If you could magically eliminate all bad driving from your business for good, you’d see an instant spike in your profits. But unless you have a magic wand to do this, you’ll have to rely on technology for the same results. Here’s everything you want to know about promoting good driving habits and how Cartrack’s technology can boost your bottom line.
In so many ways, poor driving habits increase your costs because of heavier fuel use, customer mistrust and insurance costs. You’re also getting less “life” out of your vehicles, and paying more to keep them in good shape. Poor driving behaviour also creates countless workforce and labour issues that could easily be avoided if you had the right technology at your disposal.
Better driving means less wear & tear on your vehicles. It also means you’ll need to service them less frequently and experience less downtime while they’re in for repairs. Good driving habits give your vehicles a better chance of delivering more kilometers throughout their lifetime.
A study done by the European Commission's Road Safety division found that 95% of road accidents were caused by driver error as opposed to external factors like road conditions or weather-related challenges. This highlights the importance of driver behaviour monitoring and the responsibility of fleet managers to solidify the idea of safety into the minds of their drivers.
Cartrack offers three main solutions that can either be used separately or in combination with each other to address driver safety concerns. These include:
The smaller your company’s fleet, the less you’ll pay for Cartrack’s driver behaviour solutions. We only charge for the solutions you use, and we set our pricing according to the size of your fleet and the operational processes you follow.
Implement a scoring system using Cartrack’s driver scorecards. This is a way to gamify your fleet’s safety and motivate drivers to try harder to practice safer habits. Incentivise them with rewards for meeting certain goals and use the scorecard system to help them keep track of their own driving behaviour when you’re not around.
Good driving boosts profits by enhancing your company reputation and eliminating the costs associated with vehicle accidents and high insurance risk profiles. It’s also a great way to retain your staff and spend less on hiring & training processes. But the biggest savings you’ll likely see is in the amount of fuel your fleet ends up burning from one month to the next.
Cartrack’s various systems can be set up to detect:
Aggressive driving eventually leads to more frequent maintenance visits. It also leads to accidents, in which case your vehicles will experience wear & tear, damage and even replacement. This means you’ll be booking your vehicles in for maintenance more often than you would if the vehicles were well cared for.
Telematics video footage gives you valuable data that’s always archived and translated into actionable insights. In other words, with the data in front of you, you can see who your good drivers are versus those who need more coaching. It also allows you to FOCUS that coaching on areas that need special attention.
Drivers who neglect their health and sleeping patterns will end up being more fatigued when driving. Moonlighting will also lead to higher levels of fatigue. It’s often what drivers do when they’re NOT at work that has an effect on how they perform while driving.
The fleet software from Cartrack is priced according to how large your fleet is and what driver behaviour monitoring features you want. Speak to us about vehicle camera prices, CAN bus monitoring and getting our driver coaching software with driver scorecards.
