Without a doubt, Truck Driver’ safety is one of the top priorities in the trucking industry. Each year, accidents account for thousands of fatal crashes involving large trucks. While driver awareness and education can go a long way in preventing accidents and promoting truck safety, technology is another tool that needs to be leveraged to protect drivers and commuters on the road.
Telematics Data Provides Insight
The nature of trucking makes it challenging to know what’s going on behind the wheel and under the hood. Thankfully, modern telematics solutions offer fleet managers and accident management professionals an inside look.
Through telematics, behaviors can be identified and addressed before leading to a disaster. Issues like continual hard braking and speeding will be recorded through telematics hardware and software installed on a truck. Accident management specialists can then review reporting to identify areas where training and education must be focused.
Rely on Manufacturers For Assistance
Many truck manufacturers have taken notice of problems like distracted driving. To help combat this, truck makers partner with truck safety and accident management experts to create technology that assists drivers in dangerous situations to avoid accidents.
Automatic and electronic distributed braking systems are perfect examples of this. Isuzu is now implementing electronic distributed braking systems on many of its trucks. If truck safety coordinators and manufacturers work together and communicate, other technology solutions will likely be implemented on newer truck lines in the future.
Rely on Manufacturers For Assistance
Many truck manufacturers have taken notice of problems like distracted driving. To help combat this, truck makers partner with truck safety and accident management experts to create technology that assists drivers in dangerous situations to avoid accidents.
Automatic and electronic distributed braking systems are perfect examples of this. Isuzu is now implementing electronic distributed braking systems on many of its trucks. If truck safety coordinators and manufacturers work together and communicate, other technology solutions will likely be implemented on newer truck lines in the future.
Technology Assists With Compliance
Something else to consider in the quest to achieve more excellent safety on the road is the issue of compliance as it relates to safety regulations. Safety and compliance issues are not just a matter of protecting drivers and others on the road, but they also lead to the potential for fines and fees.
If you plan to implement safety and compliance technology in your fleet, now would be a good time to look up guidelines for the states in which your drivers operate. Because safety and compliance technology are still evolving, regulations may not answer every possible scenario related to technology implementation for truck safety and compliance with laws. Your local DMV and FMCSA’s website may be able to provide more clarity.
