USING ACTIONABLE DATA TO IMPROVE DRIVER SAFETY

July 26, 2021 in Driver Monitoring

The volume of fleet safety data is continually expanding. The data alone, even when normalized and aggregated, cannot identify the difference between good and risky drivers. The adage “You can’t manage what you can’t measure” explains the need for tools to use actionable data in driver safety.  Benchmarking The adage “You can’t manage what you can’t measure” explains the need…

Actionable Data: Creating a Holistic View of the Driver

July 01, 2021 in Driver Monitoring

Data is abundant in the fleet industry and can be overwhelming. There is data flowing to a fleet manager like an open firehose from many sources and in varying formats. To make the data actionable a few things need to happen: automation, normalization, and aggregation. Automate Data Collection Fleet managers need to consume several different types of data to create…

DRIVER SAFETY DATA: EVOLUTION TO REAL-TIME ANALYTICS

June 01, 2021 in Driver Monitoring

In its infancy, driver safety data and accident analytics were reactive, focusing on motor vehicle reports (MVRs) and analyzing broad-based data per million miles. As recently as two decades ago, the standard practice was to review a driver’s MVR at hire and, possibly, annually after that. It was rare for any additional analysis, beyond ensuring the driver had a valid…