Trimble Transportation 4 Reasons Your Fleet Needs Video Technology Providing Tangible Examples of Behavior to In some cases, it might be to help show a driver what needs to be Pinpointing Highest Risk Drivers Coach & Reward improved ‒ whether that is increasing following distance, reducing For most fleets, 10 percent of drivers can account for up to 65 While we are on the subject of context, a key part of any coaching speeding events or other behavior. But, it is also important in percent of a carrier’s total risk. This means that while all drivers can effort is to be able to articulate what behaviors are occurring highlighting where drivers did things right. A triggered video may benefit from feedback, fleets would be wise to take a more targeted and potential ways to correct them. Without video footage, these show that a driver did indeed brake quickly, but that quick thinking approach in coaching those who may be the likeliest to be involved coaching efforts can be vague and potentially frustrating for both helped avoid a vehicle that cut the truck off. Or, if an accident did in an accident. safety personnel and drivers alike. occur, it can allow a fleet to reassure a driver that he or she did everything in their power to avoid a wreck. Video can help enable fleets to do just that. Triggered event Video helps provide this clarity, with high-definition footage that Regardless of the circumstances, video provides the context that is recordings can help fleets determine trends across their driver base, clearly depicts events. With this technology, safety managers vital to enhancing the coaching process and continuing to promote allowing safety personnel and other back-office users to ascertain and drivers can each review footage and have a more informed safe driving habits. if particular drivers are more prone to triggered events and to help conversation about what took place behind the wheel. determine what behavior(s) may be behind them. The end result? Fleets can focus their attention on the drivers that need it the most as well as educate their broader driver population around common behaviors that should be remedied before they may end up causing an accident. 6