When you think of dangerous work, what comes to mind?

Defense forces, firefighters, and police may be at the top of your list, but what about heavy vehicle drivers?

In Australia, around 80 workers are killed each year while working in or around a heavy duty vehicle on the road (Australian Safe Work Chair).

Speeding and fatigue play a major role in these deaths.

Therefore, having the right fleet management systems is essential to manage vehicle and driver safety.

When heavy vehicles are involved in a crash, the severity of the crash is often much more serious because the mass of your vehicle raises the force of the crash involved.

Therefore, GPS tracking provides the transportation industry with effective solutions to manage drivers and the chain of responsibility to ensure safety on the road. That is how:

1. Security before a shift begins:
Mitigate risks with early detection, most GPS tracking solutions provide proper declarations of service and pre-departure checks that guide drivers through a set of customizable safety criteria before starting a shift.

If a problem is detected, an alert is immediately sent to a supervisor via email or SMS and the driver will not be able to start the shift before the problem is resolved.

2. Reduce speeding:
Speed ​​is the main contributing factor to heavy vehicle accidents. Loaded trailers take 20-40% longer than cars to stop, even longer when roads are wet and slippery (Transport for NSW).

The only way to mitigate the risk of speeding is to keep an eye on drivers and prevent it from happening.

GPS tracking provides automated speed detection solutions in all speed zones, administrators can be alerted:
– When a driver is accelerating;
– When a driver is accelerating; Y
– Why it happened.

With two-way communication managers, you can provide drivers with live feedback on their driving performance so they can make real-time corrections and increase safety on the road.

GPS tracking and fleet telematics provide safe driving solutions and reliable tools to detect speeding and identify causes, managers can implement safe driving policies and train drivers to avoid speeding.

3. Fatigue management:
Driver fatigue is unstoppable. Affecting anyone, at any time. Unfortunately, no matter how experienced the driver, no amount of skill can beat the biological need for sleep.

The truck driving industry denies the natural sleep pattern, with many long-distance trips lasting late into the night and into the morning. Therefore, effective fatigue management is crucial for the safety of heavy vehicle drivers.

GPS tracking provides chain of responsibility systems that have control measures in place to address fatigue, including electronic logbooks, automatic noncompliance alerts, and driving hour logging.

Overall, GPS and fleet tracking telematics solutions provide seamless and efficient communication between managers and drivers; Instant information is received via mobile devices and an in-vehicle display unit to give managers an unprecedented level of insight into their operations.

Help your business grow and expand by maintaining a safe work environment, you will increase efficiency and most importantly ensure your drivers get home safely.