Driver idle or speeding? IT is watching

SAN DIEGO, USA: DriveCam, Inc., a driver risk management company, announced that Waste Management, Inc. intends to deploy DriveCam's driver risk management and fleet management solution throughout its fleet of collection vehicles for a five-year service contract term.

After a six-month DriveCam pilot in two of its market areas, WM decided to incorporate DriveCam's solution as a part of its operational initiatives, says a press note.

At the conclusion of the six-month pilots, Waste Management had experienced the operational improvement that DriveCam promised as an innovative solution for WM's diverse and demanding fleet.

"Based on the results from the pilots, DriveCam can deliver clear benefit to our shareholders," commented David Steiner, President and CEO of WM. "We will ask our field and corporate management teams to lead the implementation side by side with the DriveCam team."

"DriveCam delivered clear benefits in the pilots that we believe will help enable strategic differentiation in the market and reduce our risk related costs," commented WM COO, Jim Trevathan.

 "Consequently, we're making it a top priority among our operational initiatives." Trevathan added, "We are ready to implement this program that reinforces our core value of promoting the safety of our employees and the communities we serve. The managers and drivers that participated in the trials embraced the DriveCam program because they recognized its ability to enhance our performance and offer a competitive advantage."

DriveCamit added that addresses safety by combining data and video analytics with real-time driver feedback and coaching, resulting in reductions in cost and fuel consumption. DriveCam accomplishes this using its DriverScience Engine. Through a patented, iterative process of scoring, prioritizing and tracking the results of driving behaviors, this model identifies behavioral improvement opportunities for increased safety. In-cab video captures driving behavior, which is objectively reviewed and scored, then passed on to the fleet for use in coaching drivers.

It also states how DriveCam's Fuel Management Solution combines real-time, in-cab feedback with online reporting and coaching to improve fuel efficiency - by up to 12 percent - and lower emissions. Unlike other vehicle-centric fuel solutions, DriveCam's solution focuses on the driver - specifically on the three driving behaviors that have the greatest impact on fuel efficiency: efficient or "smooth" driving, idling and speeding, it adds confidently.