Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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32 commercial carrier journal | april 2017 V ideo event recorders are the fastest-growing fleet management technology for a reason: ey capture clear evidence of risk and liability to help train and exonerate drivers. Another benefit may not be so obvi- ous: e technology can be used to train driver managers to be better leaders. is was an underlying theme during discussions at the Lytx user conference last month in San Diego. About 300 fleet safety officers at- tended the event, and several described how the technology has made their driver managers effective coaches, a desirable skillset in the transportation industry today. Lytx customers are fleets that use the DriveCam video-based safety platform. e most visible component of the plat- form, at least to drivers, is the inward- and forward-facing video event recorder mounted on the windshield. e device records video and data in a continuous loop. Soware algo- rithms in the device detect risky be- technology haviors or patterns, such as speeding, rapid deceleration, swerving and drowsy and distracted driving. When these trigger events are detected, the device saves a 12-second audio, video and data record – eight seconds before and four seconds aer. e record is sent to Lytx servers in the cloud using wireless cellular or Wi-Fi communica- tions and later reviewed by trained analysts who identify additional behavior and environmental risk factors. Managers use an online portal to review clips of the events along with vari- ous reporting and analytical tools that are part of a refined workflow process for coaching drivers. The defining moment At Dean Foods, the Lytx DriveCam system has "empowered front-line manag- ers" to become leaders, especially those who come to that position from being a former driver. SEEING IS BELIEVING: Event record- ers capture evidence of risk to help train drivers. HIDDEN BENEFIT: Technology can be used to train driver managers to be better leaders. CHOOSE YOUR FEATURES: Lytx customers can roll out the company's new platform in stages. Coaching up driver managers Video event recorders create leadership opportunities Lytx demonstrated a new scoring system for risky driving behaviors that organizes them into categories and uses a time-weighted score for the last 30 days. MAKING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS WORK FOR YOUR FLEET BY AARON HUFF