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2024 FMCSA Safety Week May 5th – 11th
M2M in Motion is joining the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to raise awareness and share actionable information on improving road safety by supporting Our Roads, Our Safety® Week. The annual safety observance is taking place May 5-11, 2024, and is dedicated to educating all road users on sharing the road safely with large trucks and buses.
Because road safety is everyone’s responsibility, Our Roads, Our Safety® Week will spotlight a key road user each day and disseminate various resources that can help them share the road safely with large trucks and buses. Audiences include passenger vehicle drivers, truck drivers, bus drivers, bicyclists, motorcyclists, and pedestrians. M2M in Motion is particularly excited to highlight our solutions for all fleets including the trucking industry.
Fatal crashes involving large trucks and buses continue to rise, with nearly 6,000 commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) involved in fatal crashes in 2021[1].
Most road users don’t realize that these large vehicles have huge blind spots, take much longer to stop, and make wide turns. Whether you drive, ride, or walk, understanding the operational challenges large trucks and buses face can help keep you and other road users safe on our roads.
FMCSA’s Our Roads, Our Safety® Week Toolkit includes shareable materials (such as social posts, posters, and talking points) that can help spread life-saving road safety messages across various mediums.
Commercial motor vehicles are a critical part of our nation’s economy, transporting millions of dollars in goods and thousands of people across the country each day. The CMV industry contributes to our lives and livelihood, and it’s important we work together to protect these professional drivers as well as all road users operating around them. Throughout the year, the Our Roads, Our Safety® campaign encourages road users to share the road safely with large trucks and buses and acts as a road safety resource hub for all.
Benefits of an On-Board Camera in Company Vehicle
Business owners know that employee accountability and cost-efficiency are priorities when it comes to success and sustainability in their industry. As technology continues to progress, there are several new offerings available that have already begun to revolutionize the transportation of goods.
Managing a fleet of delivery vehicles comes with a range of fixed and variable costs including fuel, insurance claims, efficient time management, and many others. Simple upgrades to your current system could help you better monitor driver performance and optimize the logistics process. Learn how outfitting your cars or trucks with cameras and GPS technology could be saving you time, money and headaches.
Dash Cameras Bring the Latest in Technology
Accidents happen for a variety of reasons. Drivers can become distracted, weather conditions occasionally make visibility problematic, and unforeseen hazards are always lurking around the corner. With that said, when drivers are at fault for causing an accident, the correct protocols must be taken to hold the responsible party accountable.
Dash cameras offer several advantages in these unfortunate situations by allowing you, the business owner or manager, to get the truth as to what caused an accident. This allows you to take the next steps necessary to ensure your business’s bottom line isn’t suffering due to preventable circumstances. Dashcams allow you to:
- Protect your drivers and your business against bogus claims made my reckless drivers.
- Monitor the attention levels of the drivers on your team, including technology that shows how often drivers take his or her eyes off the road.
- Help drivers develop good, safe driving habits that minimize the chances an accident will occur.
- Potentially result in insurance discounts as a reward for safe driving
Protect your Business
When it comes to auto accidents, one thing is always guaranteed – someone’s going to pay for it. Billions of dollars are paid out each year to the public at the expense of businesses that operate commercial vehicles.
In some cases, the business’s driver is at fault and there isn’t much the company can do to mitigate the expenses. However, an accident between a civilian and a commercial car or truck can often result in a case of “he said, she said” which ends in a third-party siding with the individual over the business, costing thousands or more.
This scenario, which happens countless times on an annual basis, can be a thing of the past with the installation of in-car cameras that provide an unbiased account of the incident.
The unfortunate reality is that it’s highly unlikely you’ll win a claim if your driver is at fault, but there’s a significant chance you can lose even if your driver isn’t to blame. This would indicate that it’s always better to have evidence of the accident to stay protected from drivers looking for an easy payday at your expense.
Dash Cameras Increase Productivity
You wouldn’t leave your employees unsupervised in a warehouse all day, so why would you do it when they’re on the road? Dash cameras allow you to hold your employees accountable by having the ability to check-in when it seems appropriate.
While it isn’t necessary to be monitoring drivers at all times of the day, the capability is important in some cases. For example, if deliveries from a certain driver are routinely arriving late, perhaps there’s a reason behind the delay. With a dashcam, you can go inside the car and determine where the breakdown is happening and make corrections.
The bottom line is that having the ability to monitor operations and make adjustments when necessary is at the core of creating efficient processes that are the best use of your resources.
Customizations
Installing new technology is always a complex process, but the goal is to find solutions that solve the exact problems you’re experiencing or may experience in the future. At M2M In Motion, we build your platform from the ground up and tailor its functions to fit precisely what your company needs.
In addition to installation, we also provide training and support, so the system can quickly become integrated with the everyday operations of your business. With our phone support and 24/7 ticket support feature, our knowledgeable staff is here to help out with any questions you might have and provide additional assistance along the way.
The Bottom Line
The road can be a costly place for businesses that don’t have systems in place to proactively protect themselves against worst-case-scenario situations. M2M In Motion is your first line of defense when it comes to fraudulent claims or negligent employees. Simply put, it’s always best to monitor the things that matter.
If you’re ready to transform the way you transport goods, the specialists at M2M In Motion will help you determine which commercial vehicle camera systems can provide the most benefit to your business.