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The Role of Dashcams in Accident Management and Prevention

In the present scenario, installing a Dashcam provides protection from crash-for-cash scams, dashcams help monitor the incident and clear up the accident insurance claims more easily. The insurance company analyzes the hard evidence and comes to a fair judgment. As a result, disputes or disagreements with respect to claims are reduced to a minimum. The whole insurance claims process also speeds up.

 Driver Behavior

 Many of the factors associated with rising claims during accidents and loss frequency are rooted in poor driver behavior. Statistics from studies show that in-vehicle monitoring with Telematics show a clear relationship between vehicle monitoring and driver behavior. According to a survey, around one in five motorists use a dash cam each time they drive their vehicle.

 Driver training

 When it comes to new driver training, nothing compares to getting behind the wheel and experiencing life on the road first hand. Footage with a dashboard camera is also an invaluable learning tool, which will provide in-depth insights into various incidents. With driver training, the new drivers can learn to implement the corrective steps in different situations without making the other road users at risk.

  Advanced technology in Telematics

 The recent advanced technologies in Telematics, driver scoring, and in-vehicle technologies are quickly transforming the commercial lines insurance. There are new tools and technologies that ensure to acquire richer and more precise data from diverse sources. This data can be used to produce comprehensive driver profiles and scores, generate direct feedback to drivers, and encourage safe vehicle operation.

 Fleet Tracking

 Dashcams help locate, track, and manage your vehicles in real time. The Fleet tracking feature helps your fleet meet customer demand for fast, accurate, and seamless service, and ensures operational efficiency.

 Accident Analysis

 With  Telematics and Dashcams, you can keep track of your fleet while they are in the field or after they return. You can use the GPS-based fleet tracking device to locate active drivers and vehicle locations. In case of an accident get in depth analysis into the incident with continual video to gain more insight into the cause of the crash.

 Final Words

 With Tangerine’s solution for fleet management, you can analyze and understand the factors leading to a crash. The accident analytics system segregates the accident from non-accidents with a highly intelligent Jido vision and Vehicle telemetry. You can also ensure that insurers assess driver behavior and segregate at-fault claims from no fault claims. With the help of Tangerine’s Crash Analyzer, you can put an end to the false insurance claims fraud. The Crash Analyzer also enhances the functionalities offered by Tangerine’s fleet management solutions with a comprehensive and detailed reporting of an accident.

  To know more: https://tangerine.ai/fleet-safety/the-role-of-dashcams-in-accident-management-and-prevention/

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Effective Fleet Maintenance Tips To Keep Your Fleet Running Smoothly

Businesses lose money every time a vehicle is facing sudden downtime, telematics can help fleet managers/ owners proactively plan fleet maintenance and reduce vehicle downtime, and avoid unwanted sudden breakdowns. Keeping your drivers and vehicle safe while they are on the road is vital, however, none of that is possible if your fleet isn’t well maintained. You can prevent this by keeping an eye on maintenance costs and taking action before they pile up and escalate. Being proactive will not only save businesses thousands of dollars but also make it more efficient. A well-maintained vehicle burns less fuel, breaks down less often, and helps lower your operating cost. Taking a proactive approach also means you can stop problems in their tracks before they snowball into safety hazards.  Fleet management can be done today in many ways to keep fleets efficient and upkeep an efficient fleet operation all around.

 Here are tips that will help you manage your fleet maintenance more effectively.

 • Regular Driver Reports

 Think of maintenance as a rotating job, rather than something confined to set dates. Alongside regular inspections, you should be communicating as often as possible with your drivers. After all, they spend more time with the vehicles than anyone else does. Drivers can develop a set of best practices and form productive working relationships with you and the maintenance team or contractor.

 • Invest in Fleet Telematics

 Investing in telematics tools and tech can help you gain a competitive edge. In fact, according to one report, fleet management data can increase productivity by up to 15%. Financial savings also increase, with about 55% of survey respondents reporting reduced fuel expenditure of up to 10%. It notifies fleet managers of things like vehicle-damaging driving and issues warnings to individual drivers automatically. Telematics allows you to stay on top of all maintenance needs and makes scheduling and keeping track of maintenance tasks much easier. Plus, when you go digital you can get automatic alerts informing you of needed maintenance for your fleet.

 • Preventive Maintenance

 Properly maintained vehicles reduce unscheduled repairs and downtime. Preventive maintenance may include oil changes, tire rotation/inspection and general safety vehicle inspections. Preventative inspection and maintenance is vital to cut down on impromptu repairs and downtime for your vehicles. A great way to make the vehicle inspection process efficient is to have a maintenance checklist that your drivers or head of maintenance complete at the chosen times.

 Final Words

 Effective fleet maintenance is a productive practice for keeping enterprises on a roll. Though it is a mundane task demanding day-to-day attention it cannot be neglected. Keeping fleets ready for trips, helps enterprises optimize time as well as productivity. The time you spend now to develop your fleet’s preventive maintenance plan could save your company a considerable amount of lost time in the future. In addition, the money you spend on implementing a preventive maintenance plan will be small in comparison to maintenance costs associated with unscheduled, preventable repairs.

 To know more: https://tangerine.ai/blog/effective-fleet-maintenance-tips-to-keep-your-fleet-running-smoothly/

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Increasing Lifetime & Uptime of Fleets Is Easier With Telematics

Fleets form the backbone of any country’s economy. They drive the nation’s economy. Fleets are the circulatory system that hauls goods, materials and personnel across the length and breadth of the globe, often in stressful and harsh conditions. They often work on tight, time-bound schedules that are critical for productivity and profitability.

If even a single vehicle from a fleet is off the road, it means a loss of revenue for the fleet operator as well as for the client. The loss is not just restricted to monetary loss – brand image and perception also take a big hit. Increasing fleet uptime is therefore imperative for running a smooth and efficient operation. Increasing the lifetime and uptime of fleets is critical for a venture to remain productive and profitable. But is it possible to increase productivity without over-stressing an already stressed workforce? The answer might lie in efficient management of vehicle health and reducing downtime.

Prevention is better than cure!

Proactive maintenance goes a long way in ensuring that the fleet is firing on all cylinders and is operating at maximum efficiency – always. Following a regular maintenance schedule helps in mitigating serious damages by identifying potential issues well in advance. It also helps to lower unforeseen and serious breakdowns and avoid vehicle downtimes.

While following a pre-despatch vehicle inspection checklist is a possible way to anticipate problems and avoid breakdown instances, a real-time telematics-based vehicle monitoring system is a great way to highlight minor issues through remote diagnostics and prevent them from becoming a serious problem that could possibly lead to a breakdown and hence keep the vehicle off the road for a while.    

Technology for Better Management

The key to ensuring better uptime of the fleet is by predictive and proactive maintenance. Modern intelligent telematics-based systems offer a deeper insight into the operations of the fleet and the vehicle health. In-vehicle monitoring systems, in addition to the vehicle monitoring system, monitor the status of the vehicle systems. They warn in advance when they sense a possible fault. By early identification of the issue and limiting the possible ripple damage, they help to reduce the downtime of the fleet.

Vehicle monitoring systems monitor a wide array of variables and crunch the data into meaningful and actionable points. Predictive and preventive data is aided by this useful information. Various factors like route, driver alertness, throttle input, tyre pressure, ambient temperature, engine temperature, electrical issues, load status etc., are monitored constantly and potential issues are flagged immediately. This enables one to predict and prevent issues, thereby reducing catastrophic failures and hence minimise downtime.  

By keeping the fleet operating at maximum efficiency, unforeseen and stressful downtimes can be reduced significantly. This reduces the burden on the drivers to meet deadlines, and hence lessens their stress and workload to a great extent. This improves productivity of the entire fleet. A happy and relaxed workforce can get a lot more done than a grumpy and stressed workforce!  

Effortless Fleet Maintenance with Tangerine

Tangerine uses AI to improve many aspects of fleet maintenance. From reducing unplanned downtime to increasing the overall efficiency in the maintenance and repair process, Tangerine provides a stress-free fleet maintenance system that is sure to boost your fleets’ productivity and profitability.

Preventive and predictive maintenance information for each asset to track maintenance services and understand RUL.

Keep tabs on everything from required repairs to scheduled services and daily inspections to keep assets at highest performance levels.

Monitor vehicle issues by capturing DTCs for both OBD II and J1939 protocols.

Tangerine Brings the Power of AI to your Fleet

Our vertically integrated platform gives complete visibility and increases the efficiency, safety and productivity of your fleets through actionable intelligence. Tangerine offers a one-stop solution that covers all the tools you need to manage your fleet.

To know more: https://tangerine.ai/uncategorized/increasing-lifetime-uptime-of-fleets-is-easier-with-telematics/

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Telematics optimizing waste management fleets

Telematics is fast becoming an essential component of fleet organizations. It is the single most revolutionary change that is impacting fleet companies in a profound way. Telematics has enabled fleet operators to improve their operations, reduce overheads and enhance the safety of the drivers and the fleet. The benefits of telematics systems are innumerable.

 Waste Management Fleets

Waste Management companies serve a unique purpose in society. They are responsible for the collection of waste, processing and providing the necessary means and modes for the efficient disposal of the same. Transportation plays a huge role in the Waste Management System. Telematics enables the Waste Management System to function efficiently and effectively. It minimizes the travel time and distance of the vehicles by helping the system work smarter.

 Telematics for a Better Waste Management System

Telematics helps to improve the efficiency of the Waste Management Fleet by optimizing the route and process plan. It reduces the burden on the system and the drivers by assigning the best person for each route.

 Telematics solutions use a combination of telecommunication and informatics to manage the fleet before, during and after each trip. The data collection systems track the location, speed, driving behavior and other parameters of each vehicle. Based on the data collected and collated, fleet operators can monitor, manage and communicate with the fleet better and optimize each trip.

With the implementation of Telematics, the fleet operators can optimize the routes efficiently. The constant monitoring also enables the fleet operators to arrive at alternate routes in case of traffic blockades or other emergencies. The module provides optimal collection routes and ensures that the waste is collected through the shortest and quickest routes. Drivers can collect more waste in less time. The reduced uptime results in the saving of time and fuel. This greatly reduces operation costs and saves valuable resources. Telematics offers an eco-friendly and sustainable solution for Waste Management Fleets.

 Driver safety and fleet safety are also greatly enhanced with the adoption of the Telematics system. The system allows for the constant monitoring of the vehicles and forewarns in the case of potential breakdowns. This reduces the downtime of the vehicle and the burden on the drivers. Telematics systems allow you to improve and extend the life of your fleet.

 What Tangerine can do for you

Tangerine brings to you an innovative complete solution of commercial fleet management tools and compliance offering to protect your drivers, trucks while you focus on your core operations. Rest assured, your fleet is well protected.

 Tangerine’s Video Telematics provides specific coverage and risk management options to businesses operating waste management fleets. By integrating Tangerine’s video telematics solutions into your fleets, we not only protect your trucks and drivers but also reduce costs, increase efficiency and improve your overall operations.

  To know more: https://tangerine.ai/fleet-management/telematics-optimizing-waste-management-fleets/

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Enhance your fleet operations with asset tracking

Asset tracking can improve your fleet’s productivity and vehicle utilization by 10-15% and 15-20% respectively and reduce fuel consumption by 20-25%, idle time by 20-30%, miles driven by 5-10% and overtime by 10-15%. Telematics makes your fleet safer, keeps you from getting lost, summons roadside assistance at the press of a button, routes you around accidents. Asset tracker leverages on telematics from each vehicle of the fleet to improve driver safety by monitoring speeding, hard braking, and other risky driving habits, reduce greenhouse emissions and meet other environmental goals, route drivers more efficiently to improve customer service and on-time deliveries, increase revenues by taking on more business without adding drivers or vehicles and gain a competitive advantage by improving overall fleet efficiency.

Here are some reasons why you should add asset tracking to your fleet.

● Real time tracking

Adding asset tracking to your fleet provides you with the most up-to-date information on your fleet and your assets’ location at any given time. The old tracking method using paper and ink, maps, and spreadsheets just doesn’t perform in today’s competitive market. Even the most organized fleet manager will have difficulty keeping track of everything this way. If you are successful at manual tracking, you would be the only person who has immediate access to the information, leading to multiple phone calls and messages back and forth among team members

● Improved Accuracy

Assets tracker lets you manage your assets more accurately. No matter how organized and experienced you are, it is nearly impossible to track multiple moving parts using old, manual methods. Accurate tracking is essential in getting things where they need to be, at the appropriate time. You can then handle urgent or emergent requests from your customers without guesswork.

● Predictive Maintenance

Address these issues as they arise to prevent costly repairs and ensure that your technicians have the tools they need to do their jobs. Having equipment go down can shut down operations completely and cost you valuable time and money. Delays in project completion and employee downtime add up to real dollars that negatively impact the bottom line.

● Vehicle Recovery

With accurate asset tracking, you can prevent or recover thousands of dollars in loss due to theft. With fleet tracking software, you can recognize unauthorized or inappropriate use of your assets before significant losses occur. If the unfortunate happens and one of your fleet vehicles is stolen, knowing it’s exact location using the GPS vehicle tracking device allows you to recover your vehicle quickly thereby reducing vandalism and damage.  Also, quick response to theft greatly increases the likelihood of the vehicle’s recovery before it’s stripped down.

● Immobilization

If your vehicles are left at your work premises, yard, depot or some other frequent parking spot, you can receive instant, automatic notification by SMS text or email if your vehicle leaves that area.  That way you quickly know if someone is having unauthorized access to your vehicle and you can immobilize the engine.

Final words

Fleet managers will know which vehicles are currently in use, idle and available for dispatch. This will allow dispatchers to route equipment to job sites and other locations with speed and efficiency – reducing costly downtime and keeping your operations on schedule. The smart fleet management solution cuts greenhouse emissions, improves driver safety, expands customer service, and more. Eventually, the system will alter how people manage their fleets with the purpose of cut costs and do more with less. Asset tracking helps fleet managers to spend less on predictive maintenance tasks and repairs and pay lower insurance premiums.

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Telematics for Electric Vehicles

Electric vehicles are the future and recent reports have confirmed that these vehicles have now entered their fastest phase of growth. Drastic improvements in Electric Vehicle (EV) technology, along with the government’s focus on reducing global warming and encouraging zero-emission vehicles, have provided a much-needed impetus to the EV market.

When placed in an electric vehicle, Telematics will track fleet data to help:

●        Monitor energy consumption and energy generation.

●        Improve driving habits.

●        Monitor battery’s state of charge.

●        Location and booking of the next charging station.

With such telematics data in hand, field service managers can also do effective route management, benchmark vehicle utilization, monitor charge reporting, and measure whether their plans are effective in reducing costs and emissions.

Fuel and Electric Vehicle Energy Usage Report

You must review both fuel and EV energy usage. This helps answer questions such as the typical electric range and the performance of fleet Electric Vehicles compared to fuel vehicles. The Fuel and EV energy usage report provides an insight into battery use specifically, if it is being maximized and identify if any of the EVs are running solely on gas.

Electric Vehicle Fleet Map Functionality

The Fleet map functionality includes real-time data on battery charge percentage and charging status. The Real-time battery charge percentage helps you identify which EVs/PHEVs in your fleet have the most or least battery charge. This helps to dispatch the nearest vehicle with enough battery charge to get the job done. Real-time charging status provides a view of which vehicles are actively being charged at any given time.

Custom Notifications with EV data

The custom notifications enable you to receive notifications when the battery of a vehicle reaches critical level while on the road and needs to be charged. You can prioritize charge order based on vehicles in the lot with the lowest charge level. By establishing a ‘no-charge time’ rule, you can eliminate charging during peak electricity rate times. If a vehicle is charged during the time, a notification can be sent to the fleet manager.

Alerts and Notifications

Telematics solutions must be able to send notifications by email, SMS or web application; either to the management team, or directly to the driver. You will need real-time notifications for conditions such as:

●        Optimized charging:

You can be notified if an EV should be charging and is not, ensuring that the vehicle is fully charged when it is needed and a driver is not missing a charging opportunity. It could be that the EV was not plugged in, or there is a malfunction with the charging station. Knowing each vehicle’s real-time charging status prevents loss of productivity resulting from insufficiently charged vehicles, or from drivers who forget to plug in.

●        Charging complete:

The dispatch team receives an alert or e-mail notification, alerting them to the fact that the vehicle is now ready for use, or the plug is available for use by another vehicle.

●        Electric Vehicle model support

Unlike conventional Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles, EVs do not communicate EV specific information in any mandatory standards. The Telematics applications need the ability to access this information for all the models in your fleet that include EVs. That is why it is important to confirm that EV models you have in your fleet today and those you are considering in the future are fully supported for the data elements.

Final Words

Fleet Management is rapidly evolving and fleets of all sizes, across all service sectors that are turning to telematics platforms to optimize their operations. The need for EV-Specific Telematics is because of the emission reductions and the lower cost of ownership, which are the primary benefits and tied to the high utilization rate. Whether you are looking to make your fleet 1% or 100% electric, you must ensure that those vehicles are fully data supported by your fleet management system. EVs have unique metrics that need to be monitored in order to optimize their performance, range and return on investment. As well, that the telematics solution you have selected has the capabilities and historic track record to support future models.

  To know more: https://tangerine.ai/blog/telematics-for-electric-vehicles/

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IoT and Data Analytics Reducing Accidents

Fleet accidents refer to accidents involving vehicles that are owned or operated by a company or organization for business purposes. These can include delivery vehicles, company cars, and heavy duty vehicles such as trucks and buses. Fleet accidents can have serious consequences, including damage to vehicles and equipment, injuries to drivers and passengers, and liability for the company.

Driver behavior is a major contributor to fleet accidents and can include issues such as distracted driving, reckless driving, and fatigue. Vehicle maintenance is also a critical factor in preventing fleet accidents, as poorly maintained vehicles are more likely to experience mechanical failure and breakdowns.

For a safer road..

Companies that operate fleet vehicles have a responsibility to ensure the safety of their drivers and the general public. They can do this by implementing policies and procedures that promote safe driving, providing regular training and coaching for drivers, and conducting regular maintenance on the fleet vehicles.

Driver rating

In a street filled with 10 vehicles, all it takes is one driver and one vehicle to upset the apple cart. On the other side of the same equation, if you train that one driver and sensitize them about good driving practices, the road will be that much safer.

Annual accident rates are steadily increasing – this has resulted in huge liabilities, lost productivity and financial damage. A small number of drivers account for a large percentage of a fleet’s risk threat. Driver scorecards assume importance as they are performance evaluations that measure the effectiveness and efficiency of drivers in the fleet industry. These scorecards typically take into account various factors such as safety, fuel efficiency, delivery accuracy, and customer service, and assign scores to each driver based on their performance. The aim of data-driven driver scorecards is to provide feedback to drivers and fleet managers and help them improve their driving skills, as well as to provide companies with data to help make informed decisions about staffing and resource allocation.

Driver rating can improve safety by providing feedback to drivers and highlighting areas for improvement. Some specific ways driver rating can improve safety include:

1. Encouraging safe driving habits: Driver rating can incentivize drivers to follow safe driving practices and reduce risky behaviors on the road.

2. Identifying high-risk drivers: Driver rating can help identify drivers who have a history of unsafe driving habits and provide targeted training and coaching to help them improve.

3. Monitoring driver performance: Driver rating systems can continuously monitor driver behavior and provide real-time feedback, helping to improve safety in real-time.

4. Improving vehicle maintenance: Driver rating can also encourage drivers to report vehicle maintenance issues, which can help improve the safety of vehicles on the road.

By using Telematics data to monitor driver behavior and vehicle maintenance, fleet managers can take proactive steps to improve safety and reduce the risk of accidents. This can include providing training and coaching for drivers, implementing policies and procedures to promote safe driving, and scheduling regular maintenance for fleet vehicles.

Tangerine

Tangerine offers customizable data-driven solutions that enable you to combat commercial vehicle crashes and improve the performance of your fleet. Our innovative fleet management tools give you complete visibility and help increase the efficiency, safety and productivity of your fleet through actionable intelligence. You can review, track, intervene and improve your fleet operations stress-free.

Live track drivers, Identify at-risk drivers, compare driver performance, prevent accidents & improve fleet safety. Our specially devised driver scoring is powered by AI, and provides you with individual scores for each driver. Gain access to driving style and analytics with cross vehicle and cross driver reports by creating profiles for each driver. The information can be used by fleet managers to identify patterns, set guidelines and train drivers to improve driving habits and reduce accidents.

 To know more: https://tangerine.ai/blog/iot-and-data-analytics-reducing-accidents/

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Put a Stop to Asset Theft and Boost Fleet Security

Due to the pandemic worldwide, the cargo supply chain gained a lot of scope. But at the same time, distance and other aspects lead to increased cargo theft and sometimes fleet theft too.

According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, cargo theft ranges from $15 billion to $35 billion annually and continues to rise in the United States.

Studies show that cargo theft is persistently increasing and hence, preventing theft and securing fleets are of utmost importance. Fleet managers need to have continuous communication regarding dispatched cargo, and drivers need to be aware of the risk and secure unattended cargo. Tangerine provides a quick and cost effective solution for asset theft through telematics backed by IoT and artificial intelligence.

○ Enhancing visibility :

GPS mechanisms and telematics in fleets have gained utmost importance nowadays. Studies show that vehicles with telematics are less likely to be targeted for theft as the risk of being caught by police substantially increases. Trackers such as Tangerine’s Jido tracking device, gives fleet managers access to monitor all their assets from one single dashboard. Access to clear visuals, help fleet owners monitor and take corrective action in case of theft, and also helps law enforcement aid cargo recovery.

○ Suspicious alert notifications :

Tangerine’s Jido tracker, helps fleet managers  monitor suspicious activities that take place while transiting cargo or at the time of fleet movement. If a fleet vehicle is traveling out of the desired set perimeters, the Jido tracker sends alerts or notifications that could help take corrective measures on time to prevent and secure cargo.

○ All on one single dashboard :

Secured dash cams are of the greatest advantage in preventing cargo theft. In addition to that, dashcam footage, details of vehicle fleets and assets can be viewed on one single platform, making it easily accessible and less time consuming for fleet managers.Now fleet owners can get access to all fleet information from one device,thus preventing  fleet cargo theft and avoiding major losses.

○ Documenting the status :

Not only documenting the status and condition of freight, Connected tracking solutions help fleet managers  understand when and where there is an incident with a truck, trailer or container — like opening doors outside of defined locations. Through this, it can significantly assist fleet managers during theft by track-and-trace and, ultimately, the recovery of stolen goods.

○ Enhancing security :

Running a large fleet is complex. By enabling fleet managers to use the latest innovative fleet telematics, fleet managers can now make instant decisions when fleet safety is compromised. Keeping track of your fleet vehicles, not only reduces fleet risk , but will also give you peace of mind and will keep your fleet running without incurring costly fines for violating regulations or accident liability.

 To know more: https://tangerine.ai/blog/put-a-stop-to-asset-theft-and-boost-fleet-security/

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Video Telematics  Data-Driven Safety For Fleets

Any fleet organization is only as good as its driving crew and the vehicles that form the fleet. Though the nature of fleet operation entails danger, a successful anticipation and mitigation of potential risks reduces danger and ensures a safe and happy work environment. Traffic accidents and goods damage comprise a major chunk of the risk hazard. Technology plays an essential role in reducing the risks associated with fleet operation.

 Fleet Safety

Data-driven analytics like video telematics combined with GPS can help in tracking and analyzing driving patterns and establish effective fleet safety protocols. It can enable fleet managers to set clear and consistent expectations of drivers.

 Driver Monitoring

Continuous driver monitoring through GPS and in-vehicle cameras help in tracking driving patterns. It makes drivers more accountable. Based on the data obtained, safety training programmes can be introduced to improve driving safety and educate and persuade ‘risky’ drivers to adopt safe driving practices. This curtails risky driving behaviors and lessens vehicle accidents, thereby reducing vehicle downtime.

 To know more: https://tangerine.ai/blog/video-telematics-data-driven-safety-for-fleets/

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Trucking safety tips to combat the rise of commercial vehicle crashes in 2023

Winter months being harsher with treacherous driving conditions, this part of the year usually sees the highest number of crashes as well. Fleet operators have the added responsibility to safely and efficiently negotiate the difficult roads and situations, and ensure timely deliveries and profitability.

Here are a few common reasons for commercial vehicle crashes, and effective safety tips that could help you combat them.

Speeding

If there ever was an award for the chief contributor for crashes, speeding would win it hands down! According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), out of 3 fatal trucking incidents, at least 1 is the direct result of speeding. There is a direct and inextricable relation between speeding and crash – as the speed increases, so do the chances of crashing and severity of the impact.

Negligent driving can be combated using AI-based telematics solutions. You can track high-risk behavior such as speeding, sudden braking, swerving etc. through in-cab cameras, GPS-based tracking and dash-cams. With feedback from driver monitoring systems, you can intervene and address the issues through driver training and awareness initiatives.

Overworked Drivers

According to NHTSA, more than 100,000 incidents occur when drivers fall asleep at the wheel. Drowsy drivers cause 40,000 incident-related injuries! Staggering, isn’t it?

Burnout is a real threat to safe driving. Fatigue is among the top reasons for crashes. Fatigue slows down the body’s reflexes and numbs the reactions.

With AI-based solutions, you can plan the route better and allocate the right drivers for the right job. Route and driver optimization ensures that both the vehicle and the driver are well rested, and are working at peak efficiency at all times.

Distracted Driving  

AI powered fleet safety systems such as in-cabin video monitoring, dash-cam, satellite-based monitoring systems etc. capture incident videos and upload them to the cloud for automatic analysis. Real-time alerts notify drivers of their distracted driving and help them stay focused and alert. Strategic reports based on driving patterns and route traversed help fleet operators derive and mitigate recurring trends that affect productivity. This helps avoid high-risk driver demographics or accident locations, accident types or scenarios.

Vehicle Breakdowns

Vehicle breakdown is a major cause for crashes. A faulty vehicle is like a loose missile on the road! It poses danger to the driver, as well as other occupants of the road.

Evolution of automobile technology has necessitated sensors and computer chips to monitor and adjust various parameters to ensure efficient functioning of vehicles. The sensors collect and crunch a lot of data. With the help of AI technology, it is possible to monitor, record and understand these data. By accessing and utilizing these inputs, operators can gain valuable insights into the condition and performance of the vehicles. By using AI technology, failures can be predicted accurately and risky situations can be avoided with quick and timely interventions.

Tangerine

Tangerine offers customizable solutions that enable you to combat commercial vehicle crashes and improve the performance of your fleet. Our innovative fleet management tools give you complete visibility and help increase the efficiency, safety and productivity of your fleet through actionable intelligence. You can review, track, intervene and improve your fleet operations stress-free. Whether it is vehicle utilization, current location, driver-vehicle allocation, vehicles needing repairs, you can get answers to all these questions with real-time data displayed at just one place for your convenience. You can also live track all your assets with map and satellite view and filter them based on whether they are currently in motion, idle or offline.

To know more: https://tangerine.ai/blog/trucking-safety-tips-to-combat-the-rise-of-commercial-vehicle-crashes-in-2023-2/

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How Commercial Auto Telematics Help Make Informative Risk Decisions

Telematics is the integration of Telecommunications & Informatics. The most common application of the Telematics system is in Commercial Fleet Management Systems. Telematic aids such as integrated cameras, GPS monitoring systems, internet connectivity and machine-to-machine communication systems offer unprecedented data access that can revolutionize the way fleets are operated. Commercial Auto Telematics helps in developing data-driven risk management strategies which can accelerate profitability and reliability.

Commercial Auto Telematics

Implementation of telematics systems in commercial fleet management systems helps you gain an informed perspective into fleet risk and operational efficiency. Telematics technologies collect & transmit data on vehicle usage patterns, radius of use, driving conditions and maintenance requirements of the vehicle. Through effective monitoring of the entire system, a commercial fleet operator can gain a comprehensive view of the health, profitability & productivity of the entire fleet.

What are the benefits of Commercial Auto Telematics?

Telematics system offers a viable solution to better manage the fleet. Telematics technologies collect, collate and transmit data on vehicle use, driving pattern and routes. Telematics offers insights into the related exposures of the fleet and helps arrive at data-driven risk management strategies to minimize the risks. Through effective monitoring of the entire system, it is now possible to gain an insight into the risk models and arrive at safety initiatives. It enables the fleet operator to take faster and more accurate decisions through informed insights. Due to the precise data available, fleet operators now have unprecedented access to real-time data and visibility into commercial auto risk. Telematics brings transparency and actionable insights into fleet management systems.  

Drive the change

Through the integration & adoption of modern technologies, Telematics helps in reducing operational costs, boosts productivity & improves accountability of the entire system. Telematics also promotes safety by anticipating and reducing potential risks through predictive models. Also, due to the enhanced connectivity, support can be called for immediately in case of an emergency.

Telematics systems promote a proactive maintenance schedule. Through Telematics integration, fleet usage patterns and fleet health can be monitored regularly. This helps predict the vehicle condition and anticipate potential failure risks & driver approach through data-driven models. Through preventive actions and care, the maintenance costs can be reduced significantly and undesirable downtime of the fleet can be reduced.

With assured benefits like cost reduction, productivity increase & improved accountability, Telematics is an integral & indispensable component of all modern commercial fleet operations.

What Tangerine Can Do For You

Tangerine brings to you an innovative complete solution of commercial fleet management tools and compliance offering to protect your drivers, trucks while you focus on your core operations. Rest assured, your fleet is well protected.

Tangerine’s Video Telematics provides specific coverage and risk management options to businesses operating fleets. By integrating Tangerine’s video telematics solutions into your fleets, we not only protect your trucks and drivers but also reduce costs, increase efficiency and improve your overall operations.

This makes your fleet easier to manage, and can save your company a significant amount of money.

Tangerine’s niche expertise provides the products you need and the service you deserve to get back on the road faster. We understand your needs and share your concerns. We have programs that fit your fleet requirements perfectly so that you can drive with confidence.

To know more: https://tangerine.ai/blog/how-commercial-auto-telematics-help-make-informative-risk-decisions/

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Telematics for Electric Vehicles

Electric vehicles are the future and recent reports have confirmed that these vehicles have now entered their fastest phase of growth. Drastic improvements in Electric Vehicle (EV) technology, along with the government’s focus on reducing global warming and encouraging zero-emission vehicles, have provided a much-needed impetus to the EV market.

When placed in an electric vehicle, Telematics will track fleet data to help:

●        Monitor energy consumption and energy generation.

●        Improve driving habits.

●        Monitor battery’s state of charge.

●        Location and booking of the next charging station.

With such telematics data in hand, field service managers can also do effective route management, benchmark vehicle utilization, monitor charge reporting, and measure whether their plans are effective in reducing costs and emissions.

Fuel and Electric Vehicle Energy Usage Report

You must review both fuel and EV energy usage. This helps answer questions such as the typical electric range and the performance of fleet Electric Vehicles compared to fuel vehicles. The Fuel and EV energy usage report provides an insight into battery use specifically, if it is being maximized and identify if any of the EVs are running solely on gas.

Electric Vehicle Fleet Map Functionality

The Fleet map functionality includes real-time data on battery charge percentage and charging status. The Real-time battery charge percentage helps you identify which EVs/PHEVs in your fleet have the most or least battery charge. This helps to dispatch the nearest vehicle with enough battery charge to get the job done. Real-time charging status provides a view of which vehicles are actively being charged at any given time.

Custom Notifications with EV data

The custom notifications enable you to receive notifications when the battery of a vehicle reaches critical level while on the road and needs to be charged. You can prioritize charge order based on vehicles in the lot with the lowest charge level. By establishing a ‘no-charge time’ rule, you can eliminate charging during peak electricity rate times. If a vehicle is charged during the time, a notification can be sent to the fleet manager.

Alerts and Notifications

Telematics solutions must be able to send notifications by email, SMS or web application; either to the management team, or directly to the driver. You will need real-time notifications for conditions such as:

●        Optimized charging:

You can be notified if an EV should be charging and is not, ensuring that the vehicle is fully charged when it is needed and a driver is not missing a charging opportunity. It could be that the EV was not plugged in, or there is a malfunction with the charging station. Knowing each vehicle’s real-time charging status prevents loss of productivity resulting from insufficiently charged vehicles, or from drivers who forget to plug in.

●        Charging complete:

The dispatch team receives an alert or e-mail notification, alerting them to the fact that the vehicle is now ready for use, or the plug is available for use by another vehicle.

●        Electric Vehicle model support

Unlike conventional Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles, EVs do not communicate EV specific information in any mandatory standards. The Telematics applications need the ability to access this information for all the models in your fleet that include EVs. That is why it is important to confirm that EV models you have in your fleet today and those you are considering in the future are fully supported for the data elements.

Final Words

Fleet Management is rapidly evolving and fleets of all sizes, across all service sectors that are turning to telematics platforms to optimize their operations. The need for EV-Specific Telematics is because of the emission reductions and the lower cost of ownership, which are the primary benefits and tied to the high utilization rate. Whether you are looking to make your fleet 1% or 100% electric, you must ensure that those vehicles are fully data supported by your fleet management system. EVs have unique metrics that need to be monitored in order to optimize their performance, range and return on investment. As well, that the telematics solution you have selected has the capabilities and historic track record to support future models.

 To know more: https://tangerine.ai/blog/telematics-for-electric-vehicles/

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Increasing Lifetime & Uptime of Fleets Is Easier With Telematics

Fleets form the backbone of any country’s economy. They drive the nation’s economy. Fleets are the circulatory system that hauls goods, materials and personnel across the length and breadth of the globe, often in stressful and harsh conditions. They often work on tight, time-bound schedules that are critical for productivity and profitability.

 If even a single vehicle from a fleet is off the road, it means a loss of revenue for the fleet operator as well as for the client. The loss is not just restricted to monetary loss – brand image and perception also take a big hit. Increasing fleet uptime is therefore imperative for running a smooth and efficient operation. Increasing the lifetime and uptime of fleets is critical for a venture to remain productive and profitable. But is it possible to increase productivity without over-stressing an already stressed workforce? The answer might lie in efficient management of vehicle health and reducing downtimes.

 Prevention is better than cure!

 Proactive maintenance goes a long way in ensuring that the fleet is firing on all cylinders and is operating at maximum efficiency – always. Following a regular maintenance schedule helps in mitigating serious damage by identifying potential issues well in advance. It also helps to lower unforeseen and serious breakdowns and avoid vehicle downtimes.

 While following a pre-despatch vehicle inspection checklist is a possible way to anticipate problems and avoid breakdown instances, a real-time telematics-based vehicle monitoring system is a great way to highlight minor issues through remote diagnostics and prevent them from becoming a serious problem that could possibly lead to a breakdown and hence keep the vehicle off the road for a while.    

 Technology for Better Management

 The key to ensuring better uptime for the fleet is through predictive and proactive maintenance. Modern intelligent telematics-based systems offer a deeper insight into the operations of the fleet and the vehicle health. In-vehicle monitoring systems, monitor the status of the vehicle systems. They warn in advance when they sense a possible fault. By early identification of the issue and limiting the possible ripple damage, they help to reduce the downtime of the fleet.

 Vehicle monitoring systems monitor a wide array of variables and crunch the data into meaningful and actionable points. Predictive and preventive data are aided by this useful information. Various factors like route, driver alertness, throttle input, tyre pressure, ambient temperature, engine temperature, electrical issues, load status etc., are monitored constantly and potential issues are flagged immediately. This enables one to predict and prevent issues, thereby reducing catastrophic failures and hence minimizing downtime.  

 By keeping the fleet operating at maximum efficiency, unforeseen and stressful downtimes can be reduced significantly. This reduces the burden on the drivers to meet deadlines, and hence lessens their stress and workload to a great extent. This improves productivity of the entire fleet. A happy and relaxed workforce can get a lot more done than a grumpy and stressed workforce!  

 Effortless Fleet Maintenance with Tangerine

 Tangerine uses AI to improve many aspects of fleet maintenance. From reducing unplanned downtime to increasing the overall efficiency in the maintenance and repair process, Tangerine provides a stress-free fleet maintenance system that is sure to boost your fleets’ productivity and profitability.

 Preventive and predictive maintenance information for each asset to track maintenance services and understand RUL.

 Keep tabs on everything from required repairs to scheduled services and daily inspections to keep assets at the highest performance levels.

 Monitor vehicle issues by capturing DTCs for both OBD II and J1939 protocols.

 Tangerine Brings the Power of AI to your Fleet

 Our vertically integrated platform gives complete visibility and increases the efficiency, safety and productivity of your fleets through actionable intelligence. Tangerine offers a one-stop solution that covers all the tools you need to manage your fleet.

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Sustainable Fleet Management How Tangerine is Making An Impact

The concept of Telematics has profoundly impacted the fleet industry. Its impact on fleet management is so great that it makes one wonder why the technology did not arrive sooner or how the industry coped for so long without Telematics!

 Telematics is an indispensable tool to improve a fleet’s sustainability. With real time feedback and data that the telematics system provides, actionable steps that contribute to better management of the fleet can be taken by fleet operators. These changes are the impactful elements that push the fleet towards sustainability.  

 Tangerine is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered data analytics company for smart mobility solutions. It integrates telematics solutions into your fleet operations, thereby increasing the efficiency, safety, productivity, and sustainability of the fleet through actionable intelligence. Tangerine drives profitable growth of your business by influencing and improving the sustainability of your fleet. A few ways by which Tangerine helps you better manage your fleet are :

 Route Optimization

Telematics allows fleet operators to arrive at the most efficient route in advance. The system also optimizes routes in real-time by analyzing and sometimes predicting changes. This helps fleet operators meet client expectations for delivery times. It can also improve overall fleet performance and lead to a data-driven, optimized fleet operation.

 Fuel Economy

With Tangerine, you can plan your routes better and avoid unnecessary detours or stops. You can also assign the best suited vehicle and driver for each trip. With better route planning, reduced stops, and optimized vehicle and driving behavior, it is obvious that fuel expenses are reduced significantly.

 Fleet Maintenance

Tangerine keeps your fleet secure. You can cut down on unscheduled downtimes with preventive and predictive maintenance. This can be achieved through complete and detailed monitoring of the fleet service history, maintenance schedule, and real-time vehicle health information. By keeping a tab on each vehicle’s health, unplanned downtime can be reduced, thereby boosting performance and efficiency to the highest levels.

 Driver Performance Evaluation

 Tangerine helps you gain deeper insights into driver performance. It gives you real-time as well as collated data about the driver’s performance, safety, efficiency, and driving style. Our driving score is powered by AI and is based on overspeeding, sudden accelerations, hard braking, sharp cornering, drowsiness, total triptimes etc. Through the analysis the data, driver performance and overall safety can be improved drastically by timely intervention and coaching.

 Compliance and Regulation

 Tangerine provides you with electronic logging device (ELD) compliance solutions. This helps your fleet stay compliant with current regulations and avoid penalties and violations at inspections. It also significantly reduces the time spent completing HOS logs.

 Tangerine enables you to unlock new levels of productivity and operational efficiency with the help of industry-first solutions that bring innovation, automation and data insights to your fleet management. With greater transparency and accountability, your fleet can be safer, productive and happier. Tangerine fuels your fleet’s sustainability with AI and data analytics integrated approach.  

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One Platform to Manage Them All

One-stop solution covering all the tools you need to manage your fleet with sustainable and profitable growth of the business. To know more: https://tangerine.ai/

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Performance Management for Fleets

Performance management for fleets is a measurement through which the effectiveness and efficiency of the fleet management strategy can be demonstrated. It is an index of performance that will help you to enhance the fleet’s overall productivity. Fleet productivity is the basic measure of work output. By creating a productivity score, you can objectively measure performance and thus identify successes and pinpoint areas for improvement. The ultimate goal of any performance management is to achieve fleet efficiency and reduce your fleet costs.

 There are many ways to determine performance benchmarks. Key Performance Indicators (KPI) is a great way to measure and bridge the gap between where you are and where you actually want to be. Monitoring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) refers to the tools and methods that fleet operators use to monitor performance metrics of the fleet. By measuring KPIs, various specific data are captured. The collected data are then analyzed and converted into useful metrics that can be measured and reported in easily understandable charts and dashboards. This can help determine if the performance level of the fleet indicates a level of improvement or if there is a need to optimize specific areas of the operation. KPIs offer insights into various aspects of a fleet’s operations. They can also be customized depending on needs and specific requirements.

 Monitoring Maintenance Schedule

 A good indicator of fleet performance is the data correlation between scheduled maintenance versus unscheduled maintenance routines. Scheduled maintenance is indicative of a proactive plan – where the fleet functions to a set routine of calculated disruptions where preventive and regular maintenance works are carried out during pre-scheduled downtimes, whereas unscheduled maintenance is indicative of reactive maintenance – a downtime that arises due to the need to perform an unavoidable repair work, thereby rendering the vehicle out of action. Unscheduled maintenance stops are indicative of breakdowns – unnecessary and unplanned downtimes that throw schedules into a tizzy. By tracking your fleet’s scheduled versus unscheduled maintenance, you can check how effective your preventive maintenance plans have been. If there is not much asynchrony between the two parameters, it means that your preventive maintenance plan is working. A preventive maintenance plan is a controlled and planned downtime that gives your fleet trouble-free extension of life and avoids unexpected breakdowns.

 Service Costs

 You can also measure the amount you spend per mile on maintenance and upkeep of the fleet. Lower the spend, higher is the performance of your fleet. After a period of time, all vehicles start losing out on efficiency and will require constant upkeep. By monitoring maintenance expenditures, you will know precisely when the asset starts non-performing and by prompt replacement, you can ensure that the overall efficiency of the fleet remains high and maintenance costs remain low.

 Fuel Costs

 Fuel fuels your fleet – and if the expenditure is too much, it can burn a hole into your profits! Fuel spends are a major expenditure incurred in fleet operation. By monitoring fuel spends you can understand whether your strategy is working or failing. Based on the data, you can tweak route optimization, vehicle allocation, driver behavior and even run a vehicle condition check to ensure the operational efficiency stays high.

 Driver Safety Behavior

 Safety on the road is a big parameter that defines how efficient and productive your fleet is. If the number of incidents on the road is zero and close to zero, it means that your fleet is a minimum-risk high-performing asset. By monitoring incident data, you can understand where things are going wrong, and based on the feedback work at solving issues such as correcting driver behavior, modifying driving habits, optimizing route and vehicle etc. Reducing incidents ensures that unnecessary downtimes are eliminated and the fleet continues operating at a high efficiency. It also avoids expenses incurred through traffic penalties, repairs, messy litigations and high insurance premiums.    

 Tangerine

 Tangerine offers customizable Telematics solutions that enable you to track your fleet and monitor performance. Our innovative fleet management tools give you complete visibility and help increase the efficiency, safety and productivity of your fleet through actionable intelligence. With technology and data analytics, you can cut down on inefficiencies by identifying and resolving performance discrepancies quickly. You can review, track, intervene and improve your fleet operations.

 With Tangerine’s fleet analytics dashboard, you can track your fleet remotely. Data such as vehicle’s live location, speed, distance traversed, driving duration, idle time, stops etc are tracked realtime. This gives you a complete record of daily KPIs like number of vehicles in operation, maintenance schedules/requirement of the vehicles, total distance covered by the vehicles, time taken, fuel consumed etc. Live tracking also helps you evaluate driver analytics. By examining driver behavior data, you can actuate resultant interventions and awareness initiatives, and cut down on expenses such as fuel costs, maintenance expenses and traffic violations. You can also prevent unscheduled downtimes.

 Tangerine also helps you to attend to and solve vehicle issues using proactive maintenance schedules. This reduces the chances of unexpected breakdowns, by staying on top of regular and overall maintenance. With Tangerine’s AI capabilities, you can better predict component failure and Remaining Useful Like (RUL).

 With Tangerine’s AI-Powered Fleet Analytics, you can make data-driven and analytics-based informed decisions that will allow you to increase the performance of your fleet and its overall efficiency by leveraging predictive insights. You can discover new opportunities to fine-tune your organization’s functional efficiency and performance, thereby improving productivity and profitability.

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The Rise of Remote Fleet Management

In the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, to monitor the productivity of their fleet drivers and manage tasks in a remote environment, fleet managers are focusing on new ways. Most expect to continue this trend as businesses learn the advantages of using innovative technology in fleet management. Remote fleet management involves the use of advanced software systems to track assets in a fleet and stay connected with drivers and other key personnel. With the innovations in telematics, remote fleet management has emerged as a way to create more effective and efficient fleets.

 Tasks that a manager can do remotely :

 • Setting up a proper work environment

 • Frequently communicating with the team remotely

 • Assigning the work and continuously monitoring the same

 • Real-time access to the notification and attaining the same

 • Getting daily vehicle inspection from the team and monitoring

 • Having real time contact with the team

 •Frequently monitoring customers views and feedback

 The Pros of Remote Fleet Management :

 According to the RFID Journal, “Using remote fleet management technology can help fleet owners and other companies remotely manage their vehicles and garner benefits related to telematics, cognition and advanced analytics.”

  Along with real-time viewing and managing of assets, Telematics provides communication at all times with the team. Though this can seem like a daunting task for fleet managers, advanced software makes it easier than ever.

 • Risk management.

 This helps to track the performance of drivers remotely as automated systems also can coach drivers in real-time and provide alerts of impending dangerous situations, lowering the chances of accidents.

 • Vehicle assignments.

 Managers can assign drivers from anywhere with whatever device they have connected to the system. It also allows managers to track the utilization and productivity of every asset, helping them to make operations more efficient.

 • Increase transparency of fleet operations.

 In the cases of numerous branches that need to be managed, remote fleet management provides detailed top-tier views of the fleet. Instead of visiting every branch personally, a manager may get highlights and consolidated data which allows to supervise and monitor remotely.  

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