What if someone told you that you could save hundreds of thousands of dollars with a new fleet investment? Would you be interested? The obvious answer is yes. And the fleet investment is dash cameras.
Years ago, commercial dash cameras were primarily used by buses and police vehicles. However, today it is no longer a prerogative of just government fleets. Industries such as mining, construction, trades and delivery services, are increasingly integrating video technology — for all the right reasons.
Keep reading to learn about the benefits of a dash camera and why they are vital assets to businesses with commercial vehicle fleets.
Elimination of Fraudulent Claims & Driver Exoneration
Research shows that in almost 80% of accidents between trucks and passenger vehicles, passenger vehicles are at fault. With dash cameras, fleet managers can see the road just as the driver does and capture real-time footage as evidence and protection against fraudulent claims.
If your driver is not responsible for an accident, the video evidence from your video dash camera is a valuable tool in exonerating them. If other road users are driving haphazardly or poor road conditions are causing lower visibility, timely alerts to things like lane drifting and being too close to a vehicle in front will also provide your drivers with an added layer of risk detection.
When driving in highly populated urban areas with more community speed safety zones, more frequent traffic lights and narrower streets, a driver’s focus is split many ways at all times.
An in-vehicle camera that has an Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) in place will alert to:
- Harsh braking, acceleration & cornering
- Lane drifting
- Rolling stops
- Speeding
- Tailgating
While the Driver Monitoring System (DMS) in the cabin-facing camera will help with distracted driving.
Real-time coaching
For the best chance to correct dangerous driving behaviour as it’s happening, invest in a solution that includes in-cabin real-time audio prompts. These include configurable notifications about speeding, tailgating, lane drifting, distracted driving and aggressive driving.
With the help of an AI camera, drivers can even receive audible alerts about violations as they happen – such as failing to stop at a stop sign.
Notifying drivers of their unsafe behaviours can raise their awareness and keep them safe on the road. It also saves your company from unnecessary costs and a damaged reputation.
Enhance Driver Training
With video footage from dash cameras, it is easier than ever to analyse driver behaviour and solve issues quickly. You can also gain insight into:
- Trip history
- Event videos playback
- Monitoring distracted driving
- Flagged videos to review
- Pre-configured harsh events thresholds for different vehicle duty types
- Multi-driver trip tracking
- Requested download events
This way, by using dash cameras, fleet managers can improve their driver coaching programs. If crucial safety events occur, managers can use the captured video to give feedback to drivers.
Streamline Insurance Claims and Reduce Rates
Dash cameras can radically improve the insurance claims process. With clear video evidence, you can give insurance providers more context, which leads to quicker claim resolutions and reduced liability.
Plus, integrating dash cameras in your fleet tells insurance firms that you take fleet safety seriously. Most insurance businesses offer discounts if you install dash cameras, as dash cameras help to improve driver behaviour and the fleet’s general safety level.
Why Dash cameras Are the Right Choice
Dash camera technology is quickly changing the fleet industry for the better by ensuring vehicle and driver security, safety, and much more.
Fleet Complete’s Vision dash camera automatically starts and stops recording at the beginning and end of each trip and then upload captured videos to the cloud for access via the centralised web platform. It also integrates seamlessly with Fleet Complete tracking features and gives fleet managers an in-depth view of all trips, allowing them to review events in real time.
With the launch of FC Vision, now is the perfect time to elevate your fleet’s safety and performance. If you’re ready to experience the future of fleet management, get in touch with us today to learn more about how FC Vision can empower your fleet.
