SmartDrive Video-Safety Program Selected As ATA Share the Road Program Supporter
Renew Featured Product Agreement for Fourth Straight Year
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, American Trucking Associations announces SmartDrive's support of the ATA Share the Road program and renewal of its ATA Featured Product agreement.
"Transporting consumer goods safely and economically is critical for motor carrier operations every day," said ATA President and CEO Bill Graves. "We are very pleased that SmartDrive is continuing as an ATA Featured Product provider helping our members achieve that vitally important goal. As part of their commitment to safety we are thrilled to welcome them as a supporter for the ATA Share the Road highway safety program."
With innovations in analytics and driver safety, SmartDrive utilizes data from onboard vehicle systems to help fleets and their drivers improve safety performance and fuel efficiency. The in-cab video technology automatically offloads footage when a risky event occurs, showing safety directors, dispatchers and drivers what happened and how the vehicle was being driven, fostering improved driving performance and safety.
"The ATA Share the Road program has long been an advocate for highway safety and, as a company centered on driver safety, SmartDrive is proud to support this initiative and its elite team of professional truck drivers," said Steve Mitgang, CEO of SmartDrive. "We are here to help fleets protect their drivers, improve driving skills, lower operating costs and deliver value to their bottom line. This mission is at the heart of our company and the commitment we make to our customers each and every day."
SmartDrive Systems gives fleets and drivers unprecedented driving performance insight and analysis, helping save fuel, expenses and lives. Its video analysis, predictive analytics and personalized performance program help fleets improve driving skills, lower operating costs and deliver significant ROI. With an easy-to-use managed service, fleets and drivers can access and self-manage driving performance anytime, anywhere. The Company has compiled the world's largest database of more than 80 million analyzed risky-driving events. SmartDrive Systems is based in San Diego, Calif., and employs 450 people worldwide. Follow SmartDrive on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Share the Road is a highway safety outreach program of the American Trucking Associations that educates all drivers about sharing the roads safely with large trucks. An elite team of professional truck drivers with millions of accident-free miles deliver life-saving messages to millions of motorists annually. The safety program is sponsored by Mack Trucks Inc. and Michelin North America Inc., and supported by TA-Petro, Pre-Pass, Hyundai Translead, OmniTracs, SmartDrive Systems, Mack Leasing and Spireon. www.atastr.org. Follow the Share the Road on Twitter and Facebook.
American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry America depends on most to move our nation's freight. Follow ATA on Twitter or on Facebook. Trucking Moves America Forward.
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