Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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36 commercial carrier journal | may 2018 technology INBRIEF Netradyne launches RiskMap feature for Driveri vision-based safety system O n March 27, the chief ex- ecutive officer of expedite carrier Load One, John Elliott, stopped by Netradyne's booth at the Truckload Carriers As- sociation's annual convention to see a demonstration of the company's latest risk manage- ment feature. Netradyne recently added its RiskMap feature to its Driveri (pronounced "driver eye") vision-based safety system for no extra charge. Load One is among the first motor carriers using Netradyne's Driveri system and is installing it in its fleet of over 400 vans, straight trucks and tractors. During the demonstration given by Adam Kahn, Netradyne's vice president of fleet business, Elliott saw a RiskMap populated with Load One data. Starting near the company's headquarters in the Detroit suburb of Taylor, Mich., Elliott saw a few circles of varying sizes at intersections along a route leading to nearby Interstate 75. e size and color of the circles represented the volume of risky incidents by location that had been captured and analyzed by the Driveri system. Kahn explained to Elliott that whenever Load One drivers go through intersec- tions, the Driveri cameras in his vehicles use machine vision to detect if the light was green, yellow or red. Driveri also can detect when drivers roll through a stop sign. RiskMap also shows areas where the Driveri camera system detects incidents of reduced following distances, increased speed relative to traffic and incidents of vehicle damage. Kahn said fleet managers can use RiskMap to adjust their routes to avoid dan- gerous intersections, and they also can import traffic flow information to assist with route planning. Overall, RiskMap helps fleet managers review, evaluate and modify their operations and routes to increase safety, Kahn said. Elliott suggested that RiskMap could be improved with automatic alerting based on historical data. He would like drivers to receive location-based alerts to raise awareness of risky areas such as intersections and interstate ramps with high-density traffic. e alerts could be sent to the company's in-cab Omnitracs IVG system and communicated to drivers one-half mile before they reach an on-ramp or other risky location, Elliott said. e alerts could be simple instructions such as "Take extra caution ahead," he said. Kahn agreed and said alerting will be a future enhancement. He also said Netradyne wants to provide its customers with a community-wide view of risky locations from all subscribing carriers rather than limit visibility to data cap- tured from their own fleets. – Aaron Huff • SmartDrive Systems announced that its video-based safety program has been deployed by Penske Logistics (CCJ Top 250, No. 26) in over 2,800 of the company's heavy-duty trucks across its North America opera- tions. SmartDrive's system includes event-triggered road-facing and in-cab cameras that leverage Penske's active safety technologies for driver exoneration and accident reconstruc- tion purposes, as well as an ongoing driver safety coaching program. • SmartDrive Systems announced that its video-based safety program has been deployed by D.M. Bowman Inc. (No. 220) – a Williamsport, Md.- based van, bulk and flatbed hauler – across its 380-truck fleet to gain full visibility of risky driving behaviors such as distractions and drowsiness. • TCG announced that Shelbyville, Tenn.-based Big G Express (No. 166) selected its costing software to analyze profitability and give its customer service, load planning and sales departments more informa- tion to make better decisions. Big G, which operates 560 trucks, will use the software daily to "drill down further" by pulling financial and operational data from the fleet's transportation management soft- ware system to calculate operating ratios for every load and conduct cost-profitability analysis to identify improvement opportunities. • Netradyne, a provider of artificial intelligence technology, announced that Romeoville, Ill.-based LeSaint Logistics selected its Driveri vision- based platform to enhance driver and fleet safety. The Driveri 360-degree camera system is designed to capture and analyze the driving environment inside and outside the cab to provide a complete picture of a fleet's oper- ations through real-time video, data and analytics. • FourKites announced that Walmart Canada selected its supply chain vis- ibility and predictive analytics plat- form to provide real-time location tracking and predictive shipment arrival times across its Canadian operations than span more than 400 stores and a dozen distribution centers. John Elliott, CEO of Load One, receives a demonstration of Netradyne's new RiskMap feature from Adam Kahn at the TCA conference.