In This Issue
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- National Safety Council (NSC) Recognizes
June as National Safety Month
- One Simple Step to Improving Your
Driving
- An Editor’s Q&A with Sue Greenway,
sector general manager at DriveCam Inc.
- DriveCam is awarded CMAS contract
- Did You Know...
- DriveCam Academy
- Recent Awards and Recognitions
- DriveCam at Industry Events
- DriveCam in the News
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National Safety Council (NSC) Recognizes June as National Safety Month
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For millions of Americans, the vehicle is a personal office in which to
read the newspaper, a vanity to apply makeup and a personal phone booth
to talk to old friends. As harmless as they may seem, the
National Safety Council (NSC) reports that these reckless everyday
actions create more than 14 million accidents a year. Full
Story >>
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One Simple Step to Improving Your Driving
By Del Lisk, Vice President of Safety
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As June is National Safety Month, it is important to remind your
drivers of two basic steps for improving driver behavior. Each
year, rear-end collisions account for about 30 percent of all U.S.
traffic collisions. Almost every one of these two million
collisions is a combination of poor awareness and inadequate spacing.
Awareness can improve, but as long as a human is controlling the
vehicle, lack of attention will remain an issue. As our customers
will attest, DriveCam is an invaluable asset in identifying and
correcting poor awareness behind the wheel before it leads to a serious
incident. Full
Story >>
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An Editor’s Q&A with Sue Greenway, sector general manager at
DriveCam Inc. |
Sue Greenway
is a sector general manager at DriveCam leading a team with deep
vertical expertise in the transit and motorcoach industries. The
editors of DriveCam’s In the Driver’s Seat e-newsletter recently caught
up with Sue and spoke with her about the unique safety concerns of
transit and motorcoach organizations and DriveCam’s work with
international customers.
Editor:
What brought you to DriveCam?
SG: I
was looking for a new opportunity in a growing industry and a chance to
deliver real value to customers. I also was attracted to the
prospect of working with customers who are excited about the solution
DriveCam offers. My most enjoyable experiences in my role at
DriveCam are those in which I get to know customers and their unique
safety needs and understand the tremendous value the DriveCam solution
brings to their organizations. The fact that we save lives is a
big plus. Full
Story >>
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DriveCam is awarded CMAS contract |
The State of California Department of General
Services (DGS) has awarded DriveCam a California Multiple Award
Schedule (CMAS) contract (3-07-70-2414A) through December 31,
2011. The contract makes it easier for state and local agencies
to purchase and deploy DriveCam’s behavior-based risk mitigation
solution across fleets.
“We’re proud to have met the DGS requirements for a California Multiple
Award Schedule contract and are pleased to facilitate the process for
state and local agencies to procure DriveCam’s behavior-based risk
mitigation solution and services,” said David Blackledge, director of
government business at DriveCam.
To read more about the CMAS announcement and what it can mean for your
business, please click
here.
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Did You Know... |
…that dangerous driving behaviors are being
promoted to help improve your car’s fuel economy? A new trend,
known as “hypermiling” is a technique that fuel-conscious drivers are
supporting to improve mileage and decrease money spent at the
pump. American Trucking Associations (ATA) defines hypermiling as
“an invented term for achieving high fuel economy by several means,
including dangerous ones such as driving partly on the right shoulder,
over-inflating tires, coasting with the ignition off and drafting
behind tractor-trailers.” Drafting is one practice of
hypermiling. ATA states, “Drafting involves driving a car very
close behind a truck to use its reduction of wind resistance to reduce
the amount of energy needed to propel the auto.” Fleet operators
and drivers need to be aware of drafting while on the road.
DriveCam doesn’t condone these dangerous practices and supports ATA’s
recommendation to remove these “tips” from the World Wide Web.
- Some “hypermilers” acknowledge that
drafting and some of the other recommended methods to increase fuel
economy are both dangerous and illegal.
- People that practice hypermiling tend to
drive hybrids. This increases the chances for injury and death as
small and light hybrid vehicles are less able to withstand collision.
- If drivers are looking to save money,
DriveCam has proven to reduce fuel costs five to 10 percent by
improving driver behavior safely. Drivers who practice safe
driving are less likely to slam on brakes, less likely to accelerate
needlessly and maintain a consistent speed, therefore reducing the need
to fill up as often.
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DriveCam Academy |
The next DriveCam Academy training course will
be held on August 2, 2007, at the Sheraton Chicago Northwest in
Chicago, Ill. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CDT.
The DriveCam Academy is a one day course that provides advanced
training on improving driving behavior using the DriveCam
solution. The course is taught by Del Lisk, DriveCam's Vice
President of Safety Services.
The course includes:
o Analyzing DriveCam video clips
o Determining accident preventability
o Counseling and coaching drivers
o Effective driver training strategies
o And much more
Enrollment is limited, so register early. The fee for attendance
is $275 per individual. For questions about the Academy, please
call our DriveCam corporate office at (866) 419-5861 or email academy@drivecam.com.
To register for the event:
Please download and fax this
completed form to:
DriveCam Academy
Registration at (858) 430-4001.
You will receive a confirmation upon receipt of your paid registration.
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Recent Awards
and Recognitions
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DriveCam consistently receives numerous awards and recognitions,
securing their position as the leader in the industry. Recent
accolades include:
Frost & Sullivan
Best Practices Award
Frost & Sullivan’s 2007 North American Class 6-8 Truck Driving
Behavior Monitoring and Safety Enhancement Systems Product Innovation
Leadership of the Year Award
Association for
Corporate Growth Deal Maker Award
Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) San Diego 2007 Deal Maker Award
winner in the High Growth category
California Multiple
Award Schedule (CMAS) Contract
The State of California Department of General Services (DGS) has
awarded the company a California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS)
contract. The contract makes it easier for state and local
agencies to purchase and deploy DriveCam’s behavior-based risk
mitigation solution across fleets.
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DriveCam at Industry Events |
Look for DriveCam at the following industry
events:
American
Public Transportation Association (APTA) Risk Management Seminar
June 17 – 20, 2007
Four Points Sheraton, Washington, D.C.
Driver Risk Management Panel Discussion featuring Bruce Moeller,
president and CEO, DriveCam Inc.
June 18, 2007, 2-3:15 p.m.
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DriveCam in the News |
CIO Magazine
DriveCam’s new CIO, Tom Fisher, was mentioned in CIO Magazine, along
with new senior IT directors, Arvind Gidwani and David Hock.
Concrete Products
Concrete Products featured DriveCam client U.S. Concrete and their use
of DriveCam’s behavior-based risk mitigation solution in the concrete
industry.
Windows in Financial
Services Magazine Online
In an editorial feature, Windows in Financial Services Magazine Online
highlighted how technology can measure insurance risk.
ComputerWorld
ComputerWorld included DriveCam and driver safety in a comprehensive
editorial on new technology offerings.
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