Fleet management programs in the trucking industry now routinely incorporate vehicle camera systems to provide safety, compliance, and on-road monitoring offerings. This array of fleet management products, also known as dash cams, are form-factored and incorporated into commercial vehicles to capture continuous video of roadway conditions, driver behavior, and other key incidents while driving.

The key use of vehicle camera systems is in the area of safety as they are designed to monitor and record driving behavior and provide video evidence for training and correcting drivers of lapses and unsafe driving habits. They play an extremely important role in the whole process of incident resolution by providing clear incontrovertible evidence of what has transpired and significantly speeding up the whole process of claiming compensation by the insurer. Last but not least they help the fleet owners to avoid penalties by ensuring full compliance with the various provisos and regulations relating to safety.

In addition to safety and compliance, vehicle camera systems can assist with security in several ways. Cameras can function as a theft deterrent when vehicles are unattended and can record footage of vandalism or other nefarious activity. For fleet managers, remote real-time access to camera footage helps with managing drivers and assets and can improve operational efficiencies.

These advancements include GPS-tracking, real-time data transmission, and, more recently, artificial intelligence systems, capable of flagging to managers sudden braking or distracted driving.