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The Science Behind Cell Phone Addiction

Key Takeaways Cell phone addiction is purposeful by design. Technologists have been highly effective at creating an addictive environment for cell phone users. Cell phone misuse is vastly underestimated. Studies have shown that driver distraction — especially cell phone distraction … Continue reading

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3 Approaches to Commercial Driver Safety: Stop, Warn or Coach?

A comparison of in-vehicle driver safety technology “True prevention is not waiting for bad things to happen, it’s preventing things from happening in the first place.” – Don McPherson, former NFL quarterback With increasing accident rates, increasing accident settlement costs, … Continue reading

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Safe Driving Tips for Distracted Driving Awareness Month

During the month of April which is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, we should be reminded that a significant portion of on-the-job fleet accidents are directly attributed to driver distraction. In a recent report from Property Casualty 360, it is stated … Continue reading

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Top 5 Reasons Why Fleet Drivers Should Be Using Company Provided Cell Phones

Why the corporate cell phone improves security and driver fleet safety With the rapid proliferation and expanded use of cell phones, employees are typically having greater and greater access to privileged company information.  The security of confidential company information may … Continue reading

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A Key Tool for Commercial Auto Profitability

While AM Best reports that commercial auto insurers’ losses exceeded $4b in 2019 (continuing 10 years of worsening underwriting results), creative insurers are seeking to use technology to identify targeted insureds instead of just trying to price their way to … Continue reading

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Restarting Fleet Safety in 2020

As restrictions are slowly removed and fleets increase their levels of activity, it is important to keep a commitment to fleet safety, perhaps first emphasizing simple, low-cost solutions that can be implemented easily, require no incremental hardware, and require little … Continue reading

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