I am currently working on a research project for a marketing piece that my company is working on. As I dive into the mound of paperwork that I have on my desk that I have compiled, I began to glance at some of the statistics that relate to fatal vehicle crashes.
What I am finding is amazing!
The National Center for Statistics and Analysis posted a study on this very subject (fatal crashes), and their statistics are very eye-opening.
Did you know that more than 60% of all fatal crashes happen between the hours of 12:00AM and 06:00AM? Also, of those fatal crashes, over 70% were speeding? And, more than 55% of those crashes did not involve a driver that was impaired by drugs or alcohol.
Now, that sounds unbelievable. I did not believe it either. Maybe for one year, right? No. These statistics are over the course of 15 years. The last 15 years to be exact.
So, what does this have to do with my job? Well..........everything.
See, the use of GPS tracking on your fleet of vehicles can help stop this. Now, do I know how many of these accidents involved employees that were driving their companies vehicle after hours? No. But, do I know that after hours and unauthorized movement of your vehicle is going on at night? Yes. Especially if you are allowing employees to take them home, and you are not currently using a tracking system.
GPS tracking systems allow a user to set automated alerts for several key areas of information. Those range from speeding, after hours movement, geofence violations, excessive idling, and non movement alerting. The alerts can be sent to any email address, or text messaged to any phone number.
Imagine being able to know when your employees are using your vehicles on the weekends or after hours.
It could save your company tons of money! It could save someone's life!
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