Managing risk is a fundamental issue for fleet operators because a vehicle involved in a crash not only affects the fleet, the entire business can be affected by the associated losses and legal implications, plus there’s the reputational damage that can be incurred.
Melvyn Hodgetts, risk and safety consultant for VisionTrack, explained to delegates at Fleet Management Live the benefits of using a combined video telematics system.
“Changing driver culture is about looking at the way things are done. Camera technology puts you in the cab,” he said.
Not only can vehicles be tracked for speed, location and driving style but clips can be recorded and instantly uploaded for a fleet operator to view at any time, giving total transparency over a fleet.
According to Hodgetts, four times as many people die while driving for work than those that are killed at a physical workplace. He said fleets should be interested in driver behaviour and style if they want to reduce crashes, and video based systems offer the best technology platform to do so.
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