Improve Fleet Safety, Lower Insurance Claims, all with a Fleet Camera System!

When a driver pulls out of your lot, most fleet owners rely on the honor system when it comes to driver safety. Fleet camera’s now make it possible to see that in person.

Fleet owners spend hundreds to thousands of dollars on driver safety training, only to find out at the scene of the accident, the driver was texting. Having the ability to ride along with your drivers can enhance safety programs and gives you the ability to maintain the advantage needed to improve the overall safety of your fleet.

·         Pros: New Fleet Camera systems provide another level of safety and training that GPS Fleet Tracking cannot do alone: training and policies implementation, lower insurance rates, and a reduction in frivolous insurance claims

·         Cons: The biggest concern regarding a fleet camera system is if there is an accident, and my driver IS at fault, we can be held accountable.

True as this statement may be, having the ability to see prior to an accident can show just how good or bad the driver was driving, no guess work. Was he following company policies? Was the training that your company provided, working? You will be able to verify and reduce drivers who do not follow company policies, prior to that accident with fleet camera systems.
Where would you find a system like this? Safety Track has been revolutionizing the fleet camera space for over 17 years. maybe it's time to take a look.

How to Avoid the “He Said She Said” Game

We all can relate to close calls when it comes to driving. Someone is tailgating, in a rush or just flat out isn't paying attention to the road. Well what happens when that close call becomes a reality and you’re faced with an accident? Even a minor fender-bender can cost you more than money, but time. In this day and age the top two things people worry about most is TIME and MONEY, and no one ever seems to have enough of either. What if there was a system out there to help you save on BOTH time and money, which is also affordable? Great new, there is!

Coming to a red light at an intersection, you slow down and glance down at your watch thinking “five minutes till I have to be there” yet you are ten minutes away and traffic is heavy today. To your luck the turns green and as you make your way through the light, you hardly notice the F-150 that is inches away from the passenger door. Trying to time a yellow light to make it to work, the F-150 makes contact and you’re now t-boned. Faced with a new problem to add to the time constraint you already have, now the car needs to be fixed. We all have our own versions of the “accident game” but for the most part it’s all the same: blame one another, switch personal and insurance information, take pictures etc. In some cases, court has to be involved to settle disputes between each party; you say the light was green, while he says you’re crazy, it was still green for him. At this point the case as little evidence to go either way, just your luck, the case is dropped and you end up paying for the damages. By the time most accidents are settled with each party, it can be well over a year. What if there was a way to break this circle of headaches and cut down on your TIME invested worrying about this problem, and the MONEY spent fixing this unfortunate issue?

Rewind this accident to the very beginning but change ONE factor, an In Vehicle Camera System with DVR capability. A tiny camera that is placed inside the car on the windshield, that lets you have up to a 360 viewing field around the car. With such a small difference in a situation can be the difference of cutting the time you would spend in court, on the phone with insurance companies etc. in half. Unfortunately it can’t fix your car for you, but it will provide a clear account of the time, what day, whose fault it actually was that caused the accident. Proving an insurance company with such proof wouldn't make your policy go up, and with continuous monitoring it could have the chance to actually lower the cost of insurance. With the DVR feature available on most models, important events in a driver’s history can be stored and kept for however long is needed. When walking into court, if needs be, you can accurately present the Who, What, When, Where and How’s of the situation and best of all avoid the “He said She Said” game.

Taxi Industry: Increased Usage of Vehicle Cameras

Violence towards taxi drivers, theft, unruly passengers, high insurance rates, misbehavior from the taxi drivers themselves, and many more problems exist in the taxi industry. Who would of thought the solution to all of these problems could come in a small product, no larger than a bottle of soda.

The Taxi Camera from Safety Track provides peace of mind for taxi drivers and fleet managers in a multitude of ways.  Taxi drivers feel an increased sense of security when they know they'll have video, audio, and GPS evidence against any passenger that thinks he can steal, cause violence, or just run a muck in the vehicle.  This camera system is a large deterrence against crime simply because crooks see the camera hanging visibly from the windshield and they know all their actions and their face is documented and able to be reviewed at any time.  Crime in the taxi becomes a pointless endeavor.

Fleet managers might enjoy having a camera in their vehicles even more.  They're able to experience peace of mind knowing that any misconduct whether by passengers or their drivers is well documented and provides indisputable evidence in the event of any scenario.  Additionally, a surveillance camera in the cab puts a little money back in their pockets every time the insurance bill is due.  Increased safety, cost efficient, and favored by managers and drivers makes this product almost too good to be true.