“The SmartDrive video and data capture system enhances the information we have to successfully coach drivers and improve fleet safety. What used to take months to discover, our regional safety managers can now learn in a day and bring that information to drivers when it can have the greatest impact. …

“Even though the dispatcher was doing an unbelievable job with his resources, I believed that the software would take our company to the next level.”

“We recently called for a review on how we were using the system, and how we could use it more effectively.”

“While Averitt has long provided drivers with compliance, safety and prevention training, we recognized the need for an effective program that would help us further improve fleet safety, decrease costs and exonerate drivers from false accusations.”

“Safety is at the core of everything we do; it’s not just words on a page. Safety is a required commitment from every employee and associate. Our investment in the SmartDrive program reinforces our mission by protecting our drivers and equipment, without forfeiting on-time delivery and customer service, which are …

“If you only have one camera, you’re missing 50 percent of the opportunities to protect your drivers. If there’s any question about what your driver was doing and whether he was distracted at the time of an incident, a plaintiff’s attorney is sure to zero in on this to your …

“There’s always room for improvement where safety is concerned and we knew we had an opportunity to further reduce the number and severity of accidents across our fleet.”

“Our industry is good at recognizing and measuring safety results, but we’ve never had a way to measure the skills that lead to those results. In our fleet, it was time to take video safety to the next level.”

“We have enough data now to say that SmartDrive has made a considerable contribution to enabling us to reduce collisions, save fuel and proactively work towards minimizing our associated direct and indirect costs. It has become an integral part of our day-to-day operations and is a necessary component of our …

“We evaluated different systems, but SmartDrive was superior. There was a significant difference in terms of collisions captured, the overall visibility to risk and the ability to access additional video context on-demand—this combination compelled us to select SmartDrive.”

“We lacked the ability to actually capture behavior changes with an event-triggered video system in the cab. And that’s the benefit of SmartDrive Safety to us.”

“We had a collision with one of our trucks and a pickup. The camera caught the pickup hit ting a guard rail and coming over the highway divider. That pickup driver tried to say our truck hit him. Once we reviewed the footage, it did show the pickup hit our …

“In addition to being easy-to-use, SmartDrive’s video safety program helps us identify and address high risk areas, including cell phone usage, driver fatigue, rolling stops and seatbelt compliance. Armed with this information, we were able to quickly and productively engage drivers on areas for improvement and measure the results with …

“The technology captures a wide-range of unsafe events with its platform and direct connection to the engine that go well-beyond what a GPS system is able to deliver, allowing us to isolate high-risk events with tailored coaching and ensure that our drivers come home safely.”

“The capabilities SmartDrive provides are head-and-shoulders above what we had previously—including more flexibility to configure the program to our business needs and target risk areas.”