Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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56 commercial carrier journal | may 2018 L ast October, a top-performing driver for Lake Wales, Fla.-based Oakley Transport (CCJ Top 250, No. 139) crossed the center lane of a bridge at about 4 a.m. A windshield-mounted Bendix camera system detected the lane departure and instantaneously shared data with SmartDrive's in-vehicle SmartRecorder 3 device. e SR3 captured and transmitted a 20-second video clip for Oakley Transport personnel to review through the SmartIQ web portal. "It was a scary moment to watch," says Craig Stevens, vice president of operations and strategic initiatives, who saw the driver shaking himself to try and stay alert. When the technology identified the fatigued driving event, Oakley Transport's safety department intervened and provided treatment for the driver's previously undiagnosed sleep apnea. Internet of ings devices in vehicles can detect an in- creasingly complex array of risky driving behaviors. Rather than work in isolation, these devices are beginning to share data among connected in-vehicle systems that traditionally have been competitors. Breaking these barriers has made it possible for fleets to mitigate risks more quickly and effectively by using a more comprehensive set of vehicle and driver performance data. A single subscription Truck manufacturers and motor carriers increasingly are equipping their vehicles with advanced driver assistance systems that eventually will help power autonomous vehicles. In the meantime, the data they create can be useful in gaining a more comprehensive view of driver safety and performance. Many fleets now are combining their data from multiple ADAS technologies and IoT applications. A fleet may use a telematics system to identify speeding and sudden braking events and use a separate video-based system with another subscription to identify more complex behaviors such as fatigue and distraction. Steve Mitgang, chief executive of SmartDrive, says that with the release its new SR4 system, the company is leading a technology convergence of vehicle telematics and OEM and third-party ADAS technologies and mobile fleet manage- ment systems. With this convergence, fleets can reduce costs and get a "single source of truth" for all their driver and vehicle performance information. Within a week of the SR4's introduction, Oakley Transport began to install the system in its 500-truck fleet. Oakley Transport orders its Volvo trucks factory-equipped with Bendix's Lane Departure Warning and Wingman Fusion systems. e latter combines adaptive cruise control with active SmartDrive's next-generation SR4 platform uses smaller in-cab cameras with a more flexible footprint. New developments remove barriers to broaden view of driver behaviors BY AARON HUFF