to speed, engine RPM and driver Hours of Service (HOS) information. The combination of footage with these granular details can further help both safety personnel and drivers to better understand what behaviors may be in need of attention and how to avoid them in the future. Reason #4: Making Sense of Driver Data While video is invaluable in showing what happens on the road, it can be even more useful when paired with safety data and analytics. Many video systems include this type of functionality, coupling video clips with important driver and vehicle-specific information to help further contextualize accidents and near-misses. This level of information can help to: