Atlanta –
July 16, 2013 - NexTraq®,
the leading GPS fleet tracking and asset management company, announced today
the launch of its complete fleet safety solution including its award-winning distracted
driving solution, NexTraq DriveGuard™, its Online Driver Education courses and
its new Driver Safety Scorecard Report.
In light of the
increasing number of accidents caused by distracted driving and the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s ban on cellphone use in commercial motor
vehicles, the NexTraq DriveGuard solution uses a unique Bluetooth™ Trigger Unit
coupled with a mobile application on a driver’s cellphone to help eliminate a
driver’s temptation to call, email, text or surf the web while driving.
According to the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the average crash costs an
employer $16,500. When a worker has an on-the-job crash that results in an
injury, the cost to their employer is $74,000. Costs can exceed $500,000 when a
fatality is involved. An accident can have negative effects on a business’s
reputation, increase insurance premiums, cause expensive vehicle repair or
replacement costs and potential litigation fees.
Taking a
proactive approach to this issue, NexTraq offers its Online Driver Education
courses for service and distribution businesses to address driver education and
fleet driver safety issues. The online, self-paced classes include
courses on aggressive and distracted driving as well as other fleet driver safety
topics.
"In this
challenging economy, companies must address barriers to profitability in order
to survive. NexTraq’s Driver Safety solution is a good step in managing
this risk effectively to overcome such obstacles," said Michael Nischan, a
Risk Control and Safety Consultant for The McCart Group, a risk management and
insurance brokerage in Atlanta, GA. "The product is robust and unlike
anything else available on the market."
According to the
Governors Highway Safety Association, 1/3 of fatalities are speed-related. With
this in mind, NexTraq’s Fleet Safety Solution includes Speed Alerts and Posted
Speed Alerts as well as the Driver Safety Scorecard Report. This report is
built from data obtained from accelerometers built into the hardware devices to
identify aggressive driving behaviors such as speeding, harsh braking, harsh
acceleration and sudden cornering.
Mike Scarbrough,
the CEO of NexTraq said, “The wellbeing of drivers and the protection of
expensive assets, including company vehicles, is crucial to the success of
service and distribution companies. Our safety solution enables our clients to
prevent expensive accidents and claims as well as educate drivers on the
ramifications of distracted and aggressive driving.”
For more
information on the NexTraq Fleet Tracking solution and its Complete Driver
Safety solution, including NexTraq DriveGuard®, Online Driver Education and the
Driver Safety Scorecard Report, please visit our fleet safety page or call us at 800.358.6178. For a full
list of Online Driver Education courses, please visit: http://nextraq.idrivesafely.com.
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About NexTraq
Established in
2000, NexTraq provides the leading GPS fleet tracking solution in the
telematics industry. The NexTraq® solution is a cloud-based application
that enables service and distribution businesses to optimize fleet operations
while reducing operational costs and maximizing revenue. Based in Atlanta,
NexTraq customers achieve ROI in as little as one month. For more
information, please visit http://www.nextraq.com.
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