Driver behavior-monitoring technology is a crucial part of most modern fleet management systems, routinely tracking almost every aspect of a driver’s actions and habits while they’re out on the road. To improve safety, ensure regulatory compliance, and maximize fleet efficiency, driver behavior-monitoring technology employs telematics and sensors to track everything from speeding and hard braking to sharp turns and idling.

Those behavioral patterns to identify which data points to risk – such as the likelihood of an accident – and fleet managers can respond to focused training programs, behavior, even using real do something wrong.

Further, the monitoring of the driver’s ‘black box’ helps the trucking company comply with the regulations and provides a record in case of an accident that can limit liability exposure. The ‘black box’ thus serves to maintain high standards of road safety and customer service. Both will improve with better driver behaviors. The more reliable the fleet becomes, the lower will be the operating costs for it.

Driver behavior monitoring, done well, promotes a safety-conscious atmosphere inside the fleet where all drivers strive to be their best and ultimately results in more efficient fleet operations and lower maintenance and insurance costs.