New DriveCam Insights: Focus on Long-Haul Trucking

SAN DIEGO--DriveCam Inc., a global Driver Risk Management company, continued its Insights Series™ by focusing on the long-haul trucking industry. Designed to provide insight for executives and managers throughout a variety of transportation industries, DriveCam’s Insights Series is derived from DriveCam’s extensive database of over 17 million driving events from 2 billion driving miles – the largest in the world.

“2008 National Truck and Bus Crash Picture”

With so much focus in the news on collisions caused by distracted driving, DriveCam was surprised to find that it actually ranks #3 on the list of behaviors. Following too Close and Not Looking Far Ahead are bigger issues than Distractions in the long-haul trucking Industry. However, a closer look at Distractions reveals that handheld cell phone use is the most common distracting behavior among long-haul trucking drivers. The Top 5 Driving Behaviors among all long-haul trucking vehicles in order are:

1. Following too Close
2. Not Looking Far Ahead
3. Distractions
4. Traffic Violations
5. Failed to Keep an Out

Delving a bit deeper into the data, DriveCam examined Collision Rates (collisions per vehicle in service), comparing long-haul distribution trucks to local distribution vehicles. Despite the difference in number of miles driven each year, the collision rates are surprisingly similar – 5.9 percent for long-haul distribution trucks and 5.8 percent for local distribution vehicles.

In a recent presentation titled, “2008 National Truck and Bus Crash Picture,�?? the FMCSA Office of Analysis, Research and Technology noted that one percent of long-haul trucks involved in a collision in 2008 were involved in a collision with a fatality, 17 percent were involved in a collision with an injury and 82 percent were involved in a collision with property damage only.

DriveCam’s Insights Series will be released on an on-going basis. Next up: Long-Haul Trucking Behaviors and Collisions vs. Other Industries.

About DriveCam Inc.

DriveCam is a global Driver Risk Management company that dramatically reduces fuel expenses and claims costs – while saving lives – by improving the way people drive. By combining sight and sound, expert analysis and driver coaching, DriveCam has reduced vehicle damages, workers' compensation and personal injury costs by more than 50 percent and fuel consumption by up to 10% in over 130,000 commercial and government vehicles. DriveCam has analyzed data from over 2 billion driving miles and holds the world's largest database of more than 17 million actual risky driving events, which the company uses to continually improve its proprietary analytics and scoring. DriveCam has been included on Inc. Magazine’s list of the 500 fastest-growing, privately held companies in the U.S. for three consecutive years and was most recently listed as #30 in The Wall Street Journal’s latest listing of Top 50 Venture-Backed Companies, “The Next Big Thing.�?? For more information, visit www.drivecam.com.