Video Telematics Software By TrackoBit Is A Boon For Fleet Managers

 

Efficiently managing fleet operations becomes a tedious task for fleet managers in the absence of a managing platform. To ensure on-time deliveries, they need to monitor their vehicles and most importantly whether the drivers are doing their jobs properly by following safe driving practices.

Practically thinking about it, it is quite challenging to effectively monitor all of this manually as the process becomes time-consuming and may affect the smooth functioning of business operations. For example, for some of the biggest retail companies such as Amazon, it would be an impossible job to track all of their vehicles and deliveries daily. Here comes the role of Video Telematics software. Before we dive deeper to know more about this software, let’s talk more about the challenges of manually managing fleet operations.

Challenges of Manually Managing Fleet Operations

Manually managing fleet operations can turn out to be a daunting task for managers. As fleet operations involve everything from tracking the performance of vehicles, and monitoring drivers to ensuring the safety of vehicles. Here are some ways by which manual fleet management can be a challenging task for fleet managers;

• Limited Driver Monitoring: Without the use of Video Telematics, keeping track of drivers can be a challenging task for fleet managers. The only way they can monitor driver behaviour is by performing occasional checks. This limited visibility can hamper both the ability to supervise drivers and the safety of the vehicles. For example, if the driver indulges in unsafe driving practices such as harsh braking or overspeeding, the fleet managers will never get to know and train the drivers on this part.

• Lack of incident investigation: With video supervision, it can be easier for fleet managers to investigate incidents in case of collisions and accidents. Therefore, to know about these events they have to rely on police reports and witness statements. This makes it a time-consuming process. With the help of Video Telematics software, fleet managers can only monitor the behaviour of the driver but can also prevent accidents by getting real-time alerts of the possibility of collision.

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• Restricted scope of driver coaching and feedback: Giving feedback to drivers based on their performance is also possible without a video supervision system. However, with the help of video footage of drivers, feedback sessions become more smooth because fleet managers could more effectively catch up on the areas driver's improvement areas.

• Difficulty in maintaining operational efficiency: Video supervision gives managers a way to effectively monitor one part of their fleet operations by tracking whether the driver is following safe driving practices. Apart from this, it also gives the status of what is happening outside the vehicle. Without video monitoring, it becomes difficult for fleet managers to monitor whether their vehicle is in safe hands.

How can Video Telematics Software help your business overcome these challenges?

Video Telematics Software is designed to help fleet managers run their businesses efficiently. It comprises two solutions; Advanced Driver Management System(ADAS) and a Driver monitoring system(DMS). Let’s know more about these solutions to get some clarity on the topic.

• Advanced Driver Management System(ADAS)

Advanced Driver Management System is a solution that is used to monitor everything that’s happening outside your vehicle. In ADAS, dash cams are installed facing the road. Through these dash cams, fleet managers and drivers get alerts if they are moving too close to other vehicles on the road and there are possible chances of collision. The system sends three types of alerts to the fleet managers namely; rear collision, forward collision alerts and side collision alerts.

Going a little overboard in ensuring the safety of the vehicle and consignments, ADAS also alerts fleet managers when drivers violate traffic signals, and indulge in overspeeding and unauthorized lane switches.

• Driver Monitoring system(DMS)

In the Driver Monitoring System, dashcams are installed towards the driver. Through these dashcams, fleet managers can effectively monitor driver activity through video supervision and ensure their vehicle is in safe hands. If the driver smokes, drinks, overspeed or does anything that can put the vehicle’s safety into jeopardy, the system raises an alert in the vehicles and at the same time, sends screenshots of the entire footage of the driver to fleet managers.

Therefore, by offering these two solutions, Video Telematics Software by Trackobit not only ensures the safety of the vehicles and consignment but also gives a chance to fleet managers to efficiently train their drivers in case of any inaccuracies in driving practices.

How can Video Telematics Software help in promoting eco-friendly driving?

Trackobit’s Video Telematics Solutions allows managers to closely monitor drivers’ driving patterns that familiarise them with repetitive and non-repetitive events the driver indulges in and ensure that the driver does not repeat them during his next trip. How will they ensure that? By giving proper feedback and training to the drivers.

For example, if the driver repeatedly switches lanes unauthorizedly, fleet managers can note this pattern and offer their feedback to the drivers. This way they are not only ensuring the safety of the vehicles and the consignments but are also encouraging their drivers in following eco-friendly driving practices.

FAQs

• What are some challenges that come with manual fleet management?

Manual fleet management comes with several challenges. One of the biggest challenges is the reduced accessibility of fleet managers to the drivers. Video supervision makes it easier to monitor the drivers in cabin activities and also what happens outside the vehicle.

Whereas, with manual fleet management it becomes difficult to monitor driver behaviour and offer proper feedback on their weak points. It also minimizes the efficiency of business operations because fleet managers would have to spend time performing frequent checks on their drivers by calling them during the trips, this time can be instead utilized in strategizing.

• What is the need for Driver Behaviour Monitoring?

Monitoring the behaviour of drivers is important for fleet managers to ensure the safety of vehicles, consignments and drivers themselves. For all types of businesses that need vehicles to transport their products from one place to another, maintaining reports on the performance of drivers becomes imperative to offer feedback and ensure that their vehicles are in safe hands.

• How does ADAS help in ensuring the safety of your vehicles?

TrackoBit’s Video Telematics Software comprises Advanced Driver Management System( ADAS). This solution is designed to ensure the safety of your vehicle while it stays on the road. Whenever there is a possibility of any unsafe event that can cause damage to the vehicle, ADAS sends an alert to fleet managers and drivers. These events include collisions, unauthorized lane switching, traffic signal violations and overspeeding.