SmartDrive to Host Customer Panel on Improving Fleet Safety with Timely Video Analysis and Actionable Data at 2014 ALK Transportation Technology Summit

SAN DIEGO, April 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartDrive Systems, a leader in driving performance solutions that reduce collisions and improve fuel efficiency, today announced that SmartDrive, along with its customers United Natural Foods, Inc. and Bulkmatic Transport, will speak at the 2014 ALK Transportation Technology Summit on a panel focused on the value of timely and actionable video data for improved fleet safety and operational performance. The ALK Transportation Technology Summit, taking place May 19-21 in Princeton, N.J., brings together thought leaders from the transportation industry in a unique forum environment, and focuses on education, industry developments, innovative products and solutions.  

Panel title: Every Minute Counts: Leveraging Video to Improve Fleet Safety
Date and time: Wednesday, May 21 from 11:30 a.m.—12:15 p.m. ET
Location: Hyatt Regency Princeton
Panelists:

• James Berry, safety manager, Bulkmatic Transport
• Deb Dancause, fleet safety manager, United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) & Albert's Organics
• Adam Kahn, senior director of marketing, SmartDrive Systems

The session will focus on the value of time and the power of actionable data when it comes to assessing driver performance and risky road events. Attendees will learn how integrated vehicle safety systems can help fleets reduce collision frequency and costs through timely and effective coaching, and protect themselves from vicarious liability in the cases where a collision does occur. Executives from Bulkmatic Transport and UNFI will share first hand experiences and discuss how SmartDrive's video-based safety programs have helped their fleets lower collision frequency, manage CSA scores, reduce shipper liability, and develop a cooperative driver culture, helping retain, protect and exonerate drivers.

For more information on SmartDrive Systems, visit www.smartdrive.net. To learn more about the ALK Transportation Technology Summit, visit http://www.alktechsummit.com/index.html.

About SmartDrive Systems
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 storehouse of more than 70 million analyzed risky-driving events. SmartDrive Systems is based in San Diego, Calif., and employs more than 400 people worldwide.

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