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commercial carrier journal | february 2016 35 technology reporting and workflow are customized by user roles designed to improve the scores and increase driver performance. The new suite also comes with op- tional Pro Packs designed to leverage Tableau Software for creating inter- active visualizations and "what-if " analysis from SmartDrive's data and advanced analytics. Slaven Sljivar, vice president of hardware and analytics for Smart- Drive, demonstrated how the Pro Packs can identify savings opportuni- ties. One visualization showed how the SmartIQ Scores of a fleet's new drivers compared to its tenured drivers. An- other showed how much risk the new drivers added and whether their scores were better or worse than previous sets of new drivers. Carriers might modify this report to compare drivers who came from different driving schools. "That is a capability that has been nonexistent," Osterberg said. "Now you can focus your recruiting efforts." Osterberg also talked about how the explosion of data in the industry and products such as SmartIQ Suite will impact the next generation of lead- ers by teaching things that experience alone cannot. "I think we all have to open our aperture and recognize the power and value of what has really emerged," he said. "We have cogni- tive limitations that technology doesn't have." AARON HUFF is Senior Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal. E-mail ahuff@ccjmagazine.com or call (801) 754-4296. AARON HUFF Untitled-18 1 1/13/16 8:16 AM MAKING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS WORK FOR YOUR FLEET BY AARON HUFF